California passed a law in 2018 mandating police departments release body camera footage within 45 days of any incident when an officer fires a gun, or uses force that leads to great bodily injury or death. Now, departments are complying—with edited videos.
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1 person hospitalized after early morning crash near Long Beach Airport, police say
A car crashed into a canal near Clark Avenue and Willow Street this morning, police said.
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‘People just gravitated toward her’: Woman, 74, killed in crash on 2nd and PCH was a new grandmother
Sara Shorteno was on her way back to her Airbnb near Second Street and PCH following a family dinner March 28 when the car she was riding in was struck by another vehicle that was being pursued by Seal Beach Police.
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Why California public transit is at a pivotal moment
CalMatters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom committed to explaining California policy and politics. For 22-year-old Henry Sanchez, a 25-cent increase in the bus fare makes a big difference. It used to be $1.50 to get from his home in Bell Gardens to Cerritos College, where he studies. Now, it’s $1.75 one-way. “It really sucks that you […]
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Long Beach man killed in two-vehicle crash in Pomona
California Highway Patrol officers responded at 1:51 a.m. to the Garey Avenue off ramp of the westbound 60 Freeway where they found the drivers of both vehicles trapped.
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Long Beach looks to open new homeless shelter at former Rescue Mission thrift store
The new facility would fill a void that will be left when the winter shelter at Community Hospital closes on April 30.
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Roots Through Recovery reimagines what addiction, mental health treatment should look like
Roots Through Recovery is an outpatient program that specializes in trauma-focused care to help people recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health issues, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders or chronic pain.
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What stands between you and a four-day week
CalMatters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom committed to explaining California policy and politics. It’s Thursday evening. You pack up your things at work and hit the road. Maybe you’re thinking about a lunch plan you’ve got with a friend or a show you plan to binge. But you’re not thinking about clocking in tomorrow: You’ve got […]
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UPDATE: Man dead after suspected DUI driver hits him in Bixby Knolls, LBPD says
The crash happened sometime around 3:13 p.m. in the 700 block of 45th Street, which is just east of Atlantic Avenue.
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LBFD says exhaustion led to ambulance crash, department working to hire more employees
Two Long Beach Fire Department ambulance operators had responded to 19 calls in roughly 21 hours before they both fell asleep and the ambulance they were driving veered off of Los Coyotes Diagonal and into traffic signage and a power pole.