With federal pandemic aid and oil money drying up, Long Beach may raise the price tag on business licenses, electricity fees or property sales. Even a sales tax increase is possible.
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Why Gavin Newsom’s gun control constitutional amendment hasn’t gone beyond California
Since Gov. Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment one year ago, there has been far more progress on online petitions than in other state legislatures. His team says the effort will pick up speed in 2025.
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Police seize 2,800 boxes of stolen Legos from Long Beach home, LAPD says
Police said they uncovered the cache of bricks as they were investigating a string of organized retail thefts.
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Long Beach shaken by 3.6 magnitude earthquake near Newport Beach
Residents as far north as Long Beach reported feeling light shaking from the quake.
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Water, sewer, gas customers to pay roughly $9 more per month next year
The Board of Utilities Commissioners approved the increases for fiscal year 2024-2025, which begins Oct. 1.
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Long Beach’s inflatable, floating playgrounds open June 14
Two beaches are getting the floating play structures for another summer.
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Why increasing penalties for assaulting ER workers is dividing California Democrats
A bill that would increase penalties for those who assault hospital emergency department workers is facing the same pushback that other recent tough-on-crime legislation has from progressive Democrats leery of increasing incarceration rates.
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Long Beach is trying to suppress violence this summer by focusing on local youth
After a rise in shootings across Long Beach this year, the city is rolling out new programs and policing strategies officials hope will reduce the violence.
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Weekend closure planned for 91 Freeway interchange in Long Beach
The closure is needed for work to partially replace the bridge deck on the interchange, a $4.5 million project funded by the state.
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Rubio’s files for bankruptcy, closes Belmont Shore store and 23 other LA-area locations
The company said rising food and utility costs, along with “significant increases to the minimum wage in California,” put pressure on a number of restaurants.