Michael McDonagh, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Monday for leading a telemarketing scheme that scammed dozens of timeshare owners out of over $3.5 million from 2015 to 2019.
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Belmont Brewing Company, Legends get parklet approval—but residents say they will appeal
Residents again cast the applications as a “land grab” that had little benefit to residents in the city and big benefits to the businesses requesting them.
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Long Beach may look for ways to hold upriver areas accountable when sewage spoils beaches
The perception of the cleanliness of Long Beach’s water could be driving people to other beach cities that don’t have water quality issues because they’re not situated between two rivers that dump into a bay with restricted water circulation.
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Bike path on new span that replaced Gerald Desmond Bridge will open May 20
The city and Port of Long Beach timed the path’s opening to coincide with Beach Streets, a day-long event that closes several major thoroughfares to vehicles.
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Anderson .Paak to DJ grand opening of The Bungalow Long Beach
The venue will reopen to reflect the owner’s original vision for a “rock ‘n’ roll oasis,” which will mirror his other locations in Huntington and Santa Monica.
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Rocket Lab puts 2 storm-tracking satellites into orbit for NASA
This was the first of two missions to deploy a constellation of satellites that will monitor the formation and evolution of tropical cyclones more efficiently than others from a unique orbit.
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Scrambling for Mother’s Day? Here’s some food options to celebrate
The Wild Chive ranked the most popular Long Beach restaurant on Yelp; the inaugural LB BBQ Fest is kicking off and Roxanne’s is putting on a boozy celebration.
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Duffy boats destroyed in early morning fire at Alamitos Bay
About a dozen boats burned, and four or five burned boats sank, fire officials said.
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For maximum profit in selling your house, hire a stager to ‘hip it up’
“You’ve gotta try harder to sell your house. Staging always—always—pays off for the seller,” Realtor Kristi Faber Vento says.
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California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments
The panel’s first vote approved a detailed account of historical discrimination against Black Californians in areas such as voting, housing, education, disproportionate policing and incarceration and others.