Some residents voiced frustration, saying the rights of homeless people seem to have been put ahead of public safety issues.
Posted inEducation
California State University faculty vote to authorize strike over pay and class sizes
A strike is not a sure thing. The union’s demands will be presented to the university’s chancellor at the board of trustees meeting on Nov. 7.
Posted inNews
Hospital staff brings Halloween joy to young cancer patients
Pediatric cancer patients of Memorial Care’s Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital were still able to experience trick-or-treating this Halloween thanks to hospital staff and volunteers.
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Port of Long Beach won’t help fund any fireworks shows after 2024
The port spent tens of thousands of dollars supporting local fireworks shows in recent years, but concerns about pollution and impacts on animals and veterans led to the change.
Posted inCrime
LBPD officer shoots man who rammed detective vehicles in Montebello, police say
Long Beach gang detectives were in Montebello surveilling the man because he’s wanted in a local shooting, according to police.
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Unemployment insurance: California’s ‘urgent’ $20 billion problem
The state’s unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned as a result of the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward.
Posted inDevelopment
Developer pulls out of project that promised to transform stretch of Atlantic Avenue, city says
The Beat, a project that was supposed to revitalize the area by redeveloping vacant storefronts and building up empty plots of land, will not happen.
Posted inCrime
UPDATE: DA will consider felony charges in case of woman attacked on Downtown sidewalk
The reversal comes after one of Long Beach’s top law enforcement officials argued the DA’s office should consider filing attempted rape charges.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
Haunted Long Beach 2023: Return to the Queen Mary
Were any new spectral beings uncovered during the Queen Mary’s three-year closure? We went back to the Grey Ghost to find out in this year’s Haunted Long Beach video.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
Long Beach Beer/Bread Lab to replace NOLA-inspired Bar Envie in November
Bar Envie, which opened earlier this year in the Zaferia district, is closing and will be replaced by a second location of Long Beach Beer/Bread Lab.