Metro announced today it has approved the hiring of 48 new transit security officers to bolster public safety.
Posted inNews, Public Transit
Metro to host telephone town hall tomorrow for its 2024 budget process
The telephone town hall is slated for 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Participants can share their comments and concerns on Metro initiatives, including alternative ways to ensure public safety, enhanced cleaning and the improvement of customers’ experience using transit services.
Posted inEducation, News
LBUSD and TALB at impasse in contract negotiations, will enter state mediation
Last Friday’s last-ditch bargaining session between the Long Beach Unified School District and the Teachers Association of Long Beach didn’t see the two sides come to an agreement on compensation or the district’s proposal to add four pupil-free days to the school year.
Posted inBusiness, News
Is your boss complying with California’s new pay transparency law? Here’s how to find out
A new California law that requires many businesses to add pay ranges to job descriptions has raised a lot of questions among both employers and employees.
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Pedestrian critically hurt in crash at 2nd Street and PCH, LBPD says
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took the man to a hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said.
Posted inNews, Real Estate
Building where Cedar House ruled is on the market for $1.55M
The home is not called the Cedar House anymore, even though that’s where it calls home: at 605 Cedar Ave. in the Willmore City Historic District. While the district does indeed feature several impressive historic residences, its two neighbors to the north are decidedly non-contributing multi-family condo units built in 1955. Perhaps because of its […]
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Teen hospitalized after shooting on Shoreline Drive
Authorities said they do not believe the shooting was linked to a nearby Lana Del Rey event, but instead it was potentially connected to a boating event that was advertised on social media.
Posted inCrime, News
Former NFL star Willie McGinest sued by man over alleged attack at WeHo club
McGinest, a Long Beach native, was previously charged with two felony counts stemming from a confrontation at a West Hollywood nightclub in 2022 and has now been sued by the alleged victim of his attack.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
An ex-server at Long Beach’s rebel restaurant chronicles its downfall in a comedy documentary
When the Retro Row restaurant refused to shut down, Brandon Ogborn turned the camera on his boss. He hopes his new film shows two things: “I really do love this person. I just think they’re being an idiot.”
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State may scale down its new home loan program designed to assist first-time homebuyers
The complicated program involves the state paying some or all of the upfront costs for buying a home — the down payment, for instance — in exchange for a share in the home’s value when it is sold, refinanced or transferred.