We bet at least one of these suggestions fits in with your New Year’s resolution.
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Stories to watch in 2025: New tools to remove homeless and build housing. Will they work?
The coming year could mark major change for Long Beach, including massive infrastructure projects ahead of the Olympics. But it will also be a test of how the city is handling long-running issue like its homelessness and hiring crises.
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Police look for hit-and-run driver who ran red light in Bixby Knolls
Police said a woman was seriously injured in the crash.
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New law inspired by ex-lawmaker’s DUI adds to alcohol education in California schools
California public schools will expand alcohol education in 2025 thanks to a new law. The law’s author, Wendy Carrillo, wrote the legislation following her DUI arrest, saying she didn’t want students to make the same mistakes she did.
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Long Beach agrees to pay $1 million to man wrongfully convicted of murder
It’s in addition to $3 million L.A. County agreed to pay after a judge ruled the prosecution hid important evidence during trial.
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Long Beach offers free New Year’s Eve bus rides amid crackdown on drunk driving
Long Beach is trying to make sure people drive sober this holiday. You can catch a free train or bus ride if you need it.
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Trump allies warn California leaders they could go to prison over sanctuary city laws
A conservative organization led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller sent letters to California leaders warning of ‘serious consequences’ over sanctuary policies that protect undocumented residents.
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Triple shooting in Lakewood leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded, authorities say
A homicide investigation is underway. The Sheriff’s Department has not released info so far on a suspect or any possible motive.
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17-year-old girl killed, 6 other teenagers injured in Signal Hill party shooting, LASD says
The victims were all between the ages of 17 and 19, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
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Long Beach congressman’s first 2 bills — aimed at efficiency — signed into law
Rep. Robert Garcia, who is already a fierce critic of the incoming Trump administration, said that the bills “are examples of actually how you make government more efficient, unlike what Elon Musk is proposing.”