Ghermayn Baker and Christina Powers ditched their high-paying corporate jobs for a simpler life repairing intricately woven furniture, allowing for a more fulfilling and rewarding life built around community and each other.
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Newsom is proposing a boost in mental health funding. Why children’s advocates are worried
Critics say the proposal pits children’s mental health services against the state’s ballooning homelessness crisis.
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Stormwater treatment project could add recreation space, walking trails south of El Dorado Park
If the project moves forward, it would build five ponds to hold over 3.5 million gallons of water and create new recreation space in the form of walking trails that could be connected to the nature center through a tunnel under Willow Street.
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Neighbor shot woman to death after intervening in attack near Recreation Park, witnesses say
Police said they were notified just before 1 a.m. about an argument that had escalated into a shooting, which left a woman dead.
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Police in California aren’t immune from certain misconduct lawsuits, high court rules
Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the state Supreme Court ruled this week, overruling a precedent that had helped protect law enforcement from litigation for decades.
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LA City Council confirms Staycee Dains as new head of Animal Services
The council in an 11-0 vote approved Dains, who currently serves as the director of Long Beach Animal Care Services, to lead L.A. Animal Services, which faces chronic pet overpopulation, staffing issues and increased owner surrenders.
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California may again vote on whether to bring back affirmative action, but in limited form
California voters may soon vote on whether they support using state money to fund programs that improve the health, education or economic well-being of specific racial, ethnic and sexual or gender groups.
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Donors help Long Beach spay-neuter nonprofit reopen after burglary; suspect arrested
Less than two weeks after losing computers and other equipment in a burglary, nonprofit vet clinic Fix Long Beach is back in business, with the help of supporters who donated more than $12,000.
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City officials mark opening of new junior lifeguard facility
The $2.8 million project at Claremont Place and Ocean Boulevard includes a stingray response room and second-level viewing deck.
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LGBTQ+ cultural corridor on Broadway could include new rainbow lighting, murals and events
The city began working toward establishing the district last year after then-Mayor Robert Garcia called for its creation in an effort to preserve the history of what’s been the heart of the LGBTQ+ community in Long Beach for decades.