In a major about-face, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave ground last week on his signature mental health plan, aiming to appease critics who have argued his overhaul would starve youth services and other county-run programs of millions of dollars of tax revenue.
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Airlines waive change fees for flights to and from Long Beach in anticipation of Hurricane Hilary
According to FlightAware, Southwest has canceled 47 flights that were scheduled at Long Beach Airport on Sunday and another 19 that were scheduled on Monday.
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Catalina visitors, residents urged to evacuate as storm approaches; Long Beach opens temporary shelter
Visitors and residents who “are unable to sustain without electrical power, and those with medical, access and functional needs” were strongly encouraged to leave the island Saturday as Hurricane Hilary approached the region.
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‘Better safe than sorry’: Residents, volunteers fill up sand bags to prepare against Hurricane Hilary
Sand bags have been limited to 10 per person. But before noon Saturday, the station at Bay Shore Beach was already running low, while more and more people arrived looking to find one.
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Hurricane Hilary: When it will hit Long Beach and how to prepare
Southern California is bracing for its first tropical storm in over 80 years. Long Beach could see showers and thunder as early as Saturday night.
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Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm and potential flood warnings for a wide swath of Southern California from the Pacific coast to interior mountains and deserts. Officials talked of evacuation plans for California’s Catalina Island.
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Average LA County gas price records largest daily increase of the year
The potential for hurricane developments and forecasts of an expanding heat dome over Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas next week could push oil prices even higher.
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Fisher, Aquarium of the Pacific’s ‘sweet and gentle’ Magellanic penguin, dies at 7
Fisher had become sick over the last week, with testing indicating avian malaria as the most likely cause of his illness, according to aquarium officials.
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With nearly a quarter of city jobs unfilled, Long Beach looks to increase hiring
Over 20% of the positions in Long Beach’s workforce are unfilled, with the city pointing to the “Great Resignation,” a competitive job market and its own antiquated, months-long hiring practices as the driving forces behind the vacancies that are slowing city services.
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California police body camera footage can’t take the place of witness testimony, court rules
Body camera footage of alleged criminal incidents can be used as evidence in court and in disciplinary proceedings against police officers, but the new ruling limits its use with respect to statements made on camera.