A long-planned revamp of Studebaker Road in East Long Beach has gotten more expensive, and its start date has been pushed back.
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Council moves to recognize June as ‘Pride Month’, May 22 as ‘Harvey Milk Day’ in Long Beach
To coincide with the two new recognitions, the Progress Flag, which is a version of the Pride Flag that includes stripes for the transgender community as well as black and brown stripes for communities of color, will be flown at city hall from May 22 through the month of June.
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Long Beach closes coastal waters after 50,000-gallon sewage spill
A sewage spill about 20 miles north of Long Beach washed into the Los Angeles River, forcing the closures, officials said.
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LA County supervisors approve $10,000 reward in shooting death of 12-year-old
Long Beach will pitch in an additional $15,000 to bring the total reward to $25,000, according to City Councilmember Suely Saro.
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LA County will hire more health workers in anticipation of CARE Court launch in December
County supervisors voted Tuesday to start the hiring process of about 100 mental health workers ahead of the launch of the new statewide system.
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LA County board OKs creation of LGBTQ+ commission
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved the creation of a commission focusing on the rights and welfare of LGBTQ+ people in the nation’s most populous county.
Posted inEducation, News
Just keep swimming: CSULB study shows sharks, humans can share ocean peacefully
“Most of the time water users didn’t even know the sharks were there, but we could easily see them from the air,” said Patrick Rex, a Cal State Long Beach graduate student who led the study.
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Los Altos Neighborhood Library to close for 3 weeks to prepare for HVAC replacement
From June 15 to July 5, the library will be closed in preparation for the replacement of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, a project scheduled for later this summer.
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Richardson joins US Conference of Mayors advisory board
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson has been appointed to the advisory board of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, where he’ll serve alongside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and eight other new members.
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Get restaurant recs from the people you trust most with Beli
The app uses a comparative question—did you like this restaurant more than that restaurant—to assign a restaurant score which forms a personalized stacked ranking list.