Long Beach is getting 156 acres of new wetlands; work begins to convert oil field into public space
The land owned by Synergy Gas & Oil has been used for decades as an active oil drilling site. Now it will be restored to natural coastal habitat.
LA County offers reward for information in drive-by killing of mother and daughter
The sheriff’s department said the suspected killer frequents the Compton and Long Beach areas, and he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Long Beach Rite Aid closing as company starts bankruptcy process again
The Rite Aid at Anaheim Street and Redondo Avenue will close June 2, and the chain’s other stores will eventually be sold or shut down.
Police investigate death of 73-year-old man found stabbed Monday morning
Police have not, at this point, labeled his death a homicide, calling it an “undetermined death.”
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After Long Beach repealed a tax exemption, SoCal Edison wants to pass the cost along to local ratepayers
An increase in your electrical bill is coming, but how big the price tag is will depend on who pays it: just Long Beach customers or everyone in the region.
California lawmakers kill bid to force HOAs to follow open meeting laws
A Republican bill to require more transparency from California’s 50,000 homeowners associations failed to advance out of committee despite bipartisan support.
Unprecedented vote shows Dems fractured over housing policy
Two consecutive committee chairs getting overruled by their committee members signifies a growing rift among California Democrats about how to address the housing crisis.
Apple TV+ show filming at City Center hotel in Long Beach this week
City Center hotel was also featured in the recent Netflix show Griselda, which was set in Miami with Sofia Vergara playing the lead role.
Grants for LA clean trucks frozen in Trump effort to defund green energy
The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks serving the ports of LA and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out between the EPA, a…
Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia joins bipartisan fight to abolish the penny
He’s part of a coalition in Congress seeking to eliminate the coin that costs more to produce than it’s worth — something President Donald Trump has also tried to achieve.
Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin’
‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.