A 2022 law limits campaign contributions to $250 to local elected officials from a donor with a license, building permit or other proceeding before the officials. Now there’s a bill to raise the limit to $1,000 and loosen other restrictions.
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California’s population is growing again — but not in Long Beach
Long Beach’s population shrank last year even as more people are moving to and living in California as a whole.
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Long Beach offers training, $10K grants to small businesses
The Extreme Small Business Makeover and Grant program will assist 25 small business owners with support services, workshops and funding.
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Dark Harbor will return to the Queen Mary this fall
The popular Halloween event will return to the Queen Mary for the first time since 2019, with a planned opening on Sept. 20.
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Driver killed in crash with semi-truck on Anaheim Street, Long Beach police say
Police said a passenger is also in critical condition.
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Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Why turning it off is easier said than done
Internet-connected cars allow abusers to track domestic violence survivors after they leave. A trio of California bills seek to compel automakers to act.
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Police release video of suspect wanted for killing 17-year-old girl as she walked home
Briana Soto was so close to home when she was killed that her mother heard the gunshots, LBPD Chief Wally Hebeish said today as he asked for help finding the attacker.
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Shoemaker Bridge project wins funding as part of larger 710 Freeway corridor plan
The $4 billion plan aims to improve infrastructure on and around the 710 Freeway, which has been worn by thousands of daily truck trips over the past six decades.
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Bomb threat sparks lockdown at Hamilton Middle School, LBUSD says
Hamilton Middle School was briefly locked down this morning and police swept campus after someone called in a bomb threat, according to the Long Beach Unified School District.
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Children’s products imported from China seized At LA-Long Beach seaport complex
Officials said the products violated U.S. child safety standards.