A California appeals court rules a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple. It’s part of a series of cases shaping the debate over free speech and anti-discrimination laws.
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Try new restaurants and raise money for wildfire victims during Dine Out Long Beach
Restaurants are offering special menus and discounts. More than a dozen will also donate a portion of their proceeds to people displaced by the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Posted inBusiness
Long Beach sidewalk vendors start receiving free food carts from the city
Long Beach has started handing out free food carts to street vendors complying with local rules. Dozens more applications are in the pipeline.
Posted inArt
Theater News: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ — a musical that explores social anxiety — plays at Cerritos Center this weekend
This national touring production is “a life-affirming story about how to handle great crisis and move on.”
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Long Beach gives up on ‘tiny homes’ shelter, returns $5.6 million state grant
After years of considering three potential sites, the city is abandoning plans to establish a 33-unit tiny home campus, leaving Long Beach on the hook for millions it already spent.
Posted inCrime
Police search for hit-and-run driver who seriously injured motorcyclist
Police said a pickup heading west on Seventh Street hit a man riding a motorcycle northbound on Pacific Avenue.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a chocolate festival and Valentine’s R&B
Second Street will transform into a chocolate-lovers paradise this weekend.
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Jury awards $21.3 million verdict to Long Beach woman rear-ended by truck
The negligence lawsuit said she was fully stopped, trying to make a left turn near Wardlow Road and Elm Avenue, when the big-rig slammed into her minivan.
Posted inPolitics
Is the U.S. in a constitutional crisis? California’s attorney general says not yet
Democratic attorneys general have different views on whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis during the new Trump administration.
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Long Beach warns residents to be ready for heavy rains, some flooding as strong storm approaches
It’s been an unusually dry rainy season for Long Beach so far, but another wet weather system is rolling in this week.