The motive remains a mystery.
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More than 1,000 National Guard troops to withdraw from LA as Trump scales back presence
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that roughly 250 California National Guard troops will remain in Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property.
Posted inFood
This family’s Mexican restaurant is a neighborhood refuge; 29 years on, they’re struggling to stay open
After immigrating from Guanajuato, Mexico, Nolberto Figueroa opened a restaurant to support his family. Now, Linda’s Mexican Delights at 10th and Redondo is hanging by a thread.
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Long Beach will open up its e-book library so teens from other states can read banned books
It’s part of a nationwide push to let young people access reading material that may have been thrown out of their local libraries and schools.
Posted inArt
Staging their own original play, 2 Poly High grads want to spark a ‘theater revolution’
Through pure gumption, two local students secured a Santa Monica venue to perform their uproarious comedy “The Legend of Mt. Hurr.” They say it’s “something that’s classic, that everyone from a 5-year-old to grandparents would want to come see.”
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After Vagabond Inn shelter closes, Long Beach moves 15 homeless tenants into new motel
The city is improving how long it takes to get people from temporary shelter into permanent housing, but, with long timelines and limited options, it still relies on moving people in need from motel to motel.
Posted inPlace
City begins demolition of long-derelict Atlantic Avenue buildings
After major redevelopment plans fell through, the lot just below South Street will be leveled and sold.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including the Uptown Jazz Festival and surf guitar fest
There’s also a classic car show in Marina Green Park and a party with public drinking on The Promenade.
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LA County supervisors move to prohibit federal agents from wearing masks
The board asked county lawyers to draft a rule that would also require all law enforcement officers “to wear visible identification and agency affiliation.”
Posted inPlace
Plagued by vandalism, theft and now a fire, a Long Beach urban farm is asking for help
Staff at Farm Lot 59 suspect they were targeted in retaliation after an encampment was cleared in the adjacent Willow Springs Park.