Recent CDC surveys suggest 5.5% of California adults — roughly 1.5 million people — currently experience the ill-defined, mysterious and often debilitating collection of symptoms that make up long COVID.
Posted inAerospace
‘We let a lot of people down’: Southwest CEO pledges company-wide improvements during Long Beach visit
Executives said the airline is now in the midst of a company-wide campaign to modernize and correct the issues that led to the cancellation of thousands of flights during peak holiday travel, leaving millions stranded.
Posted inCity, News
Best Buddies Friendship Walk to support people with disabilities coming Sunday
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, and part of that celebration of inclusion is the Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Long Beach on Sunday at Shoreline Aquatic Park.
Posted inNews, Sports
IndyCar banking on new docuseries to boost interest
Folks in Long Beach got to see the show’s world premiere earlier this month at the Terrace Theater.
Posted inNews, Sports
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.
Posted inBusiness, News
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.
Posted inCity, News
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.
Posted inNews, Pets
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.
Posted inBusiness, News
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.
Posted inCity, News
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.