There’s also a food festival downtown and Shakespeare by the Sea performance.
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Soldiers watched Long Beach protesters from a balcony. Feds say they’re needed for protection
Police said the protest was peaceful. It’s an example of the conflict roiling national politics manifesting on the streets of Long Beach.
Posted inCrime
Man says he was shot for asking couple to pick up their beer bottles at the beach
Neighbors have complained that the parking lot on the Peninsula is a hotbed for public drinking. Now, there’s been violence as well.
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Man arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktail during Paramount standoff
Authorities said a Long Beach man was also caught with a Molotov at the protests in downtown Los Angeles.
Posted inImmigration
Hundreds of protesters rally against ICE, ask City Council for more funding to fight deportations
Activists are calling for the city to invest another $2.2 million into a fund that pays legal bills for people fighting deportation, saying it’s only a matter of time before immigration raids spill into Long Beach.
Posted inFood
After closing in March, Chinitos Tacos reopens, with a shorter name and revamped menu
Flavors like lemongrass, turmeric and ginger that helped define the shop’s tacos are still at the heart of many of their new dinner plate offerings.
Posted inNews
Sudden chaos, now a National Guard station: The scene in Paramount after a national flashpoint
Troops are still staged in Paramount, a city that was suddenly thrust into a monumental political conflict when immigration agents amassed in a business park.
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FBI offers reward for capture of man who threw rocks at feds in Paramount
A video of him throwing rocks blazed across the internet, and the FBI quickly offered the $50,000 reward.
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Officials name 12 ICE arrestees; at least two appear to have been in custody before raids
Homeland Security said Saturday that 118 people had been arrested by ICE in the L.A. County immigration actions. They recently publicly named 12 of them.
Posted inPolitics
Trump ignored Newsom in putting the National Guard in LA. That’s rare in US history
It’s exceedingly rare for presidents to call up the National Guard in opposition to a governor’s wishes, as President Trump did in deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles.