In just the past week, two separate incidents have raised concerns.
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Illuminating the path to hope: Empowering the fight against childhood cancer & sickle cell disease
By: Jacqueline Casillas, M.D., medical director, Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach September is a month of remembrance, advocacy, and hope for those affected by childhood cancer and sickle cell disease. By shedding light on these challenges and rallying together as a community, we can contribute to the […]
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Boeing says it’s moving 250 jobs out of Long Beach, into other states
The jobs are support positions for the company’s C-17 program, which stopped production in Long Beach in 2015.
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Shaqtoberfest will return to the Queen Mary this Halloween season
The haunt, designed to be both family-friendly and fright-inducing depending on what time you go, returns to the Queen Mary for the 2023 Halloween season.
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This isn’t what I ordered: Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods
Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life. Some consumers say those mouthwatering ads can cross the line into deception.
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Long Beach to host inaugural job fair for people with disabilities
Businesses and hiring managers are encouraged to sign up and participate in the fair, which will be held in October.
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After nearly a year of negotiations, dockworkers ratify labor agreement with shipping industry
Mayor Rex Richardson called the contract “a win for the working people” of Long Beach, where the port complex supports one in five jobs.
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The vice president was on an LB Transit bus, but no, she wasn’t in Long Beach
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday shared a photo of herself stepping off what’s clearly a Long Beach Transit bus with the comment, “Electric buses are the future of public transportation.”
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Long Beach drug stores will start selling Narcan over-the-counter in September
The overdose reversal drug recently got FDA approval for over-the-counter sales, and local stores expect to have it in stock soon.
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Lawsuit says A Line operator wouldn’t stop train as passenger was assaulted in Long Beach
The passenger alleges Metro has failed to address safety issues on its network, including the A Line, which has seen dozens of assaults this year.