The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the measure, one of several targeting ICE.
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Cambodian genocide survivor detained by ICE
Sithy Yi was detained despite a pending visa application. She’s one of potentially hundreds of crime and human trafficking victims impacted by policy changes, attorneys say
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Lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Adelanto ICE facility
The lawsuit alleges people detained in the Adelanto facility lack drinkable water, healthy food, clean clothes, places to sleep and access to medical care.
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All Amazon Fresh grocery stores to close, including Long Beach location
Some will be converted into Whole Foods markets.
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Woman killed while crossing PCH near LBCC campus, police say
The crash happened around 5:55 a.m. between Orange and Gundry avenues, police said.
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Long Beach moves WIC office to health center at Houghton Park
The food benefits program for Women, Infants and Children serves 13,400 Long Beach residents.
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How to help homeless college students: A Cal State Long Beach professor studies what works
“I think political tides can suggest to us that helping more students with shorter-term responses can feel better, but deeper investment in a smaller number of students has more actual beneficial outcomes for students.”
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Anti-ICE protesters rally in Long Beach, condemn agents’ killing of man in Minneapolis
Elected leaders of Long Beach have also denounced the killing.
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In virtual reality, CSULB students test air taxis of the future
A team of students, programmers, psychologist and engineers are testing what they hope will be a new form of on-demand air travel.
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Long Beach police are skeptical of AI evaluating their work. A new contract limits its use.
The LBPD union negotiated a contract provision that stops the department from using AI to look for wrongdoing or judge officers’ job performance.