Faced with the immense suffering that stimulant use disorder brings, California will try a new approach to stimulant addiction: Paying people with gift cards to reward them for staying sober.
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No coins, no problem? Long Beach may make parking meters cashless
Visitors to the city’s beaches and business districts who usually grab a fistful of coins to pay for parking may have to find another use for their spare change, as Long Beach prepares to potentially switch to cashless parking meters.
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Metro to focus on safety, homelessness, ridership boosts in the coming year
Metro’s CEO also said Monday that she aims for the 2028 Olympic games to be “car free,” adding that the agency will open a major transit system “every year between now and 2028.”
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Overturned semi on International Gateway Bridge prompts hazmat response, diverted traffic
An overturned container truck leaking liquid hydrogen peroxide shut down the eastbound International Gateway Bridge’s connector to the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach Monday morning.
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Community college transfer numbers remain far below state’s goal
Only 9.9% of students enrolled in a community college in California who said they wanted to transfer to a four-year university ended up actually going on to enroll at a four-year institution, according to the most recent data available.
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The Studio O celebrates 10-year anniversary; July marks major milestone for chic salon
July marks major milestone for chic Long Beach salon
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Enjoy the life of a beach bum on the bay—for $2.795 million
With Bay Shore Avenue closed to traffic every day in the summertime, your front yard becomes a front-row seat to the postcard scene of the seasonal celebration that goes on daily from sunup to sunset.
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Where in the world is Bixby Annex Park?
Bixby Bluff, Bluff Park, Bixby Annex—what do you call the bluff area between Junipero and Cherry? The city recently renamed the small plot of land, but yogis, municipal band fans and longtime Long Beachers are still scratching their heads.
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Column: Locals are right to worry about new housing causing traffic; it shouldn’t be that way
Long Beach is helping turn residents into NIMBYs by adding to traffic woes without providing new transit options.
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Long Beach’s JuJu Smith-Schuster hosts 2nd annual kids gaming camp in Fullerton
For the second consecutive year, the former Long Beach Poly Jackrabbit and current New England Patriots wide receiver offered a free summer gaming camp for kids aged 9-13, hosted at Localhost in Fullerton.