Where to watch fireworks in and around Long Beach this 4th of July
There’s a supersized fireworks show planned all along the city’s coastline on July 4, a June 26 celebration at the Port of LA and a July 3 show in Los Alamitos.
Thieves steal parrot from front of Long Beach home
Police are asking for help identifying the bird-nappers.
With police writing far fewer tickets, drivers are running red lights with impunity, residents say
Intersections have become “a little bit of a wild west type of thing,” said a longtime dog walker who now teaches her clients “defensive walking.”
Career Long Beach Unified employee picked as next school district superintendent
David Zaid, the current assistant superintendent in the elementary office, is taking the top job at a critical time as LBUSD faces deficits and declining enrollment.
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Men trying to steal car shoot at person who confronted them, Long Beach police say
It happened early Saturday morning in West Long Beach, police said.
New exhibit reveals the life of Beverly O’Neill, one of Long Beach’s pioneering women and most pivotal mayors
From 1994 to 2006 O’Neill helped shape the city into what it is today.
12 times as many residents suddenly made requests for safer streets; Long Beach is hurrying to address them
After pressure from the public and local politicians, city workers have cut through a backlog of requests for traffic-safety measures, but more are flooding in.
Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles
Fraud allegations by the Trump administration could cost the Los Angeles area hundreds of millions of dollars in federal homelessness funding.
El Niño is here and strengthening rapidly. It could give Long Beach a preview of life after climate change
Scientists say it could be the biggest in decades, bringing powerful rains and higher ocean temperatures.
Measure ER backers celebrate passage of half-cent sales tax for healthcare
In Long Beach, the combined sales tax will reach 11% in October and 11.25% next year when a previously approved local tax increase takes effect.
LGBTQ Center staff and supporters say they’re at a breaking point after years of complaints against executive director
The Center — long a haven for the local LGBTQ community — is “just short of collapse,” according to a letter signed by 50 current and former employees, former board…