The playground could start construction by fall and open by early 2024, but the timeline and funding for a proposed swimming pool are still uncertain.
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LBUSD, TALB will meet next week in hopes of avoiding impasse, state mediation
The two sides have been stuck for weeks in negotiations over pay increases and a proposal to add four student-free days to the school calendar, with TALB’s executive board voting to reject the district’s final offer earlier this week.
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Long Beach water is safe, but EPA’s new ‘forever chemical’ rule could still affect rates
City residents and businesses could still see higher bills because of high chemical levels outside of Long Beach.
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Handel and Hendrix
For its 30th season, the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra will debut a new concert, “Ode to Music: Handel, Hendrix, and a Very Special House,” which was inspired by the historical music connection between George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
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Long Beach seeks community input on homelessness response
The city has launched a survey to gauge community members’ knowledge and perceptions of homelessness in Long Beach, which officials said will help inform response efforts and guide how resources are allocated moving forward.
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Parents, staff push back against LBUSD plan that would leave some schools without librarians
Parents and teacher-librarians, who are credentialed to educate kids with no teacher supervision, showed up in force to last night’s board meeting to protest the change in policy for library staffing, arguing that it would remove needed resources from district students.
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Long Beach police schedule St. Patrick’s Day DUI checkpoint
The exact location for the checkpoint was not released, but the LBPD said it would set up from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the city’s South Division, which includes West and Downtown Long Beach.
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Science-backed tips for losing weight after 50
Five top tips give you the tools you need to reach your goals and get moving!
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Carver Elementary School ordered to close amid norovirus outbreak
Carver Elementary School has been ordered to close for multiple days starting Friday, weeks after officials began detecting an increase in norovirus among students and staff.
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Newsom to propose building 1,200 small houses to ease homeless crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will pay to build and install the 1,200 small homes, which can be put up quickly and placed on public land to house people living in encampments along roads and rivers.