Investigators said during court Monday that Kevin Dahl was driving 10 to 20 miles over the speed limit when he struck 16-year-old Aiden Gossage in 2021.
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Long Beach to look at reducing retail cannabis taxes as the industry continues to struggle
The City Council is scheduled to vote on an item Tuesday night that would direct city management to look at ways to cut taxes for the industry, specifically the gross receipts tax charged on top of normal tax for adult use (8%) and medical cannabis sales (6%).
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Proposed 14-story project would dedicate 75% of units to unhoused people
Because the proposed project is fully affordable, it can be taller than the current limit for building heights in the area of Fourth Street and Atlantic Avenue, which is 80 feet.
Posted inEducation, News
Thousands of CSU undergraduate workers file for union representation
Non-academic student employees who fill more than 10,000 positions across the CSU system are campaigning for union representation, higher wages and better working conditions. The effort is the latest major labor movement within California’s public universities.
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Workers break down Grand Prix track; traffic flow to be restored by 5 p.m.
Crews were at work to tear down the event’s track on Monday, marking the end of another race weekend.
Posted inCrime, News
Police arrest suspect in Downtown shootings Sunday, authorities say
Esmundo Chavarin, 39, of Long Beach, is believed to be responsible for four shootings that took place in Downtown on Sunday, April 16, according to police.
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Erratic driver interferes with Grand Prix teardown on Shoreline Drive
Jaclyn Battalia, a 44-year-old resident of Arizona, was booked Monday for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
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Real estate rarities: $1 million two-bedroom homes
While the current inventory of two-bedroom homes listed at below $750,000 is fairly ample—there are about a dozen—let’s take a look at a few anomalies currently for sale: million-dollar two-bedroom homes.
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Homeless deaths have soared in Long Beach. Meth and fentanyl are largely to blame
The number of unhoused people dying in Long Beach has nearly doubled in just three years.
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Officer shoots suspect in 4 other shootings near Downtown Long Beach, police say
Four separate shootings were reported in the area Sunday afternoon before an officer located a suspect and shot him, according to authorities. The suspect was wounded and transported to a local hospital.