City Council members floated the idea of letting people buy and use state-certified “safe and sane” fireworks during the Fourth of July season.
Posted inEducation
Newsom signs bill to prevent sex abuse in schools
The law requires a database intended to stop teachers facing credible accusations of abuse from quitting and getting rehired at another school, potentially abusing more children.
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Potential names revealed for Long Beach baseball team. Now it’s time to vote
How does the Long Beach Grit sound? Maybe the Regulators? Team owners want your votes on six options.
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Large Halloween party in downtown will have city-sanctioned public drinking
It’s an expansion of Long Beach’s experiment to allow alcohol consumption at certain public events.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom just banned loud ads on Netflix and other streaming services. Here’s why
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning ads that are substantially louder than the shows on streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.
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No fridge? No more. Newsom signs bill requiring apartment landlords to supply appliances
Under the new law, apartments will be considered uninhabitable if they do not come with a working refrigerator and stove.
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Vince Vaughn show ‘Bad Monkey’ filming at Pike Restaurant & Bar in Long Beach
Once again, we’re standing in for Florida on your TV screen.
Posted inArt
Historic Art Theatre to premiere new screen, 4K laser projection system
It will be a vast improvement in picture quality for the nonprofit, independent theater on Fourth Street.
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California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.
Posted inReal Estate
New data dashboard shows rising apartment rents, higher office vacancies in downtown Long Beach
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance recently launched the free service, hoping to provide useful, real-time market data.