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…
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.…
LA Voice and the Unitarian Universal Church of Long Beach held a mayoral candidate forum on Sunday in which community members were allowed to ask candidates Suzie Price and Rex…
LONG BEACH, CA - Following the Primary Election on June 7, results show a tight race for various Long Beach offices which will all be decided in runoff elections this…
American at a polling booth LONG BEACH, CA – On Saturday, May 28, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk will open all 11-day Vote Centers throughout Los Angeles County. The four-day Vote…
LONG BEACH, CA – The City of Long Beach Office of the City Clerk has partnered with the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to bring the Vote By Mail Drop-Off Program, an…
Photo by Jim Gordon LONG BEACH, CA - Long Beach residents gathered downtown for ‘Questions and Answers’ with candidates running for mayor in the 2022 election. The Meet Your Next…
Update: Long Beach Police Department has released preliminary information regarding this incident. At approximately 2:01 p.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of E. 10th Street regarding a shooting. Through their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Jan. 19, the new government-run site, COVIDtests.gov., officially went live, offering free at-home COVID-19 tests to all Americans. With a limit of four per order, anyone…
District 3 Councilwoman Suzie Price has announced her campaign for Long Beach Mayor. LONG BEACH - Long Beach City Councilwoman Suzie Aramesh Price recently launched her campaign to succeed outgoing…
LONG BEACH, Ca -- The election cycle for the City of Long Beach will open on June 7 for the offices of the Mayor, City Auditor, City Attorney, City Prosecutor,…
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia announced today he is running for California's Long Beach-based congressional seat in 2022. In a video announcement on Twitter, he dedicated his campaign to his late mother who…
On Thursday, November 18, the Long Beach Independent Redistricting Commission voted to adopt the final map for the new Long Beach City Council district boundaries.
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.
According to a news release by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “ Maritime smuggling events in Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties increased significantly this summer reaching record levels.”
Long Beach, CA - City Manager Tom Modica today announced the process for selecting a new leader of the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) since Chief Robert G. Luna announced last month that he will be retiring in December 2021.
Long Beach Police Chief Robert G. Luna announced today that he will be retiring in December 2021. Chief Luna was sworn in as Chief of Police on November 22, 2014,…
The Long Beach Police Department Traffic Section conducted a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Lakewood Boulevard and Wardlow Street, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and…
The Long Beach City Council voted to adopt the City of Long Beach’s $3 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The new budget includes a notable and controversial increase to the budget of the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) to the tune of $250 million, or about 64 percent of the total General Fund adopted within the new City budget.
As the Delta variant surges throughout the world and local community, the Long Beach Unified School District has announced that they will be requiring proof of vaccination or weekly negative COVID-19 tests for all of their employees.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
The City of Long Beach released a Request for Proposals (RFP) today for aeronautical development of all or portions of approximately 27 acres at Long Beach Airport (LGB).
Long Beach city officials are adopting the $234 million Long Beach Recovery Act to help fund the needs of public health, fiscal and economic downfalls that may have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Across the United States and worldwide Covid-19 is causing great devastation, especially to those who have lost loved ones. As of April, 27 it is estimated to have killed approximately 200,000…
Amid decreasing deaths and hospitalizations from Coronavirus, California’s leading politicians are considering re-opening the state’s economy. Despite repeated promises that these crucial decisions will be guided by the best available…
When paddle boarders in Malibu are being arrested for ignoring stay at home orders, one might begin to question whether we have gone too far.[1] In the face of unparalleled…
In 1982, Long Beach native and activist Zoe Nicholson went to Springfield, IL to fast for the Equal Rights Amendment, which then got ratified in 2018 following the state of…
On November 5, 2019, Mayor Robert Garcia will honor Congressman Alan Lowenthal with a Key to the City. “Congressman Lowenthal has served our city with distinction for 27 years, beginning…
On October 4, 2019, the City of Long Beach joined with a total of 105 cities and counties an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of the United States…
Today, Tuesday 18th June 2019 at 4pm the #StopTheBans pro-choice rally was held in front of City Hall in Long Beach. The event was organized by activist, speaker and author,…
Today Long Beach City Council may consider banning travel to Alabama and Georgia due to their most recent anti-abortion laws. Long Beach along with Los Angeles are the first two…
Long Beach, CA In another political stunner, Long Beach Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell announces his opposition to the controversial charter amendment Measure BBB, which would allow Long Beach officials to run…
Long Beach, CA Two Political Action Committees have formed to oppose Mayor Garcia's Measure BBB. They are Long Beach Reform Coalition and Open Up Long Beach. Long Beach Reform Coalition…
Long Beach, CA Voters in Long Beach will get to decide along with other voters within the LA County Flood Control District whether to give themselves another tax increase come…
By LBencruisn29 It is Time to End Career Politicians Trying to Reward Themselves With a Kingdom In 2007, 68% of the people of Long Beach voted for term limits. The…
Long Beach Assembly member Patrick O’Donnell today came out against Senate Bill 35. In a statement on his website, he stated: “Senate Bill 35 is bad for Long Beach and…
Long Beach, CA The upcoming April 2018 Long Beach election season has begun with local citywide incumbents already beginning their re-election bids. They include: Mayor Robert Garcia 1st District Council…
Opinion Editorial By Rachel Gunther What is Councilmember Pearce hiding and where did our values go as a community and city? Last night, as part of public comment at City…
By Robert Fox There is a movement from a few individuals demanding something called “Just Cause Eviction”. The proponents are claiming that people are being summarily evicted from their apartments…
Long Beach, CA With citywide elections a year away, 5 incumbents have filed candidate intention paperwork to run for reelection. These incumbents include: current Mayor Robert Garcia, current 1st District…
Long Beach, CA A coalition group that calls itself May Day Long Beach is marching on May 1st at MacArthur Park from 5PM to 8PM to demand that Long Beach…
Long Beach, CA Tonight, in a vote of 5 to 3, new rules were approved which changes the way office holder funds can now be utilized in Long Beach. Each…
California Just when you think tax increases were over in California, new legislation recently passed includes a 12 cents per gallon gas hike that will go into effect in November…
Long Beach, CA Lena Gonzalez, City Councilwoman of the 1st District whose area includes the Washington Neighborhood, West PAC neighborhood, and parts of Downtown Long Beach including Willmore City, the…
Sacramento, California Long Beach residents may be seeing another tax hike, but this time at the gas pumps. The Democratically controlled California Legislature is proposing to raise 52 billion dollars…
Long Beach, CA Building Healthy Communities, a funded 10-year public health initiative by the California Endowment, LAANE (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy), and other groups are advocating for…
California When one election season ends, a new one begins. This is the case with a big announcement recently by State Senator Ricardo Lara on his run for California State…
Long Beach, CA The City of Long Beach has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Police Officers Association (POA) to bring pay in line with other agencies competing for…
By Debbie Lewis, Downtown Resident For over 2 years, Unite Here Local 11, a Los Angeles-based union, has been sending out paid protestors to discourage business at the Westin and…
Long Beach, CA With immigration policy being on the forefront of national politics, Long Beach's own elected officials share their thoughts on the matter. Today, President Donald Trump signed two…
Sacramento, CA Yesterday, Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach) introduced AB 169 and AB 170, both of which will help California address its growing need for qualified teachers. AB…
By Long Beach Local News Staff Washington, DC Congressman Alan Lowenthal who represents Long Beach in the 47th Congressional District today issued the following statement regarding whether he will attend…
Long Beach, CA On January 20th, the 49rs Tavern will be hosting an inauguration celebration for Donald Trump located at: 5660 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Ste A Long Beach CA…
Long Beach, CA Community members in the 5th District of East Long Beach have filed a Change.org petition in an effort to remove newly installed bollards placed along Studebaker Road…
Sacramento, CA Over the past year, as Sacramento rolled out new legislation, Long Beach's own Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell representing the 70th California Assembly District which includes a large swath of…
In an email to supporters, Kamala Harris, newly elected California Democrat US Senator vows to defend the Affordable Care otherwise known as "Obamacare." She writes, "As Attorney General for California,…
Many new laws went into affect in California starting in the new year but one new law that garnered much attention and discussion in Long Beach is the minimum wage…
“The Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library will be a beacon of learning, imagination and growth for the entire community,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “With enhanced technology and study rooms available for…
Among the winners this year are small business owners, executives, and neighborhood organizers, including newcomers to Long Beach as well as longtime members of the business community. This year’s…
Josh Butler, director of Housing Long Beach, talks about the struggles renters are facing as rents rise and vacancies are low, while offering solutions and an outlet
The mayors office just released a statement that an agreement was reached with the army corps of engineers to move forward with a study of long beach's coastal ecosystem. This…
Councilwoman Suzie Price invites the public to a free family workshop exploring all aspects of social media, specifically, cyber bullying and internet safety on Saturday October 24, from 9 AM – 12…
