The city averaged nearly one shooting per day during the first four months of the year.
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Long Beach Pride is this weekend; here’s what you need to know
After two years of celebrating Pride in the summer, Long Beach’s second-largest citywide event — the Pride festival and parade — will be held this weekend, returning to its May roots.
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Should California be able to require sobriety in homeless housing?
Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current ‘housing first’ law.
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Man in crowd assaults officer after police detain DJ on 2nd Street, LBPD says
Police said they arrested the assault suspect and cited the DJ for playing loud music outside a business on Second Street.
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20-year-old woman shot to death on Long Beach sidewalk, police say; motive unknown
No arrests have been made. Police said the shooter drove off before officers arrived.
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Suspected DUI driver kills 17-year-old before crashing into apartment building, LBPD says
Police believe a speeding, intoxicated driver tried to flee the scene after crashing into a boy riding a scooter near Orange Avenue and South Street.
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Big cuts, no new taxes: Gov. Newsom’s plan to fix California’s budget deficit
Gavin Newsom proposes a mix of spending cuts and using reserves to balance the state budget. He says that core services will be largely untouched, but some existing programs would be affected.
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Video: Local food, live music and a beer garden at the Queen Mary’s first monthly night market
We decided to check out the Queen Mary’s first night market this summer. You can catch the next one on June 6.
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Obituary: Sean Burroughs’ sudden passing shocks Long Beach baseball world
Sean Burroughs — an Olympic gold medalist, Wilson Bruin, and former MLB player — died last night at 43 after a sudden cardiac arrest while he was coaching at Stearns Champions Park.
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18-year-old charged with starting fight as hundreds of teens swarmed The Pike during social media meet-up
The Long Beach City Prosecutor says he also wants to charge parents who don’t make any effort to stop their kids from attending meet-ups that end in criminal activity.