The vast majority of Long Beach’s nine independent record stores don’t officially participate in Record Store Day for one reason or another, but they all deserve some love (and big sales) tomorrow.
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250,000-gallon sewage spill closes street in Downey, beaches in Long Beach
An equipment malfunction sent the sewage spilling into the street in Downey before it flowed into the LA River.
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6-story residential development near 2ND & PCH gets green light from Planning Commission
The 281-unit project will replace a commercial building at PCH and Studebaker.
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5 ways to celebrate your home planet on Earth Day
While the corporate world hasn’t quite figured out a way to make a killing with Earth Day profits, it’s still a day we should celebrate our home planet.
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Opinion: Long Beach routinely delays public records requests. That’s illegal.
Long Beach is not meeting its legal obligations to release public records—and that has a direct impact on the public’s ability to understand how decisions are being made, and how well the government is managing public funds and assets.
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PF Chang’s, 2 liquor stores cited for selling alcohol to minors during undercover sting, LBPD says
Underage decoys have been visiting businesses and trying to buy alcohol since October. Most passed the test, but some didn’t.
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Tentative agreement reached on certain labor issues impacting ports of Long Beach, LA
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced Thursday a tentative agreement has been reached with the Pacific Maritime Association on some key issues, but negotiations are ongoing.
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Understanding the goals and benefits of palliative care
About 56.8 million people need palliative care each year. Unfortunately, only about 14% of them receive it due to numerous hurdles.
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Vacancies, injuries, turnover feed staffing shortages inside LBFD, department says
Injuries, transfers, retirements and resignations are fueling the staffing issues that are forcing Long Beach Fire Department personnel to work overtime shifts multiple times per month and leading to a diminished quality of life, a department official said Tuesday.
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Hollywood adds an ‘extra’ boost to Long Beach homeless population
An ersatz homeless encampment was set up along the Los Angeles River—a spot coincidentally close to where city and county officials conducted a sweep of actual homeless encampments just a few weeks ago—by film crews for an upcoming TV show.