The Downtown hotel has been ordered to pay $4.8 million to a group of 25 workers who were laid off during the pandemic and denied the chance to get their old jobs back when business rebounded.
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A Beatles celebration: Long Beach Symphony says “Here Comes the Sun” with an evening of classic hits by The Beatles
Long Beach Symphony’s 2023-2024 Pops Season opener, “A Beatles Celebration with Classical Mystery Tour,” on Saturday, October 28, is so brilliant you’re likely already humming along to “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Under the direction of Maestro Eckart Preu, the concert featuring the renowned tribute band Classical Mystery Tour is part of Long Beach […]
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Visitors are returning to the Queen Mary, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, operator says
The ship has been rolling out new attractions and restaurants intended to bring people back aboard. “Expectations are high,” one city official said.
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College application season is here. So is the struggle to find out if AI wrote students’ essays
With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.
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Cambodian Restaurant Week sold to Chef T, Long Beach’s gangster-turned chef
The well-known Long Beach chef, who’s preparing to release his second cookbook, said next year’s event, planned for March, will be bigger and better than ever.
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Deadly shooting in North Long Beach locks down 2 nearby schools
Students described being locked down in the cafeteria and told to keep their heads down as police responded to audible gunshots.
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Mugger chased down, shot woman in East Long Beach parking lot, police say
The woman ran from the gunman after he demanded her purse, police said, but he followed her and shot her during a struggle.
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Tax revenue from short-term rentals is on the rise, highlighting tourism recovery
Tax revenue from stays at Airbnbs and other short-term rentals is steadily growing, a good sign that the tourism industry is recovering from the pandemic, according to the city.
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Kaiser agrees to $200 million settlement over California mental health delays
Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits. The settlement includes the largest-ever penalty issued by California’s behavioral health regulator.
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Jordan High choir and band invited to perform at Carnegie Hall
The school’s accompanist, Kevin Nickelson, said there hasn’t been a trip even close to this magnitude in his 15 years on campus.