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Aug 3 2020 7:10 pm
  • city council

New city report outlines more than 100 potential action plans for racial equity and ‘reconciliation’

Kelly Puente

The report comes in response to calls for racial equality and police reform.

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Aug 3 2020 2:17 pm
  • 2021 budget

City proposes furloughs, job cuts to plug $30M budget deficit next year

Jason Ruiz

The coronavirus health pandemic and ensuing economic slowdown, followed by weeks of civil unrest after the death of George Floyd, have created an extraordinary fiscal challenge for the city, officials said.

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Jul 22 2020 4:08 pm
  • carotid

Officer used banned neck restraint on driver who rammed Harbor Patrol vehicle, police say

Jeremiah Dobruck

The officer used the carotid control hold, which cuts off blood flow to the brain by putting pressure on someone’s neck.

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Jul 11 2020 11:03 am
  • George Floyd

Her brother was shot by Long Beach police; she worries the system hasn’t changed, despite backlash

Sebastian Echeverry

Shawnese Armstrong said her mother wanted to see the officers who shot Gibson face jail time. The District Attorney’s office reviewed her brother’s death and determined officers acted within the law.

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Jul 10 2020 8:00 am
  • George Floyd

Targeted outrage: Activist Sims seizes the moment to push for mayor’s recall and build a movement

Brandon Richardson

During a June 16 demonstration outside Long Beach City Hall, Franklin Sims announced the beginning of an effort to recall the mayor, after starting a GoFundMe for donations to the cause eight days earlier.

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Jul 9 2020 8:47 am
  • George Floyd

‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism

The Associated Press

Tens of thousands of fast food, ride-share, nursing home and airport workers in more than 25 cities are expected to walk off the job July 20 for a full day strike.

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Jul 4 2020 6:00 pm
  • George Floyd

Protesters march through Downtown on 4th of July, demand police accountability

Sebastian Echeverry

Black Lives Matter protesters gathered outside Long Beach City Hall on Friday as part of a continuing, nationwide wave of demonstrations against police violence.

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Jun 29 2020 10:23 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Being Black means you’re more likely to be stopped, searched by Long Beach police, new data shows

Jeremiah Dobruck

Despite making up only about 13% of Long Beach’s population, Black motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists made up 24% of the LBPD’s traffic stops in 2019.

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Jun 28 2020 9:13 pm
  • Protest

March For Black Lives honors Stonewall anniversary, decries police killings

Stephanie Rivera and Crystal Niebla

As Long Beach enters its fifth week of protests, Sunday’s event highlighted the killings of Black trans people.

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Jun 23 2020 6:41 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Chief says field supervisors held officers back from making arrests during May 31 unrest

Kelly Puente

LBPD Chief Robert Luna told City Council members that supervisors in the field were concerned about officer safety.

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