homelessness

Newsom calls on cities to 'move with urgency' to clear encampments

It is unclear how Long Beach will react to the executive order, which directs state agencies and cities to clear unhoused encampments.

Jason Ruiz

Jul 25, 2024 — 4 min read

A homeless encampment is set up beside Church's Texas Chicken on the corner of Anaheim Street and Orange Avenue in Long Beach's Cambodia Town Thursday, May 9, 2024. Photo by Brandon Richardson.

Debris from a demolished building surrounds a large, yellow piece of construction equipment.

YMCA demolishes Rascals Teriyaki Grill building to make way for expansion

The YMCA did not provide details for its upcoming project for the former site of the popular restaurant, which closed over a year ago and sat vacant until it was razed last week.

2 arrested in connection to July slaying in Coolidge Triangle neighborhood, Long Beach police say

Police say they arrested Eric Calvin of Lancaster and Damion Joseph Jr. of Palmdale on suspicion of murder for the fatal shooting of Vernont Murray on July 1.

Artist's rendition of a black and white office building under a cloudy blue sky.

Planning Commission approves plans to convert Union Bank building into housing

The adaptive reuse of the former Union Bank building in Downtown Long Beach is part of a proposed 275-unit development at the site.

A small brown temporary building sits near a dirt road that borders a large raised earthen moun

Critically Speaking: Put a lid on it?

Looking over an 'engineered cap' and concerns over toxins at a proposed Long Beach storage facility.