Drug overdose deaths in California state prisons rebounded to near record levels last year even as corrections officials touted the state’s intervention methods as a model for prisons and jails across the United States.
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Fight continues over whether nonprofits should have to disclose lobbying activity
The Ethics Commission’s long-running overhaul of Long Beach’s lobbying ordinance is still examining the thorny issue of who gets to privately talk to city officials.
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150 acres of wetlands to be restored sooner than expected under revised land-swap deal
The lot at Second Street and Pacific Coast Highway is currently home to oil derricks but could be usable public space by 2028.
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Police arrest homeless man on suspicion of murder after standoff outside tent
The 38-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man to death a day earlier, police said.
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Driver who killed 16-year-old gets 180 days in jail, 2 years probation
The mother of Aiden Gossage, who was killed in the crash, said the reduced sentence “sends such a horrible message.”
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MemorialCare Medical Group unveils new Lakewood primary care location with ribbon cutting ceremony – expanding access to care in Lakewood
On Monday, Feb. 12, MemorialCare Medical Group hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new health center in Lakewood, Calif. Recognizing the increased demand for health care services in the area, MemorialCare Medical Group Lakewood expands access to care for those in the Lakewood community, providing pediatrics, family medicine and internal medicine […]
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Coffee Drunk officially opens third location in Bixby Knolls on Feb. 17
SolRad, a popular pop-up, will be selling three breakfast tacos on grand opening day from 8 a.m. until sold out.
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Here’s how Long Beach will spend $4.6 million in leftover money
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.