The oil industry’s decision will mean that state rules protecting homes and schools near oil and gas wells will go into effect. The companies instead will fight them in court.
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Supreme Court gives cities in California and beyond more power to crack down on homeless camps
Cities no longer are prohibited from punishing homeless people for camping if they have nowhere else to go.
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Metro moves to create its own police agency amid violence on public transit
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, the former police chief in Long Beach, pushed back against the proposal in a few tense exchanges with Metro board members.
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Long Beach’s Robert Garcia will be talking up Biden in the ‘spin room’ at tonight’s debate
Garcia, the former mayor, has emerged as one of Biden’s most visible campaign supporters after being elected to Congress only two years ago.
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Hollywood Walk of Fame unveils star honoring Jenni Rivera
Rivera’s five children were at the ceremony to unveil the new star honoring the Long Beach native.
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Domenico’s, Long Beach’s oldest restaurant, celebrates its 70th anniversary
When the restaurant opened in 1954, the menu included pizza-eating instructions. On Friday, they’re celebrating 70 years in business with pizza giveaways.
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Gunman has robbed street vendors 4 times at same Long Beach intersection, police say
Someone has been preying on Long Beach street vendors at an intersection in the Wrigley area, police said today.
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SpaceX is doubling the size of its rocket recovery facility at Long Beach port
“Long Beach is one of just two places in the world where you see a rocket return home from space on a ship,” Mayor Rex Richardson said.
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Doxxing victims in California may gain right to sue to ‘bring some power back’
A state bill would allow doxxing victims to sue those responsible in civil court for as much as $30,000, plus attorneys’ fees and court costs. Supporters say it’s needed to stem online harassment against LGBTQ residents and others.
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Audit finds $9.2 million in unclaimed recycling refunds sitting unused in city account
The money was from recycling deposits that Long Beach can use on environmental projects, but it was sitting unused because the program’s finances had never been reconciled.