California Latinos take pride in casting ballots in person. ICE at polls could deter that
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly warned, without evidence, that immigration agents could show up at polling sites the way they did at the launch for Proposition 50. Community members and local leaders say those fears are real.
After SWAT standoff, 2nd suspect arrested in killing of Long Beach musician
Thomas Mello was a well-known bass player in the Long Beach music scene. Police today confirmed his killing stemmed from an attempted robbery in Alamitos Beach.
Missed trash pickups and complaints spiked as Long Beach launched new organic waste program
Residents criticized how the city rolled out a state-mandated waste-diversion plan. Sanitation officials say they’ve already made progress fixing the problems.
Long Beach’s aspiring pro soccer team — the LA Force — wins minor league showcase tournament
The team is trying to build momentum to get a third-division professional soccer league relaunched next season.
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Long Beach City Council throws its support behind Newsom’s Prop. 50 redistricting plan
The vote was 7-1, with a lone council member dissenting on the decision to endorse the measure.
Woman hit by small plane that crash-lands at busy Long Beach park
Authorities said the woman and the plane’s pilot were both hospitalized.
Accused killer pleads not guilty to murder in CSULB student’s stabbing death
Authorities say he was roommates with the 22-year-old industrial design student, who died from multiple stab wounds to the chest.
Rep. Robert Garcia says Democrats on Oversight Committee will investigate immigration raids
Garcia noted citizens have been swept up in the raids, pointing to a ProPublica report last week documenting that 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested by the Department of Homeland…
Supporters are way ahead in fundraising for Newsom’s Prop. 50, but the race remains close
Opponents of Prop. 50 want voters to resist gerrymandering. Supporters are doing everything they can to make the election about Trump.
7 Long Beach students set out to find new ways to warn their peers about opioids
The creative force behind a new fentanyl-awareness campaign is a group of young people between 16 and 22 years old.
LBPD should stop arresting victims in domestic violence cases, oversight commission says
A report found three times when officers arrested both the victim and abuser, a situation that could have been avoided with just “a little bit more investigation,” according to the…
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