Tucked inside California’s more than $300-billion operating budget is a provision to resurrect a long-dormant regulatory commission that regulates wages, hours and working conditions in California.
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Workers say ‘mega-merger’ of Kroger and Albertsons would spur store closures, layoffs and price increases
Grocery workers protesting the merger between the two grocery conglomerates say it would trigger the closure of neighborhood stores, raise food prices and cost some 5,750 people their jobs.
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Public should stay away from sick sea lions, use caution in eating seafood, officials say
More than 100 sea lions, likely suffering from domoic acid toxicity from algae blooms, have stranded themselves on Los Angeles County beaches.
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LBCC explores $990 million bond measure to pay for future construction
The community college district could ask voters to increase property taxes next year to finance the bonds.
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Man gets 80 years to life in prison for killing rival gang members at liquor store in 2017
Prosecutors called the murders an “execution” given the close range of the shooting and the fact that the suspect escalated a fistfight by returning with a gun.
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Firework safety for the Fourth of July
The safest way to view fireworks is through attending a public fireworks display hosted by professionals.
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Long Beach LGBTQ leaders blast Supreme Court decision that lets web designer turn away gay clients
“We should not be living in a country where we’re allowing businesses to discriminate against people,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, who was Long Beach’s first gay mayor.
Posted inCrime
Police seize guns, nearly 50 pounds of fireworks at Pine Avenue mini-mart, Long Beach home
All fireworks are illegal in Long Beach. Police say they seized 50 pounds of them in a pair of searches on Tuesday along with a “significant amount” of drugs.
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Man charged with murder in shooting of 27-year-old outside 7-Eleven; police say attack was unprovoked
Police say Isaac Marshell IV was outside a 7-Eleven on June 27 when he was shot to death in an “unprovoked attack.”
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Extra Frames: The photos we didn’t publish in June
Extra Frames is a monthly compilation of images captured by Long Beach Post photographers that are, well, extra.