The four-acre Cambodia Town park has been closed since April 2024.
Posted inCrime
State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from ex-LBUSD teacher who sexually abused students
Mark Santo, who taught at Lindbergh Middle School and Jordan High School, is serving 80 years to life behind bars.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a movie in the moonlight and a street food fair
There’s also an evening concert at the El Dorado Nature Center.
Posted inEducation
LBCC football coach agrees to resign after his message to anti-Trump journalist drew backlash
A settlement agreement with the college includes nearly a year of paid leave and six months severance for longtime coach Brett Peabody.
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Trump administration sues California in policy battle over transgender athletes
The lawsuit alleges California’s transgender athlete policies violate Title IX, the landmark federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education.
Posted inNews
CHP to equip all 7,600 officers with body cams
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Three years after CalMatters’ reporting revealed that only 3% of California Highway Patrol officers wore body cameras, one of the state’s largest police forces plans to equip all its officers with the technology by next year. In 2015, now-retired Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer pitched a $10 million plan to give […]
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72-year-old man beaten by teens who chased him down on their E-bikes, his wife says
She said the July 3 attack happened as he was headed home from the Big Bang on the Bay fireworks show.
Posted inCity
Long Beach plans to sell ads on its lifeguard towers
Hoping to raise money it can spend on coastal areas, Long Beach has begun selecting a company to run the advertising program.
Posted inEducation
California rejects Trump administration demand to ban transgender athletes
The state and CIF refused to sign a pledge to ban transgender athletes from competition, putting them at odds with the Trump administration.
Posted inImmigration
Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.