Gov. Newsom says the deficit is far smaller than what the Legislature’s analysts projected, and proposes only $8.5 billion in cuts by delaying spending and taking $13 billion from the state’s main reserves.
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Temporary amphitheater will be built near Queen Mary to draw in musical acts, mayor announces
The temporary structure could open as soon as 2025 while the city also works to build a permanent venue to replace it.
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Aircraft developer JetZero to take over long-empty Gulfstream space at Long Beach Airport
Gulfstream’s departure took hundreds of jobs with it in 2021, but now JetZero is moving into the 275,000 square feet that’s sat vacant since then.
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Pursuit with U-Haul speeds along 2nd Street, ends near Marine Stadium
Video from news helicopters showed the driver get out of the vehicle in the Belmont Park area shortly before being taken into custody.
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Man impersonating police officer sexually assaulted woman in Long Beach, DA says
Prosecutors say the suspect showed the woman a badge outside a restaurant, sexually assaulted her under the guise of searching her and ordered her into a car.
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Cal State faculty members, skilled trades workers poised to strike, shut down campuses Jan. 22 to 26
The university system announced it has settled on providing all faculty, librarians, counselors and coaches a 5% general salary increase, but CFA members are demanding a 12% pay increase and are still planning to strike later this month.
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Bottlecraft’s alcohol license suspended; owner says he will reopen after bolstering food options
Bottlecraft, which is categorized as a restaurant, not a bar, had its alcohol license suspended because its food offerings were not “substantial enough in the eyes of the ABC,” owner Brian Jensen said.
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Police arrest man they say committed a string of sexual batteries in Long Beach
Police say the man sexually battered two women and a teenager on Anaheim Street and Broadway.
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Video shows moment LAPD officer struck Long Beach man in deadly crash
LAPD Chief Michel Moore previously said he had “very serious concerns regarding the officer’s driving leading up to the collision.”
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Friendlier prison guards? Why Gavin Newsom’s advisers want them at San Quentin
California correctional officers train like ‘they are going to war’ to work in state prisons. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to transform San Quentin could require a kinder approach.