The largest chunk will be put toward converting a North Long Beach hotel into homeless housing.
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Long Beach hosting space industry job fair to snap up talent after NASA lab layoffs
More than 600 employees were laid off from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and city officials hope to bring some of them to Long Beach’s burgeoning aerospace industry.
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Explosion in Wilmington injures 9 firefighters, including 2 critically
Neighbors said they saw metal parts raining from the sky when they ran outside, moments after the blast.
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ runner-up transforms Remix Kitchen into an Italian bar concept honoring his mother
Chef Jonathan Benvenuti has turned Remix Kitchen into Bar Becky, an Italian concept inspired by his upbringing.
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Man stabbed to death near Anaheim Street and Long Beach Boulevard, police say
It’s not yet clear why the man was stabbed, but police say he was possibly involved in a fight or argument with a suspect or suspects who attacked him and then fled the scene during the early hours of Thursday morning.
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The old North Neighborhood Library is being demolished to make way for low-income housing
Eight townhomes for low-income families will be built on the site of the old library, which was built in 1951.
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Port of Long Beach regains rank as second-busiest U.S. cargo port in 2023
The New York-New Jersey port surpassed Long Beach for containers handled in 2022, but Long Beach moved more cargo last year.
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Meet District 4 City Council candidate Gerrie Schipske
On this episode of “The Word with Jackie Rae” podcast, Schipske discusses the need for transparency in local government, police reform and promoting a unified Long Beach.
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Long Beach police say they’ve arrested the man who stole a car with a 4-year-old inside
Police commended the two young women who spotted the stolen car for their “act of heroism in finding this young boy.”
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Former Queen Mary leaseholder indicted in alleged $1.2M investment scam
Taylor Woods, formerly a principal in the now-defunct hospitality firm Urban Commons, was arrested last week on suspicion of three felonies. He is facing a maximum of five to 15 years in prison.