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.
Posted inCity, News
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.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
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.
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Ex-LBUSD teacher convicted of sexually assaulting students
Jurors agreed with Mark Santo’s victims, who testified he used his position as a teacher at Lindbergh Middle School and Jordan High School to groom them for abuse.
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California insurance market rattled by withdrawal of major companies
Some California homeowners already are going without coverage, and a shortage of new policies could make it more difficult to buy a home.
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City Council to consider declaring May 22 ‘Harvey Milk Day’ and June ‘Pride Month’ in Long Beach
Long Beach could soon officially recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and honor the late Harvey Milk’s birthday if the City Council approves changes to how the city honors its LGBTQ+ community.
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‘Godzilla next door’: How California developers gained new leverage to build more homes
Under the so-called builder’s remedy, developers can build as much as they want wherever they want in cities that haven’t had their housing plans approved by the state, so long as at least 20% of the proposed units are set aside for lower income residents.