The Long Beach City Council is expected to change the pay structure for most of its city commissioners to remove barriers that advocates say blocked some low-income and undocumented resents from participating in making city policy.
Posted inEducation, News
Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.
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Long Beach seeking over $1B for ‘priority projects’ including a new bridge, park space
Long Beach is requesting over $1 billion from the state and federal governments to help fund a laundry list of projects that spans from street and alley improvements to bigger ticket items, like replacing the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier.
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Man sentenced to 53 years to life for 2016 murder, assault on Terminal Island
A Carson man was sentenced today to 53 years to life in state prison for a murder that was caught on surveillance video on Terminal Island, along with assault for subsequently crashing into a truck containing a Long Beach police detective.
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Federal judge blocks key parts of California handgun law
A federal judge on Monday blocked key provisions of a California law that drastically restricts the sale of new handguns in the state, saying parts of the legislation violate the Second Amendment.
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Boombox Cartel to headline Fiesta Friday at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
The high-energy show will take place at approximately 6:30 p.m. on the plaza in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Long Beach Convention Center and is free to Friday race ticket holders.
Posted inHealth, News
St. Mary Medical Center workers picket over staffing levels
Employees say the hospital is understaffed and they’re burned out; the company says the protest is about contract negotiations, which are ongoing.
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Torrance pays $750K after police accused of painting swastika
The investigation into the incident led to the discovery of a trove of racist and homophobic text exchanges among police officers mostly in Torrance, though one Long Beach police officer was also allegedly involved and was later fired by the department.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
Residents can now vote on Washington Neighborhood crosswalk mural designs
Four of the mural designs will be installed as part of the “Community Corners” project, which will also create shorter crossing distances at the intersection.
Posted inCrime
Man steals LBFD ambulance from San Pedro hospital, police say
The suspect managed to make it about two miles before authorities caught up with him, police said.