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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UPDATE: Man dies following apartment fire in Belmont Shore, LBFD says
The blaze began around 2:30 p.m. at a two-story apartment building in the 100 block of Nieto Avenue.
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Queen Mary tours to resume next week; hotel rooms open in May
Queen Mary tours are slated to return starting April 1, while hotel rooms on the ship are available to book starting May 12, the vessel’s operator has announced.