California expanding services for immigrants amid Trump’s deportation push
California continues to support legal defense for immigrants facing deportation despite a tight state budget and projections calling for deficits.
Modern parenting means apps for sports, school and more. Where is the data going?
California is a national leader in data privacy. Yet state law has gaps that allow companies to collect and sell students’ data.
9-year-old missing after passing note to classmate saying she planned to run away, LBPD says
She was nowhere to be found when family members checked for her at the parent pickup zone at her school.
Woman’s body washes ashore on Long Beach Peninsula. Police say no foul play suspected.
Authorities said she was 40 years old. They’re still working to determine her cause of death.
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Long Beach Unified cuts hundreds of contracted teaching jobs
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Compton man pleads guilty to assault on immigration agent during Paramount protest
According to his plea agreement, Reyna lit objects on fire in the middle of the street during the protest on Alondra Boulevard and threw rocks at a convoy of law…
New CA bill seeks to stop local police from helping ICE racially profile or detain observers
The bill would ban local law enforcement from helping federal agents with operations based on racial profiling, efforts to stop First Amendment speech or actions involving unauthorized military weapons.
AI will soon listen to and review 911 calls in Long Beach
It will be used for quality assurance to make sure dispatchers are gathering all the necessary information for first responders.
To better prevent veteran suicides, CSULB researchers seek to clarify their scope
The team hopes to standardize tracking and reporting — an urgent problem when veteran suicide rates are more than double that of the overall adult population in the U.S.
Cal State University skilled trade workers go on strike
More than 1,000 skilled trade workers, including plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, locksmiths and other building maintenance staff, started their strike today at campuses across the state.