The three were arrested Tuesday after a Los Angeles federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment last week charging a total of 14 defendants with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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Activist Senay Kenfe talks Black financial empowerment through stocks, property and investing
On today’s episode of “The Word” podcast, Kenfe shares his thoughts on the key to building generational wealth in the Black community and how that will translate to political power.
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CalFresh and Heart of Ida help families with food assistance program
Heart of Ida helps seniors in our community with the CalFresh application process and also has a team of volunteers to help with technology and pet walking.
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City Council approves $90M in bonds, spending plan for Measure A projects
The Long Beach City Council voted to approve up to $90 million in bonds that the city will use to pay for the purchase of a Downtown building that’s being converted into a crime lab, office space and a new senior center, along with repairs to city streets, parks and other facilities.
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City Council approves naming of ‘Ashlee’s Park’ to honor woman who died in 2014
Ashlee Armond disappeared in December 2014 and was found submerged in her car after a day of searching. Her name has lived on, though, through a local nonprofit serving people who are unhoused and her father’s dogged dedication to also helping those same people.
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City Council approves new zoning for West Long Beach to attract more commercial development
Two major corridors in West Long Beach are officially getting rezoned to allow for more commercial and residential development after the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve changes that will update building rules in the area that were decades old.
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With $12 million infusion from port, city plans Queen Mary grand opening for June
Despite past operators’ failures, city leaders appear to be all in on trying to make the ship profitable and exploring the development of about 43 acres around it.
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‘The system is designed for people to give up’
With mental illness rising on the streets, is it time to loosen rules for involuntary conservatorships?
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Hawthorne man ordered to stand trial for shooting death of bystander in North Long Beach
Police allege Kelly Bayloe fatally shot 46-year-old Ryan Pearson on the night of April 1, 2022, outside of Don’s Liquor in North Long Beach.
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California hotline to provide legal help related to abortion
The new coalition seeks to put patients and care providers at ease by providing a wide range of legal services to people in places where abortion is restricted.