WATCHDOG TODAY: LB reports dip in homelessness, TB outbreak contained, CSULB walks out
From an update on the plan to create an LGBTQ+ corridor to a proposal to speed up hiring in Long Beach, here are today's headlines.
WATCHDOG TODAY
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Here are the latest headlines.
Long Beach homeless population dropped slightly since 2023, but city leaders say they’re not taking ‘victory lap’
Alicia Robinson • May 8, 2024
The annual homeless count, which was held in January, found 3,376 people in the city without permanent housing; nearly three quarters of them are unsheltered.
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Long Beach officials say TB outbreak contained, months of care awaits those infected
Jason Ruiz • May 8, 2024
City Council members were briefed on the Tuberculosis outbreak Tuesday by the city's health officer who declared a local health emergency earlier this month.
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Crime + Public Safety
Police investigate shooting death near Cambodia Town
CSULB students, faculty walk out of class amid ongoing demands to divest from Israel, defense contractors
Brandon Richardson • May 8, 2024
More than 100 Cal State Long Beach students and faculty walked out of class Wednesday afternoon, reaffirming their demands that the univ…
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Proposed Charter change to speed up hiring in Long Beach goes to committee
Jason Ruiz • May 8, 2024
Long Beach City Council members showed initial support Tuesday for placing a proposed charter amendment before voters this fall that city officials say will speed up the city’s hiring process and help fill vacancies in the city that currently stand a…
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Improvements on proposed LGBTQ+ corridor could be slow, costly, report says
Jason Ruiz • May 8, 2024
String lights, neon wall art and historical plaques could be headed to Broadway as part of the Long Beach’s proposed LGBTQ+ Corridor project but the early-phase additions could take as long as two years to complete, accordi…
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An industrial facility is going up near Long Beach Airport, with more projects in the works, developer says
Brandon Richardson • May 7, 2024
For decades, a more than 450,000-square-foot manufacturing and office facility west of Long Beach Airport served the city’s aviation industry under various…
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