Brandon Richardson

Labor

Disney cast members are getting a $6 raise under new contract

Less than two weeks after voting overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, workers announce they have ratified a “historic” contract.

arts and culture

Darryl Daniel, cousin of Snoop Dogg and artist behind iconic ‘Doggystyle’ album cover, dies at 56

Known as Joe Cool, Daniel struggled with addiction much of his life but left behind a legacy as one of the most iconic illustrators in hip-hop.

arts and culture

‘Skateboarding is art’: Locals give away limited edition Long Beach-themed decks

Push For Peace makes skateboards featuring local artists’ work and gives one away to young skaters in need for each that is sold.

LBC’s Snoop Dogg to carry torch at Paris Olympics

The legendary rapper is one of the final torchbearers before the flame lights the Olympic cauldron Friday.

cybersecurity

Long Beach airport, port largely unaffected by global tech outage

The outage was caused by a defective software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.

Port of Long Beach

‘Pier beast’: Port of Long Beach breaks ground on massive $1.57B rail yard

The 171-acre facility is expected to reduce the number of truck trips at the port by 4.6 million annually, drastically cutting harmful emissions.

Rocket Lab to star in HBO documentary on the commercial space race

The film focuses on the rivalry between the Long Beach company and Astra, as the fight for cosmic real estate heats up.

lakewood equestrian center

Community rallies to save ‘rare gem’ in Lakewood Equestrian Center as city officials weigh closure

Lakewood officials did not inform the five women-owned businesses or the dozens of people with boarded horses that the facility could be shut down, one horse owner said.

Labor

‘As long as it takes’: Westin Long Beach workers are on strike

Around 100 workers walked out Saturday morning and refuse to work until a new contract agreement is reached.

Westin Long Beach

Westin Long Beach workers may celebrate 4th of July weekend on strike

Workers at the Downtown hotel voted to authorize the strike Tuesday as contract negotiations drag on.

Food 4 Less

Food 4 Less reaches tentative contract agreement, fending off strike

Less than two weeks ago, union members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if necessary.

‘Don’t feed the birds’: El Dorado Park duck pond reopens after multi-million dollar facelift

About 400 turtles and more than 200 fish were relocated as part of the project.

Grow Long beach

Ford to open EV development center in Douglas Park

The 250,000-square-foot facility will include office, labs and a design studio for up to 450 workers.

Long Beach Airport

‘A big middle finger to us’: Residents unimpressed with FAA, LGB informational webinar

Federal and local officials, as well as industry experts, answered dozens of community questions related to general aviation operations.

LGB breaks monthly passenger record for 2nd time this year

Nearly 190,000 people traveled through the airport in May — the most in a single month in its 100-year history.

‘Resilience’: As it rebuilds, Open Gallery curates group show for Long Beach Walls

And everything you need to know about this year’s joint Walls-Art Renzei festival.