Failed legislative bills have attempted to create safe parking programs for students to sleep in their cars on California campuses while awaiting housing. Meanwhile, Long Beach City College allows homeless students to park overnight.
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Dark Harbor — the Queen Mary’s legacy, spooky carnival — is finally back this Friday
There are five bone-chilling mazes, including a returning favorite. Plus, how to access the hidden Dark Harbor speakeasies.
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Man accused of going on high-profile window-smashing spree charged with 2 counts of vandalism
Neighbors, police and court records lay out a trail of chaos, eviction proceedings and social media threats.
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Murder suspect appears to have killed himself during standoff with SWAT officers, LBPD says
Police believe they cornered the suspected killer after the deaths of a man and a woman near DeForest Park Monday morning.
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More secure EBT cards are coming to California. Here’s when they’ll go out
The state is working on electronic benefit cards with security chips, but is behind schedule. Families are expected to be able to use them in January.
Posted inPolitics
Does Long Beach want tougher penalties for repeat shoplifters and drug offenders? City Council to weigh in Tuesday
City officials will choose whether to support Proposition 36, a consequential law that has divided lawmakers across California on how to prosecute drug possession and theft.
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Police arrest man suspected of murdering 17-year-old as she walked home from work
Police said Briana Soto was so close to home that her mother heard the shots when she was gunned down for reasons that remain unclear.
Posted inEducation
CSULB warns professors they broke rules during Gaza protest; ACLU says the rules are unconstitutional
Faculty members have accused CSULB of targeting professors who spoke out against their employer, something the college denies.
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New ‘Dexter’ prequel films in Long Beach, turning Downtown street corner into 1990s Miami
The corner of Broadway and Linden was decked out to play the role of a Florida beach town on Friday.
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Long Beach postpones opening of Junipero Beach roller rink
The new roller rink on the beach was scheduled to open Saturday, but it was not ready for skaters, so the city postponed.