The city is improving how long it takes to get people from temporary shelter into permanent housing, but, with long timelines and limited options, it still relies on moving people in need from motel to motel.
Posted inPlace
City begins demolition of long-derelict Atlantic Avenue buildings
After major redevelopment plans fell through, the lot just below South Street will be leveled and sold.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including the Uptown Jazz Festival and surf guitar fest
There’s also a classic car show in Marina Green Park and a party with public drinking on The Promenade.
Posted inNews
LA County supervisors move to prohibit federal agents from wearing masks
The board asked county lawyers to draft a rule that would also require all law enforcement officers “to wear visible identification and agency affiliation.”
Posted inPlace
Plagued by vandalism, theft and now a fire, a Long Beach urban farm is asking for help
Staff at Farm Lot 59 suspect they were targeted in retaliation after an encampment was cleared in the adjacent Willow Springs Park.
Posted inNews
Tsunami advisory lifted for Long Beach
Here’s what we know about the local impacts of the tsunami.
Posted inCrime
Cabrillo High baseball coach pleads not guilty to sexually abusing student
Investigators are asking any more victims to come forward.
Posted inReal Estate
So many reasons to stay put: What’s behind California’s frozen housing market?
What happens when you take high interest rates, unpredictable tariffs, a shortage of homes, a 50-year-old property tax law and mix them together? A housing market stuck in molasses.
Posted inArt
Photos of the 9 new murals that were just painted during the Long Beach Walls arts festival
Our city just got a little bit more beautiful.
Posted inHealth
California sues after Trump demands access to sensitive data about food stamp recipients
The Trump administration told states to provide the data by July 30 or risk losing federal funding to administer the program. This is California’s 35th suit against the Trump administration.