Despite that shift, the administration insists it is not backing down from its lofty deportation goals.
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Long Beach voter guide: City Council District 1
District 1 is a crowded race against a well-funded incumbent to represent downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods.
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Ransacked Catholic school recovers from damage, gets encouragement from the Pope
Holy Innocents School was burglarized twice. They’ve since invested nearly half a million dollars in security systems and repairs.
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Long Beach voter guide: city auditor
With Long Beach voters naming fraud and waste as a major issue, it will be on the elected auditor to identify and address such issues within city government.
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Theater News: Music performances perfect for Mother’s Day — songs by Sondheim and two jazz vocalists
There’s Broadway-inspired singing at the Long Beach Landmark Theatre and two jazzy performances at the Carpenter Center.
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Big-name mariachis to play free Long Beach festival this weekend. They say it’s more important than ever.
The festival is returning for the first time since immigration raids hit the region. Right now “is the time to come together,” said one musician.
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Long Beach’s busiest boat launch ramp closes for $8.8 million overhaul
Construction is expected to run through early 2027
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Man charged with murder in deadly stabbing on Metro train
Investigators are still looking into what sparked the stabbing, but the attacker and victim appear to have been strangers to each other, police said.
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Two otters, unable to return to the wild, form a mother-daughter bond in Aquarium’s surrogacy program
A young adult otter named Rey and pup Sunny were each discovered stranded and deemed unfit to return to the ocean. Rescuers at the Aquarium of the Pacific hope the maternal bond they’ve formed will help sustain their species.
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Multi-car collision on 710 Freeway leaves 1 dead
The victim, whose name, age and gender were not immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene.