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Long Beach Mayor-Elect Rex Richardson Declares Victory in Long Beach Mayoral Race

LONG BEACH, CA - Today, Long Beach Mayor-Elect Rex Richardson declared victory in the race for Long Beach Mayor. He released the following statement upon receiving Councilmember Suzie Price’s concession…

LBLN November 15, 2022

City Event City Politics Community

City of Long Beach Facilities and Services Schedule for Election Day

LONG BEACH, CA – In observance of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, the City of Long Beach facilities and services listed below will adhere to the following schedules.…

LBLN October 28, 2022

Community Culture Downtown Long Beach

LBLN Weekend Round-up

Life in Long Beach is never boring! There’s always something going on and LBLN has put together a list of events that you’ll want to check out this weekend. FRIDAY…

LBLN September 30, 2022

Community Downtown Long Beach Entertainment

Long Beach City College signs Multi-Year Agreement to sponsor Grand Prix

LONG BEACH, CA – Long Beach City College, School of Career Technical Education (CTE), has signed a multiyear agreement to become an Official Sponsor of the Acura Grand Prix of…

LBLN March 24, 2022

City Event City Politics Community

Updates from the City of Long Beach

Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation, and Marine to host Open House and Job Fair; City of Long Beach announces return to in-person city council meetings, launch of Youth Climate…

LBLN March 4, 2022

Attractions Attractions City Event

City Celebrates Official Opening of the Redesigned Lincoln Park

An official ceremony was held on Feb. 10 to reopen Lincoln Park in downtown Long Beach. Located at Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Avenue, the new park features new amenities for active and…

LBLN February 11, 2022

Community Downtown Long Beach Downtown Long Beach

Heat Advisory issued for Los Angeles County as Temperatures Climb

As the weather heats up in Los Angeles County, a Heat Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service, cautioning residents to stay hydrated, avoid strenuous activities in the…

LBLN February 9, 2022

Community Downtown Long Beach Downtown Long Beach

Grab a Free Ride with the Long Beach Transit Passport Service

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LBLN January 5, 2022

Charity Community Culture

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.

LBLN November 30, 2021

Business Community Downtown Long Beach

Pike Outlets to host Holiday Kickoff

https://youtu.be/7iU5uVR-hmI

LBLN November 18, 2021

Attractions Breaking News Budget

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.

LBLN November 15, 2021

Community Downtown Long Beach Employment

Unfiltered Voices from those Impacted by the Long Beach Rescue Mission

https://youtu.be/_MggVJwY69U

LBLN November 4, 2021

Attractions Budget Business

UPDATE: Locals fear possible demolition of Queen Mary

Residents express worry as the Queen Mary runs the risk of permanent closure.

LBLN November 4, 2021

Business Coast Community

Historic Backlog of Cargo Ships at the Port of Long Beach

https://youtu.be/fmzio_E_klE

LBLN October 12, 2021

Attractions Business Culture

Space Tech Expo 2021 Returns to Long Beach

https://youtu.be/A9_yb36s5fU

LBLN October 8, 2021

Charity Community Culture

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.

LBLN September 30, 2021

Collision Crime Downtown Long Beach

Unhoused Citizen Struck and Killed by Traffic on 710 Freeway

On Sept. 20, 2021, at approximately 5:34 a.m., officers responded to the area of the 710 Freeway and the 9th Street bridge regarding a possible traffic collision. When officers arrived,…

LBLN September 20, 2021

Community Crime Crime

Double Murder Suspect Arrested in Iowa, Awaits Extradition

On Sept. 16, 2021, U.S. Marshals Southern District of Iowa Fugitive Task Force and Long Beach Police Department Homicide Detectives coordinated the arrest of Joshua Wells, a 29-year-old resident of…

LBLN September 20, 2021

Attractions Attractions Coast

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Returns After Two Year Hiatus

https://youtu.be/7r93voZHnew

LBLN September 15, 2021

City Politics Community Development

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 the Long Beach Convention Center, the U.S. Department of Health…

LBLN July 23, 2021

Charity Community Culture

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.

LBLN July 22, 2021

Community Downtown Long Beach Downtown Long Beach

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 of 4th st. and Cherry Ave around 12 AM. https://youtu.be/w1NOsfaiGxE…

LBLN July 12, 2021

Breaking News Community Crime

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.

LBLN June 25, 2021

Attractions Attractions Coast

Long Beach Locals Give Back to Community on Go Skate Day

Almost 100 skate decks were given out to Long Beach youth on national Go Skate Day by the local organization and event, Push for Peace.

LBLN June 23, 2021

Attractions Attractions Belmont Shore

Long Beach Transit Reopens Aqualink: Free Through July 4th

https://youtu.be/WagR161OfqY

LBLN May 28, 2021

City Politics Community Downtown Long Beach

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 organized a demonstration in opposition to the Health and Human…

LBLN May 24, 2021

Covid-19 Development Downtown Long Beach

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.

LBLN May 18, 2021

Attractions Development Downtown Long Beach

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.

LBLN March 26, 2021

Crime Downtown Long Beach Local News

LBLN Crime Beat

Long Beach IRS Agent Facing 15-Years in Prison for Allegedly Accepted Bribes By Eric Richards A Long Beach Internal Revenue Service employee has been arrested, accused of allegedly accepting bribes…

LBLN May 14, 2019

Downtown Long Beach Downtown Long Beach Local News

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 facebook.com/longbeachlocalnews The Long Beach Department is asking for the…

LBLN July 31, 2018

Downtown Long Beach Housing

First ‘For Sale’ Development in nearly a Decade Broke Ground Yesterday in the East Village

East Village, Long Beach, CA The City of Long Beach, in partnership with City Ventures, Inc., yesterday celebrated the groundbreaking of Huxton, a solar powered, all-electric, townhome condominium community in…

LBLN May 25, 2017