Downtown Long Beach
Long Beach Rescue Mission continues to give the gift of community through the holiday season
The Long Beach Rescue Mission is on a mission to continue providing the essentials and more to those in need in the Long Beach community this holiday season.
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Mismanagement sinks $23 Million on phantom repairs for Queen Mary
Long Beach, CA – Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud today released her Queen Mary Report to verify that Urban Commons, the previous leaseholder, and operator of the Queen Mary, used the $23 million as agreed upon to fund the 27 urgent and critical repair projects and to determine whether the City of Long Beach (City) provided sufficient oversight of the funds for these projects.
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Workforce Development Program prepares Mission Residents for Self-Sufficiency
The Long Beach Rescue Mission Workforce Development Program aids residents in achieving stable employment, learning financial literacy, and other essential tools before they transition into their new lives.
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UPDATE: Locals fear possible demolition of Queen Mary
Residents express worry as the Queen Mary runs the risk of permanent closure.
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Long Beach Rescue Mission Offers Life-Altering Programs
The Long Beach Rescue Mission continues to offer transforming programs to the most vulnerable members of the Long Beach community.
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Former School Safety Officer Charged with Murder following Shooting
Former LBUSD safety officer Eddie Gonzalez charged with murder following the death of Mona Rodriquez.
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Thanksgiving Campaign Underway at Long Beach Rescue Mission
The Long Beach Rescue Mission, 1430 Pacific Ave., has kicked off its Thanksgiving Campaign seeking $2.20 donations or more to provide meals, shelter, and services to those in need this holiday season.
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Long Beach Rescue Mission seeks volunteers for all areas
The Long Beach Rescue Mission is currently seeking volunteers to assist in the thrift store, kitchen, learning center, mentorship program,
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Long Beach Arts Council Announces 2021-2022 Annual Grant Cycle Applications are Open
The Arts Council for Long Beach is excited to announce that the 2021–2022 Annual Grant Cycle Applications and Guidelines are now available. Applications and Guidelines can be found on the Arts Council website at http://www.artslb.org/grants.
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How Long Beach Is Looking At Its Rooted Segregation
Long Beach City Council Members are aware of the redlining issues, but how is the issue and it’s ripples going to be fixed?
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Mayor Garcia Announces Closure of Long Beach Migrant Shelter
Long Beach, CA – After reuniting 1,538 migrant children with family members or sponsors from the Emergency Intake Shelter at
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Unhoused Community Members to Enjoy A BBQ Lunch at Long Beach Rescue Mission
Terri Henry, of the non-profit Long Beach Food and Beverage, announced that five of the top Long Beach chefs and restaurateurs hope to provide lunch to over 250 homeless men, women and children initiating the Long Beach Burger Week on July 27th.
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LBPD Officers Find Two-Year-Old, Reunite With Mother
Late Sunday night, officers of the Long Beach Police Department came across a two-year-old child wearing pajamas in the area
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Two Separate Fatal Shootings, Over Night in Long Beach
Two unrelated shootings took place in Long Beach the night of June 24, 2021, into the morning of the 25. Rafael Araiza, a 22-year-old Long Beach resident, as well as a 31-year-old unhoused resident, both suffered fatal gunshot wounds over the course of the night.
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Medina Orthwein LLP Files Race Discrimination Class Action on Behalf of Black City of Long Beach Employees
The City of Long Beach is being sued by Black employees as they allegedly failed to provide the Black employees
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LBPD Arrests Murder Suspect
Detectives identified and arrested male adult suspect Luis Oros, a 22-year-old resident of Long Beach who was booked on one count of attempted murder on June 3, 2021.
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Long Beach Rescue Mission Supports Formerly Unhoused Mother Through New Life Program
More information on the New Life Program: lbrm.org/what-we-do/life-change-programs/
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City Auditor Laura Doud Finds Urban Commons Misrepresents Financial Information of Queen Mary
The Long Beach City Auditor’s Office (Office) in partnership with the forensics accounting firm, Hemming Morse, has performed an analysis of financial transactions and activity between Urban Commons Queensway LLC (Urban Commons), the leaseholder and operator of the Queen Mary, and the City of Long Beach (City). The purpose of the investigation was to verify that the $23 million approved by City Council in 2016 was used as intended to fund 27 critical and urgent repair projects identified in the 2016 Marine Survey.
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Protest at Long Beach Convention Center Over Migrant Children’s Facility
In the early afternoon of Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the corner of East Seaside Way and Pine Ave, protestors
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222 Migrant Children Reportedly Reunited with Sponsors
Nearing one full month of operations, the Long Beach Convention Center, currently occupied by HHS to house migrant children has reportedly reunited a total of 222 children with sponsors as of Monday, May 17th.
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Long Beach Healthcare Workers Protest at St. Mary Hospital
Healthcare workers at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach were joined by Vice Mayor Rex Richardson to address accusations of unequal treatment and lack of protections for security officers at Dignity Health – St. Mary Hospital the morning of Thursday, May 13th. The protest came a day after Service Employees International Union-United Health Care Workers West (SEIU-UHW) filed a formal hazard complaint with Cal/OSHA related to the hospital’s handling of the novel coronavirus.
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Update: Where Did the Children Go?
Mayor Robert Garcia and city officials announced late last month that Long Beach would be welcoming several hundred migrant children to be housed at the Long Beach Convention Center until a time in which the reunification of them and their families was possible (prospectively 7-10 days for each child to be specific). After two weeks of operation, with a lack of publicly available data, the facility has failed to reunite any children with their families or sponsors thus far. According to Forbes, only four families throughout the U.S., separated under the Trump administration, have been reunited since President Biden took office. Though the housing of migrant children here in Long Beach has been well-publicized, their transportation out of the city, and in this instance, the state, has not.
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Long Beach Providing Migrant Children with Temporary Emergency Shelter
To ensure the safety and well-being of each child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, has requested assistance from local governments throughout the United States to provide temporary facilities for these children, while the federal government quickly reconnects them with family members or sponsors in the United States. Long Beach specifically has been requested to assist with this humanitarian mission to safely house children who are unattended by their parents.
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Long Beach Transit Purchases New Zero-Emission Battery-Electric Buses
At its March 25, 2021 meeting, the Long Beach Transit Board of Directors authorized the purchase 20 new battery-electric buses from New Flyer of America.
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Body Found Washed Ashore on Coast of Long Beach
On December 27, 2019 at approximately 2:10 p.m., Long Beach Police officers responded to the area of Coronado Ave. and E.
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Shoppers at Urban Hive Market are in for a Spooktacular Treat
A conglomerate of small businesses pop-up to bring you, the Urban Hive Market, that takes place each month at The
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New LB Cafe for Some Cool Cats
Get into the FELINE of PURRFECTION as cat lounges have been popping up all over the country and now Long
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Play, Pamper and Pose at the Queen Mary’s Doggie Paradise Saturday, September 14
The Queen Mary is pleased to debut an afternoon of doggie delight at the all-new Doggie Paradise on Saturday, September
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And The LBC Lived Happily Ever After
Summer time. Ninety degrees. Two days. All the west coast hip-hop bangers. All the oldies from every artist that each
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Pacific Visions Redefines the Role of Aquariums at the Aquarium of the Pacific
On May 24, 2019, the Aquarium of the Pacific will open its first major expansion in its two-decade history, welcoming
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Long Beach Yoga Festival brings holistically-minded and curious individuals to The Pike Outlets
More info: thelongbeachyogafestival.com
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Woman Shot To Death in Downtown Long Beach
Long Beach Police Department is investigating a shooting in downtown Long Beach that killed a woman early Saturday morning. The
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Foundation Sandwich Shop celebrates one year of serving Downtown Long Beach area with unique and delicious crafted sandwich options
Foundation Sandwich Shop celebrates one year of serving Downtown Long Beach area with unique and delicious crafted sandwich options!
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Antioch Church continues its’ historic legacy with the purchase of The Vault building on Pine
Antioch Church continues its’ historic legacy with the purchase of The Vault building on Pine Ave., to house it’s thousand
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Millworks and Antioch Church Announce A Match Made in Heaven
Millworks and Antioch Church of Long Beach are excited to announce an agreement that will revive 350 Pine Ave. The
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Hot licks at Shoreline Village is turning things up a notch
Hot licks at Shoreline Village is turning things up a notch
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Possible Gang-Related Murder Last Night Investigation On-Going
Possible gang-related murder occurred last night at approx. 11:40 p.m., at the 1200 block of Chestnut Avenue, however, motive has
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Carts of Rainbow Harbor & Friday “Grub Club” help activate Long Beach’s beautiful waterfront
The new Carts of Rainbow Harbor kiosks and Friday “Grub Club” by Shoreline Village continue to activate the beautiful
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UPDATE: FOUND CRITICAL MISSING PERSON- IEVISE SULUAI
UPDATE: 7/31/18 Ievise has been located safe at a Los Angeles hospital. Thank you to all who shared on our
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Jet Blue Offering Free Flights for Firefighters to Attend Captain Rosa Service, July 3rd
Jet Blue is offering free flights for firefighters to attend Captain Rosa’s Service taking place on July 3rd at 10:00
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Sunrise Yoga Aboard The Queen Mary
The Queen Mary is now offering donation based yoga Wedneday-Sunday at 7am. Classes are 1 hour and weather permiting will
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Pinot’s Palette Celebrates Grand Opening In Downtown Long Beach
Pinot’s Palette hosted the grand opening of its newest franchise on Saturday at 470 Pine Avenue in Downtown. As Long Beach’s only
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