Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a huge BBQ festival and groundbreaking tiki documentary
Is summer here yet? It definitely feels like it with outdoor concerts, good eats and even the Mai Tai Festival happening this weekend.
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Palm Springs ‘anti-life’ bombing suspect may have had suicide pact with slain Washington woman
Online postings and interviews with his father reveal an expanding network of fringe beliefs around the ethics of human life and procreation.
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Where to watch ‘The Goonies’ and other classic movies on the beach this summer
Moonlight Movies is back on Granada Beach with six free showings starting in June and running through August.
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Seeking to seize its opportunity on the world stage, Long Beach lays plans for influx of Olympic visitors
The city is planning fan zones for spectators around town, laying roadmaps for public transportation and hoping to leverage the Games for long-term philanthropic giving.
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Anya Taylor-Joy films scenes for Apple TV+ show along the Promenade in Long Beach
Crews filmed multiple scenes for the show called “Lucky” along the Promenade between Third and Fifth streets, according to someone familiar with the production.
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40 years on, family-owned Phnom Penh Noodle Shack keeps celebrating Cambodian food and culture
The neighborhood institution is offering a discount for customers during Cambodian Restaurant Week that runs through May 25.
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Man arrested on suspicion of lighting large fire that charred Cambodia Town home
The one-story house was engulfed in flames, and as the fire spread, a propane tank on the property blew up, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.
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City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and ranked among the top five for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report, is at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs that are transforming cancer care — from cancer-fighting drugs utilized worldwide to groundbreaking clinical […]
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‘Relic of slavery’: California lawmakers are trying again to raise pay for incarcerated workers
Many people in California prisons and jails work for less than $1 an hour. Lawmakers are advancing two bills that could lead to wage increases for some of them.