Long Beach Unified School Board District 1 candidate questionnaire: Maria Isabel López
As part of our June 2026 primary voter guide, the Long Beach Post and LAist partnered to ask school board candidates how they’d handle the issues voters said they cared about most.
Long Beach built a fence around its library. A homelessness committee says it’s a waste.
City officials say the $790,000 project lets families use a terrace that had been crowded with tents. A panel of residents argued that “it just makes no sense to spend that kind of money.”
Mercedes-Benz to close Long Beach design facility as it consolidates operations in Atlanta
At least 72 local jobs will be eliminated, according to a state filing.
Canvas parent company says hackers returned stolen student data
The hacker group reached an agreement with the company after posting a ransom note that many students saw when they tried to log in last week.
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How a sales tax hike to protect healthcare would affect Long Beach
If approved, the city’s sales tax rate would hit 11.25%. Some local leaders say it’s imperative to protect hospitals and clinics gutted by federal cuts.
In race to replace longtime councilman, one candidate amasses huge institutional backing
Neighborhoods in West Long Beach will get their first new City Council representative in more than a decade. Voters will choose between two grassroots candidates and one with major political…
2 men sentenced to 11 years in prison for beating Marine, leaving him to die on Bellflower street
Peter Chounthala was leaving a bar in Bellflower shortly before 2 a.m. when two men followed him outside and beat him in an attack that left him lying in the…
Long Beach City Council District 7 candidate questionnaire: Dameon Gordon
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