Want to speak your mind? You’ll soon be able to call into Long Beach City Council meetings.
Instead of sitting through the meeting in person — sometimes for hours on end — a new state law is forcing cities to give people remote access to speak.
Harbor Commission OKs $1.05B budget for Port with increased capital improvement spending
Port officials noted the increase in spending reflects a 53.7% increase in capital expenditures compared to the prior year, to $571.8 million, as work continues on delivering the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility.
Ex-parks superintendent charged with secretly recording naked lifeguards in Orange County
Kevin Pearsall, who lives in Long Beach, is accused of secretly filming 23 people in the men’s locker room at Bolsa Chica State Beach Lifeguard Headquarters.
Long Beach Pride faces debt crisis, potential building sale after festival collapse
The nonprofit running the annual festival was already in debt, according to its outgoing president, and it now must find a way to pay back ticketholders, vendors and sponsors.
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California is getting ready to increase a health insurance tax. Will it affect your premium?
A family of four could pay $400 more a year in premiums — but the tax still needs federal approval from the Trump administration to take effect.
Man charged with manslaughter, hit-and-run in crash that killed woman crossing West Long Beach street
If convicted, he could face up to 4 years and 11 months in jail, according to prosecutors.
California may force the release of 911 calls at immigration detention centers in an attempt to reveal human rights abuses
Experts say human rights violations have gone unchecked at the facilities. If passed, the new law could hand the state and the public a powerful new oversight tool.
California billionaire tax proposal has enough support to get on the November ballot, official says
It would impose a one-time, 5% tax on individuals whose net worth exceeds $1 billion and who were living in the state as of Jan. 1, 2026.
Long Beach is hosting 55 free World Cup watch parties. Here’s how it’s going so far and how to attend.
After a few weeks on Pine Avenue, the parties will spread across the city.
Long Beach unveils early designs for new Pride Plaza, LGBTQ+ district
Before starting work, officials are asking for feedback.
Long Beach City Council approves $19.8 million plan for new police crime lab
Construction is expected to start this fall and finish by spring 2028
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