Long Beach will be a major hub during the 2028 Games, and officials are exploring ways to make sure spectators have easy access.
Posted inEducation
After LBUSD casts suspicion on an online fundraiser, donor behind it says he was unfairly maligned
Fremont Elementary’s principal said the money from a local gym’s fundraiser “may not even go to” the school. The gym owner said he’s raised hundreds of thousands for the science program.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including the Pride Parade and a youth poetry contest
It’s going to be a busy weekend.
Posted inCrime
Luggage packed with contraband cigarettes seized at Long Beach Cruise Terminal, authorities say
They allege two women arriving on a cruise ship from Ensenada, Mexico, were trying to smuggle in hundreds of cartons of cigarettes.
Posted inNews
Death of man who jumped from shoreline pedestrian bridge is ruled an accident
The man plummeted to his death along a crowded portion of the Long Beach harbor. A newly released medical examiner’s report says he was trying to leap into the water.
Posted inPolitics
California budget is $12 billion in the red amid Trump tariffs and rising costs
California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, as health care costs rise and Trump’s tariffs create ongoing uncertainty.
Posted inNews
35-year-old father ID’d as man killed by wrong-way driver on 7th Street
A fundraiser has been set up for Salvador Medina Jr.’s wife and two kids. The 20-year-old driver who lost control and swerved into Medina’s lane was also killed.
Posted inSports
Long Beach State to celebrate men’s volleyball championship with Downtown parade
The celebration on Pine Avenue will start at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Posted inFood
NYC Chop Cheese brings New York specialty sandwiches to Fourth Street
“This is something that was missing” in Long Beach, owner Maud Algutaini said about the New York-style chopped cheese sandwich.
Posted inHealth
After promising universal health care, California governor must reconsider immigrant coverage
Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years in office, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts — including to the nation’s largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.