For the first time, the Filipino Migrant Center will have its own independent home, where the Filipino community will be able to access resources on workplace rights, wellness programs and more.
Posted inBusiness
Rocket Lab, Varda complete first-of-its-kind space manufacturing mission
The mission saw the first-ever space manufacturing outside of the International Space Station. Then, Varda became the first commercial company to land a spacecraft on U.S. soil.
Posted inNews
Former city employee gets 11 years in prison for causing death of woman who overdosed
The former city employee, Jarid Nakamura, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter last month as part of a plea deal with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
Posted inDevelopment
Abandoned building in East Long Beach to be demolished, clearing way for affordable housing
The building on Fountain Street has been vacant since 2015. It’s slated to be replaced with 73 units of affordable housing.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend including… Dine Out Long Beach, an Afro-Latinx Festival and an Intuitive Arts Fair
Dinner deals, theater performances and spiritual experiences are all on tap this weekend.
Posted inNews
Long Beach’s inclement weather shelter has been filling up during the recent storms
The shelter has been in high demand as Long Beach has been hit by a series of rain storms recently.
Posted inHealth
Long Beach is handing out free Narcan and fentanyl test strips. Here’s how to get some.
Long Beach is hoping to save lives by distributing medication that reverses opioid overdoses and tests that detect when fentanyl is cut into other drugs.
Posted inNews
Driver dead after being broadsided in crash at Anaheim and Atlantic, police say
Police said a man was driving through the intersection when a woman who may have been distracted or impaired slammed into his vehicle.
Posted inPolitics
It may take only a few thousand votes to win a Long Beach City Council seat in March
With a noncompetitive presidential primary driving down turnout, local candidates don’t need to compete for as many votes.
Posted inBusiness
Seal Beach Starbucks joins the largest unionizing push in the company’s history
In all, 21 Starbucks locations in 14 states filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board.