Performers in both shows talked to the Long Beach Post on bringing the stories and their talents to local audiences.
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Drone maker Anduril announces $1 billion expansion in Long Beach
The Costa Mesa-based company was co-founded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey, a former CSULB student who invented the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
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Long Beach Unified’s districtwide ban on most cell phone use starts Monday
Many schools have already implemented the policy and reported success, according to an LBUSD spokesperson.
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Long Beach vowed to eliminate deadly crashes; instead, they’re the highest in over a decade
“I think the system right now is designed to respond once something catastrophic happens, not when residents are signaling that something catastrophic is likely to happen,” one neighbor said.
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Newsom touts gains against EBT theft as Trump presses blue states on benefits fraud
Low-income Californians once lost millions of dollars a month to fraudsters who raided their accounts for food assistance and other public benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom is highlighting security improvements as the Trump administration accuses Democratic states of tolerating welfare fraud.
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A beachside pool project stalled for a decade; new parking meters may be its savior
The City Council just approved a new plan for the long-delayed Belmont Aquatics Center. It relies on $24.5 million in borrowing, paid back mostly by 1,800 new parking meters around Alamitos Bay.
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California’s newest ICE center has 1,400 detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla saw there
California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff visited the newest and largest ICE detention center in the state, a former prison in Kern County. CoreCivic operates this site.
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Immigration agents chase down gardeners working on lawns in East Long Beach
One worker insisted he was a dual citizen before the group of men in Border Patrol vests loaded him into the back of an SUV.
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Notorious Long Beach rental scammer sentenced to probation, released from jail
Anne Bergstedt was charged with cheating more than a dozen people out of nearly $50,000 in security deposits. Many more said they, too, were swindled.
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Man accused of throwing rocks at Border Patrol officers agrees to plead guilty to misdemeanor
As part of a plea deal, he agreed to submit a handwritten note of apology to the federal officer who was struck by a piece of cinderblock.