Los Angeles County voters will decide in June whether to approve a temporary half-cent sales tax in an effort to support health care services amid reductions in state and federal funding.
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Complaints of racism at Lakewood High were unsubstantiated or not serious enough to warrant disclosure, LBUSD says
Counselors and students at Lakewood had raised alarms about disparate treatment of Black students and staff. They say they were retaliated against for speaking up.
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LA County identifies the ZIP codes hit hardest by ICE. Here’s where they are
Many other areas were harder hit than Long Beach, but the city was far from immune.
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In flurry of new laws, the state is taking power from cities that block housing
How has a raft of new legislation affected Long Beach’s housing supply?
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New owner plans to convert 24-story downtown office tower into apartments
One of the most prominent buildings in Long Beach’s skyline is slated to undergo a massive renovation.
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California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns
California law enforcement agencies seize about 11,000 ghost guns every year. The state now is suing websites that help people manufacture untraceable firearms.
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Bicyclist killed by speeding hit-and-run driver on Second Street, Long Beach police say
Police said the driver blew through a stop sign and hit a woman on a bicycle.
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Driver points gun at another car during argument, hides from police in garage, LBPD says
It was the second time that day police were called about an armed driver in a road rage situation.
Posted inHealth
California spends billions based on this pollution tracker. Who benefits from its latest update?
California is updating CalEnviroScreen, the influential pollution tracker that helps determine which communities get environmental grants. Advocates say the state should improve the tool and use it more frequently to cut pollution.
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Long Beach says absentee landowners have ignored citations, let their properties decay. New penalties may change that.
Some buildings have racked up thousands of dollars in unpaid fines, repeatedly caught fire, or attracted endless dumping and trespassing.