The “Olympic wage” increase is scheduled to kick in before the 2028 Summer Games arrive in Southern California.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a dragon boat festival and art walk
It’s not just the Vans Warped Tour this weekend.
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Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva will challenge Sheriff Robert Luna in upcoming primary
Villanueva lost the top job to Luna in the 2022 race.
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City Council OKs idea of bringing minor league baseball team to Long Beach
If negotiations go smoothly, the new Long Beach Baseball Club could be playing at Blair Field as early as May.
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In rare step, city threatens to condemn pair of neglected North Long Beach buildings
The city could soon move to demolish the buildings where people have repeatedly broken in and set up makeshift living spaces.
Posted inHealth
How the GOP budget bill will affect the cost of California health insurance
The GOP budget bill made significant changes to Covered California, which experts and insurers say will increase out-of-pocket costs for consumers.
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Pentagon says it will withdraw the 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles
A Pentagon official said they “were instrumental in restoring order” after immigration protests. Local leaders said their arrival was nothing more than a political stunt.
Posted inCrime
Shootings hit a 5-year low in Long Beach, and homicides are also on the decline, police chief says
Cities across the state are reporting major declines in killings and other violent crimes through the first half of 2025.
Posted inArt
Long Beach is a street art destination; this long-running festival helped make it that way
Artists are spread across Long Beach this week, turning concrete and cityscapes into their canvas. To mark the occasion, we took a look at some work from previous Long Beach Walls and Art Renzei festivals.
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In a race to replace the International Space Station, Vast unveils new headquarters in Long Beach
The local company has amassed 1,000 workers at its 189,00-square-foot campus where it aims to build a new generation of space station by 2030.