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Jun 25 2021 1:40 pm
  • George Floyd

Ex-Minneapolis police officer gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s murder

The Associated Press

Derek Chauvin spoke briefly before his sentencing. He offered the Floyd family condolences and said there would be “other information in the future that would be of interest.”

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Apr 20 2021 2:18 pm
  • George Floyd

Ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd

Staff and wire reports

“I feel like there was this expectation that we should feel relief, like we should be glad that we moved forward an inch today. It’s not a victory that the world had to turn up for a killer cop to be held accountable.”

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Sep 16 2020 5:20 pm
  • George Floyd

Police chief says protests have hurt department’s ability to respond to crime

Jason Ruiz

Since the beginning of June, Luna said the department has spent $9.8 million responding to protests and civil unrest in the city, including $2.9 million in overtime.

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Sep 4 2020 1:41 pm
  • LBUSD

Middle school teacher on leave after brawl with anti-racism protesters in Seal Beach

Jeremiah Dobruck

While it investigates, the Long Beach Unified School District has placed the teacher, Doug Renick, on paid leave from his job at Hamilton Middle School.

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Sep 1 2020 7:40 am
  • State Legislature

California bill to strip badges from ‘bad officers’ fails to pass in legislature

Don Thompson, Associated Press

Lawmakers, however, did pass bills that would ban the carotid hold and have the state Attorney General investigate more police shootings.

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Aug 31 2020 7:39 am
  • George Floyd

California Senate OKs state reviews for certain police shootings; bill now heads to Assembly

Don Thompson, Associated Press
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Aug 28 2020 3:23 pm
  • George Floyd

California legislature considers these police reforms as session end nears

Don Thompson, Associated Press

County supervisors could increase their oversight of sheriffs under one of several pending legislative proposals that gained momentum Friday in the wake of national unrest after the death in May of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

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Aug 28 2020 10:26 am
  • Black Lives Matter

As protesters call for criminal charges, DA clears LBPD officer in death of man hit by Metro train

Sebastian Echeverry

Long Beach activists are planning a rally this weekend to highlight what they say is another unjust death at hands of Long Beach police.

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Aug 18 2020 10:15 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

Police union says voter survey shows support for BLM, but opposition to defunding LBPD

Jeremiah Dobruck

The union representing local police officers says it conducted a survey that shows Long Beach voters broadly approve of the Black Lives Matter movement but don’t support for the group’s core goal of shrinking the police department.

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Aug 8 2020 10:10 am
  • George Floyd

State officials seek 11 police reforms after nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death

Don Thompson, Associated Press

Lawmakers have until Aug. 31 to approve and send legislation to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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