The proposal has sparked outrage and concern among some city employees and commissioners as the department has served as a safeguard against cronyism for decades.
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Cast your ballot in person: 6 Long Beach vote centers open Saturday
The first six polling places to open will be available through the March 5 election; 21 more Long Beach vote centers open March 2.
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Recognizing and mitigating toxic stress in children
By Ioana Pal, Psy.D., licensed clinical psychologist, Stramski Children’s Development Center at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach In today’s world, 1 in 3 children face the challenge of toxic stress—a complex interplay of environmental, personal and physical factors that impact their well-being. Recognizing signs of toxic stress in children and empowering parents with […]
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Marley Rose Music Festival supports Lydia House with television donation
After learning of the fire that left the Mission’s Lydia House in need of renovations, the festival’s founders wanted to do their part to make sure the women and children who reside there feel loved.
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California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system
The state’s environmental tool skews which communities are designated as disadvantaged, researchers say. Some immigrant neighborhoods could be left out, while other groups are overrepresented.
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Waiting and sweltering: Why are California’s indoor heat protections for workers five years late?
In March, the state is finally set to approve rules to protect workers from excessive heat indoors. Officials busted a 2019 deadline — a delay that demonstrates California’s byzantine rulemaking process.
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Video: Behind the scenes of pastry chef Cecilia Tolone’s pop-up at Colossus Bread
Pastry chef Cecilia Tolone baked almost 800 semlor at a pop-up in Belmont Shore this month. The traditional Swedish sweet bun is flavored with cardamom, a sweet almond paste and freshly whipped cream.
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Jury convicts 2 killers who lured victim into deadly ambush; 3rd man acquitted of murder
Prosecutors said the defendants lured Nashon Wall to an apartment complex near Poly High School under the pretext of buying weed from him. Instead, they alleged, the three men robbed and killed him.
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Man charged with murder in 2nd Street shooting that left a young father dead
The victim was a maintenance employee for the Parks Department and the father of two young girls.
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Mayor chastises Hotel Maya owners over ‘pattern of violence’ against union protesters
In a letter, Mayor Rex Richardson questioned why the Long Beach hotel hasn’t been able to reach an agreement with workers and called a pair of incidents on the picket line “alarming and deeply troubling.”