Folks in Long Beach got to see the show’s world premiere earlier this month at the Terrace Theater.
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Long Beach PONY baseball community supports homeless groundkeeper
Parent volunteers helped set up an online fundraiser for Tom Grant, and the almost $6,000 raised is being held to help him get back on his feet.
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California’s lowest paid health workers want a pay boost. Why industry leaders are pushing back
Senate Bill 525 calls for a minimum hourly wage of $25 that would be adjusted annually for inflation. If the proposal becomes law, the new minimum wage would go into effect in January 2024 and benefit an estimated 469,000 health workers.
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Long Beach looks to invest more in groundwater as Colorado River shrinks
The Long Beach Utilities Department is looking at investing $157 million into its groundwater system, which could reduce the city’s reliance on expensive and diminishing imported water.
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Leash law tells dog owners to show some restraint
City law states that dogs be leashed when off the owner’s property, for the safety of everyone, the dog included. Enforcing it is difficult.
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California phases out diesel trucks: What happens next?
In a move that will transform California’s economy and end diesel’s decades-long dominance in goods movement, the Air Resources Board today unanimously approved an ambitious, contentious mandate to shift big rigs and other trucks to zero-emissions.
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Growing complaints about dog leash scofflaws could end in more citations
An increasing number of Long Beach residents have been barking at city officials to do something about dog owners who take their pets out and leave their leashes at home.
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MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach receives 2022 Press Ganey Human Experience Pinnacle of Excellence Award® for Patient Experience
The Press Ganey HX Pinnacle of Excellence Award® measures a hospital’s patient experience based on performance on global survey measures such as likelihood to recommend, teamwork, and overall rating.
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Downtown Long Beach Alliance launches community events microgrant program
The DLBA sees the program as an essential piece of Long Beach and Downtown’s recovery from the pandemic.
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Punishment or prevention: California debates fentanyl crisis
At a special hearing Thursday, the Assembly Public Safety Committee finally made some progress: They advanced four bills including one that would increase penalties for dealers with at least one kilogram of fentanyl products and another that would prohibit people from carrying a gun while also being in possession of fentanyl.