Hiring Event

New Traffic Circle Sprouts Farmers Market to host Aug. 27 in-person hiring event

The new Sprouts Farmers Market is anticipated to open Oct. 11 but the hiring fair next week is needed to help fill the over 100 positions available at the new store.

Homeless housing

Long Beach now enforcing its longstanding ban on public camping — starting with parks

With most emergency and temporary shelters in the city close to capacity, it's unclear where unhoused people will go.

Summertime Subscriber Drive

Representation Matters — Always.

The Long Beach Watchdog staff is small but mighty, determined to give every community a voice. We need your help to do it.

Police search for missing 64-year-old with medical conditions

Police say 64-year-old Freddie D. Jenkins was last seen around 2 p.m. Friday near Poly High School.

Crime + Public Safety

Police ask for help finding missing 90-year-old who went missing out of North Long Beach

Authorities say Leverne E. Brown was last seen leaving his apartment in the 3200 block of Artesia Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

What's Good LBC

What's Good, LBC? Pulling planes, neighborhood bike rides, a music festival and more

Here's a list of events in and around Long Beach jam-packed with family-friendly outings, things to be inspired by and great places to get together with friends.

affordable housing

Expanding affordable housing mandate in Long Beach to be discussed at upcoming forums

The City Council could vote on expanding the city's inclusionary housing ordinance later this year and the city is hosting a series of forums to discuss housing policies in Long Beach.

Crime + Public Safety

Police respond to human remains call at Junipero Beach, find fake skull

Officers were called twice to the beach Monday morning after reports of human skull in the area.

health care

LA County hopes data sharing will help reduce medical debt; Long Beach won't participate

County hospitals will soon be required to share medical debt data in hopes of identifying assistance gaps.

Crime + Public Safety

Man found shot to death in North Long Beach, police say

Police say they found the man’s body just before 7 a.m. in the 600 block of South Street.

Crime + Public Safety

Man dies nearly 2 weeks after being struck by hit-and-run driver, police say

Police say 48-year-old Anthony Tapia was crossing the street outside of a marked crosswalk near the area of St. Louis Avenue and Seventh Street on the night of Aug. 3, when someone in an SUV hit him and drove away.

Crime + Public Safety

1 dead, several injured in crash near Poly High School, police say

Police say the crash happened shortly after midnight Friday in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Atlantic Avenue.

mpox

Mpox: No new local cases, but Long Beach health officials say they’re keeping an eye on global spread

The city’s department of Health and Human Services has given about 8,700 doses of mpox vaccine to residents.

sports

Joy Taylor hosts watch party for "Like a Girl" season 2 at Watch Me! Sports Bar in Long Beach

The docuseries highlights women in sports, making the city's first women's sports bar an ideal location for the event.

Critically Speaking

Critically Speaking: Are we still a compassionate city?

Long Beach to begin citing some unhoused people following June Supreme Court ruling. 

Scratch This

Scratch This | Pets are domestic violence survivors, too: Nonprofit helps humans in crisis stay with their pets

Plus, meet four adoptable cats and dogs that need loving homes.