Long Beach’s oldest and longest-running queer film festival returns for its 30th year on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16-17.
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California lawmakers vote to limit when local election officials can count ballots by hand
Former president Donald Trump and his allies have been pushing county officials across the country to embrace hand counts amid conspiracy theories surrounding voting equipment.
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Hurricane Jova to bring possible rain, heat and thunderstorms
Hurricane Jova is not expected to make landfall or bring torrential downpour like Tropical Storm Hilary did, but it could bring rain and thunderstorms. High temperatures and larger surf was also expected across Southern California.
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The city plans to spend $736M on construction and road repairs. Here’s what’s in store.
Long Beach Public Works has big plans spelled out for the next five years as the city prepares to spruce up the city in advance of the 2028 Olympics.
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Soaring chronic absenteeism in California schools is at ‘pivotal moment’
Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate. Some school officials fear that pattern will become the new normal.
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Nothing Bundt Cakes to open first Long Beach location
Long Beach will soon have its first Nothing Bundt Cakes shop. It’s taking over the storefront between Dave’s Hot Chicken and CAVA near the Traffic Circle.
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Tickets now on sale for 13th Annual Long Beach Urban Farm Dinner
Ticket proceeds will benefit local nonprofit Long Beach Fresh, which hosts community events, consults with local businesses, works on food policy and more.
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Long Beach reports first West Nile Virus case amid rise across the state
So far this year, 75 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported in California. At the same time a year ago, only 34 cases had been reported.
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Downtown Long Beach Alliance offers microgrants for groups holding events Downtown
The DLBA is hoping to kickstart more events Downtown by offering grants ranging from $250 to $1,000.
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City to appoint new Police Oversight Director next week
The council will vote Tuesday to name Francine Kerridge, a former sheriff deputy and most recently, the inspector general for the county of Sacramento, to lead the recently formed Police Oversight Commission.