Long Beach Unified students head back to class. Here’s what to expect this school year
Here’s what it looked like on the first day of school in Long Beach.
Top city traffic engineer leaves, says he was forced out of the job
Paul Van Dyk helped lead Long Beach’s response to rising traffic deaths. He’s departing as the city is about to turn on a key part of its strategy: speed cameras.
Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises
What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He’s still not saying.
Long Beach police look for shooter who killed 56-year-old woman, wounded 2 others
Police said they could not provide details on a suspect or motive and asked anyone with information to call investigators.
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LA County will add people to its public housing waitlist for the first time in years
The rent in these county-owned and managed units — like the Carmelitos complex in Long Beach — is generally capped at 30% of a household’s gross income.
Man fatally shot while driving in Cambodia Town, Long Beach police say
Police are still trying to determine a motive.
Dozens ransack Bellflower business during street takeover, sheriff’s department says
Sheriff’s detectives today were investigating a burglary in which dozens of people ransacked a Bellflower business while a street takeover involving an estimated 100 to 150 vehicles blocked the surrounding…
Why child care in California may get harder to find
Between 2019 and 2025, about 1,100 preschools have closed across California.
UPDATE: Missing jet skiers rescued from breakwater, hoisted from water after overnight search
The two jet skiers were separated from their group after an evening ride on Sunday. They were rescued hours later.
The Lineage fire sent toxic runoff down the LA River. Why didn’t Long Beach close its beaches?
City leaders say a gap in environmental rules slowed crucial testing and crippled its ability to respond with the same urgency as an oil or sewage spill.
LBCC starts building hundreds of on-campus apartments to help students struggling with housing
With dozens of students saying they sleep in their cars and hundreds more without stable places to live, the college has taken on housing as a key issue for its…