The city plans to send all trash to a landfill until an organic recycling program begins, something that’s expected to happen by the end of this year.
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Dream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery
State officials hope a lottery and an emphasis on first-generation homebuyers will make California’s most generous down payment assistance program more equitable.
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Parents object to plea deal for driver accused of killing their son, argue it’s too lenient
Aiden Gossage, 16, was killed while crossing the street. Now his parents are speaking out, saying the man accused of hitting him should get more than a six-month sentence.
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Faculty members strike at Cal State Long Beach as they demand better pay
Hundreds marched through campus in the rain on Monday morning on the first day of a planned weeklong strike.
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Long Beach may encourage pilots to use unleaded fuel with $200K in subsidies
Leaded fuel is nearly $4 cheaper, and the vast majority of small planes filling up in Long Beach are still using it instead of the safer alternative.
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California picks its next governor in more than 1,000 days. Why the race is already so crowded
More than two years until the first votes are cast, Senate leader Toni Atkins becomes the fourth big-name Democrat to jump into the governor’s race. She is seeking to become the first female and openly gay chief executive.
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2 killed when speeding SUV plunges off Studebaker Road into Los Cerritos Channel, LBPD says
Divers scoured the channel near Studebaker Road and Loynes Drive where they found the two victims.
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Are you the greatest storyteller in Long Beach? Here’s your chance to prove it
The friendly competition kicks off Monday, Feb. 5 and will take place every first Monday of the month through August.
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East Village churchgoers subdue man wielding fake firearm; suspect arrested, police say
The man, who had an outstanding warrant, is being held on charges of displaying an imitation firearm in public, brandishing a replica firearm and disturbing a religious meeting.
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Relativity Space wants to build 200-foot tower next to Long Beach Airport
The structure would likely play a role in testing the company’s 3D-printed rockets. Some aircraft associations worry it will affect airport operations.