The idea is to cover the same curriculum in half the time of a traditional 16-week course. The college says it’s working, with student success rising dramatically.
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More housing on the California coast? Changes at this agency signal a pro-building shift
Three new pro-development appointees at the powerful Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.
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It’s going to be wet and cloudy for a while; here’s how much rain to expect
Light drizzle in Long Beach had brought only about a tenth of an inch of rain by early Friday afternoon, but it’s just the beginning.
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Long Beach man killed his girlfriend, drove to Mexico with her body in the car, police say
Police said it started with a domestic dispute as they were driving through Long Beach.
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Long Beach adds new paramedic ambulance to ease load on first responders, the first in decades
The department is under dual pressures from a tightening city budget and concerns that firefighters will burn out or transfer.
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ICE opened a detention center in a former California prison. Detainees are suing over conditions inside
Immigrants in California’s newest ICE detention center allege they’re experiencing inhumane conditions and that they’re not getting access to lawyers. Until recently, the site was a state prison.
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Weight loss medications offer new hope for heart failure patients
Long Beach Medical Center Cardiologists Pioneer Innovative Use of GLP-1 Agonists For decades, GLP-1 agonists—a class of medications including generic names like semaglutide and tirzepatide—have been used primarily to manage type 2 diabetes and, more recently, to help treat obesity. Now, a new frontier in cardiovascular care is emerging at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular […]
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Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid set to be renamed as part of $8.5 million sponsorship deal
If approved, the money will support scholarships, programs and upgrades the university says are necessary as part of “a new era of college athletics” in the NCAA.
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A viral arrest, a drunken brawl and an overdose: the last days of a notorious Border Patrol agent
We obtained hours of body-camera video that give the fullest — and perhaps last — glimpse of Agent Isaiah Hodgson’s mindset when he became a flashpoint in the fight over immigration raids.
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Fire seriously damages Casa Sanchez, a longstanding Mexican restaurant in Long Beach
“It’s something that changes your life in one moment,” owner Tony Aguirre said about the blaze.