The grants targeted help fund public health workforce and disease monitoring. Ending these grants could result in layoffs and worse health outcomes, according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Posted inCrime
Thieves repeatedly steal tools, supplies from farm that teaches youth with disabilities how to garden
The urban farm near the Los Angeles River has had to recover from repeated break-ins that cost it tens of thousands of dollars.
Posted inCrime
Hit-and-run driver who killed bicyclist turns himself in, Long Beach police say
After his arrest, he was held on $50,000 bail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
Posted inEat
Acai and smoothie bar opens in Bixby Knolls from the owners of Cassidy’s Corner Cafe next door
Kai Superfoods will have its grand opening Saturday at 3844 Atlantic Ave.
Posted inDo
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a downtown art walk and record fair at a brewery
Lots of fun, free events on the agenda this weekend.
Posted inPorts
New Port of Long Beach CEO has a fondness for football and a drive to win the trade game
Who is the new CEO of the Port of Long Beach — a man with growing sway over the local, and even global, economic agenda? We spent some time getting to know Noel Hacegaba.
Posted inNews
Intersection where bicyclist was killed has been a serious hazard for years, neighbors say
“This was preventable,” one of her friends said. They described a persistent pattern of drivers running stop signs and injuring pedestrians.
Posted inNews
LA County supervisors place sales-tax hike for health care on June ballot
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.
Posted inEducation
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.
Posted inImmigration
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.