LBCC starts building hundreds of on-campus apartments to help students struggling with housing
With dozens of students saying they sleep in their cars and hundreds more without stable places to live, the college has taken on housing as a key issue for its campuses.
ICE’s plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
A notice published Monday says ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to outfit officers and agents with “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices.”
Firefighters warn of worse response times, overburdened stations as city debates cuts to LBFD
Long Beach is trying to close a large budget gap with cuts across many departments, but City Council members have pushed back on the idea fewer firefighters and a fire engine.
Broadway Pizza closes after 20 years, another sign of Long Beach’s changing downtown
The longtime owner said a lack of customers and a rash of break-ins added pressure to shut down.
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Man riding e-scooter killed in crash with pickup truck, Long Beach police say
The crash marked the 27th fatal traffic collision in Long Beach this year.
Two suspects — ages 16 and 22 — arrested on suspicion of robbing off-duty LBPD officer
The arrests date back to the robbery of an off-duty LBPD officer at about 1:30 p.m. on July 12 near Bixby Road and Orange Avenue.
Long Beach says the fence around its library is working; a homelessness committee isn’t convinced
The downtown library has become a symbol of Long Beach’s struggle to reduce homelessness. A $790,000 fence only added to that debate.
3 women wounded in shooting outside Long Beach liquor store
The shooting occurred at 11:23 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Pacific Coast Highway at Pine Avenue, the LBPD said.
Long Beach plans to cut library hours, staff even as workers say demand is soaring
A city budget proposal would shutter libraries on Mondays and lay off over a dozen library workers, including ones who staff counters, shelve books, and offer mental health services to…
Court blocks CHP from firing officer caught in LA overtime scandal
The California Highway Patrol lost an effort to fire one of the officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn’t work at a Los Angeles station.
Most Californians turn from renters to homeowners by age 47. In other states, it’s 36
For most Californians, the milestone of buying a “starter home” is increasingly happening long after the start of adult life.
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