City Council members made tweaks that could let future councils more easily raise wages for hotel workers if voters approve a proposed hike to nearly $30 by 2028.
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Hip-hop star Tory Lanez enlists Long Beach nonprofit to appeal 10-year prison sentence
Lanez got 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. His Long Beach-based appellate attorneys are about to argue that sentence was much too harsh.
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Hotel Maya workers strike amid new wave of labor actions across LA area
Unite Here workers were on strike this week at the Pasadena Hilton; the Hyatt Place Pasadena; the DoubleTree San Pedro; the Hotel Maya in Long Beach; and the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point.
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A new column about the only home I’ve known: Long Beach
My city has grown and changed a lot over our four decades, in some ways beautiful and much-needed, and in other ways heartbreaking.
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Expect a wetter, warmer winter this year in Long Beach, thanks to El Niño
The first winter with El Niño conditions in four years is expected to bring more rain than usual, with higher temperatures, and Long Beach residents should be prepared.
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Cali Vibes returns in February with Gwen Stefani, Sublime with Rome and more
The three-day music festival features a stacked lineup of artists who have defined SoCal’s music landscape for decades.
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Need a last-minute Halloween costume? Hurry to these 6 vintage shops on Retro Row
Fourth Street is stocked with vintage stores where you can put together a better costume than anything you’d find at any pop-up Halloween shop.
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Dozens of states, including California, sue Facebook, claiming its platforms harm mental health
“Meta has been harming our children and teens, cultivating addiction to boost corporate profits,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
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3 arrested in string of violent armed robberies at local pharmacies, prosecutors say
The gun-wielding suspects’ spree lasted more than a month and included stores in Long Beach, Bellflower and Lakewood, according to federal prosecutors.
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DA investigating whether hotels hired homeless migrants to replace striking workers
The union representing striking workers contends there have been instances of a child missing school to work at a hotel and migrant workers receiving improperly documented paychecks.