Two Aquatic Playgrounds now open for Summer
The City of Long Beach opened the popular inflatable “Wibit” aquatic playgrounds at Alamitos Beach and Bayshore Avenue this summer,
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Youth
City of Long Beach to Host Second Annual Long Beach Youth Festival
LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Health Department’s Office of Youth Development, in partnership with the City’s Youth and
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City to Begin Offering Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Those Ages 6 to 17
LONG BEACH, CA – Beginning Thursday, July 7, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will
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Long Beach Libraries to Offer Expanded Programming for Teens
LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Public Library (LBPL) is expanding its programming for teens at several branch locations. The summer
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Long Beach Rescue Mission delivers 1,000 Easter Baskets to local Elementary School
LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Rescue Mission recently delivered 1000 Easter baskets to Roosevelt Elementary School students in
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UPDATE: Video surfaces of Lakewood High School staff physically restraining student with special needs during protest
Earlier this week, “students staged a demonstration in the quad area of Lakewood High School’s campus…Students staged the demonstration after
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Local youth fight for climate change action
A group of high school students and other youth gathered at a Long Beach Unified School District board meeting to
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UPDATE: Mona Rodriguez Death to be Investigated as Homicide by LBPD
Yesterday, Oct. 6, 2021, Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, who was struck in the upper body in a shooting incident on Sep.
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LBPD Seeks Public’s Help Identifying Suspect Wanted for Physically Assaulting Juvenile
Update: Thanks to the help of our community— the suspect wanted for this assault has been taken into custody. Long
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LBUSD to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations
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.
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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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Transportation of Migrant Children Through LGB Airport Persists
Over 60 migrant children took a flight out of Long Beach airport in late May and are currently unaccounted for by the public.
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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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City Officials Unaware Nearly 100 Migrant Children Transported Out of LGB Airport
Long Beach city officials were unaware that almost 100 unaccompanied minors were quietly put on a plane that departed from
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Rancho Rio Verde Riding Club the only horse riding club and training facility in Long Beach
More info: rrvridingclub.com
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Long Beach Nonprofit California Families in Focus Needs Your Help Pampering 500 Women and Children Living in Shelters during Christmas
California Families in Focus (CFF) will host its 16th Annual Spirit of Christmas Brunch on December 21, 2019. With your
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World Kindness Day – 5 Ways to Contribute to the LB Community and 2 Locals Share their Stories
Today is National World Kindness Day and Long Beach is filled with people who want to make the world a
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I Matter 2 – The first conscious Youth Fashion Show in Long Beach
California Families in Focus is inviting the Long Beach Community and surrounding cities to its first of its kind “I
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