Long Beach decides to rent out different, cheaper motel to house people living on LA River
Officials had planned to lease the Motel 6 on PCH but scrapped that plan, a decision that delayed the program but secured rooms at a lower rate, according to the Health Department.
Plans for apartment towers on grounds of old City Hall come forward after years of delays
The site at Ocean and Cedar has sat vacant since demolition was finished in 2022.
65-year-old man killed while crossing Anaheim Street, police say
Police said the driver who hit him stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
A monster heat wave is bearing down on Southern California. Here’s what you should know
A rare March heat wave is pushing temperatures 20 to 35 degrees above normal across much of California.
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Lawmakers tried to kill California’s online community college. Now it’s growing rapidly
Calbright College, the state’s free online community college, is growing rapidly, despite concerns about its effectiveness. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes tripling its annual budget.
Firefighters union, renter advocates launch tax initiative to fund road repairs, new stations, housing production
If passed, most residents would be exempt from paying the tax, which is aimed at commercial properties and high-earning homeowners. It also has protections against landlords passing the cost on…
California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?
California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years. Gasoline has surged to record highs as global oil markets spike amid…
Hit-and-run driver who killed bicyclist in Bluff Park called police dispatch to confess, detectives say
New court documents reveal what happened — and how police say the case was solved — in the days after the deadly crash at Second and Redondo.
Defense and spacecraft manufacturer Voyager opens facility in Long Beach
It’s the latest in a wave of space and defense technology companies to move to the 430-odd acres of industrial and warehouse space once used to build cargo planes outside…
Six LBUSD schools — including Millikan for the first time — earn Distinguished School awards
It has been more than two decades since any of the district’s comprehensive high schools have been recognized.
Motorcyclist dies after slamming into pole during crash on Shoreline Drive, police say
Speed was a possible factor in the crash, police said.