Housing crisis
Rep. Robert Garcia plans to start pro-housing caucus to address national housing shortage
The YIMBY group would look at adjusting tax incentives, parking requirements and zoning regulations to encourage housing production.
Senior center
Poetry readings? Pickleball courts? Tai chi? Long Beach asks what new senior center should offer
The city plans to relocate the Fourth Street facility to a newer building less than a mile away, with a projected opening in 2027.
Crime + Public Safety
Police ask for help finding 17-year-old girl who ran away from child protective services
Police say Rodjanae Harrell had been missing since Aug. 13, when Long Beach officers found her Thursday. However, she ran away after being placed under DCFS custody, they added.
Crime + Public Safety
Man arrested in connection to slaying of 17-year-old Long Beach girl in March, police say
Police say they used DNA, video and cellphone evidence over the last several months to identify Troy Lamar Fox, 34, as the suspect who fatally shot Briana Soto on the night of March 26.
Crime + Public Safety
14 cited during DUI checkpoint in Bixby Knolls, police say
The DUI checkpoint was held Thursday night at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and 45th Street between 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to the LBPD.
Critically Speaking
Critically Speaking: Show some initiative
A minimum wage increase, the right to marry and rent control are among the statewide ballot measures you’ll decide this year.
Scratch This
Scratch This: Beloved shelter worker dies unexpectedly
Shelter staff and volunteers mourn the loss of Brian Wooten.
LBUSD
Special needs student hit by car after walking off Bryant Elementary campus unaccompanied
The district said its 'thoughts' are with the family but did not elaborate on what improvements the incident might spur on its campuses.
Public Transportation
Column: We already have a world-class transportation network. The buses just need to come more often.
If Long Beach wants to give people easy mobility options around town, the city should do whatever it takes to make the buses show up at the shortest intervals possible.
Missing Person
St. Mary Medical Center seeks help to identify John Doe
The patient was described as a Hispanic/Asian-American man in their 40s.
Recycling
Long Beach organic recycling program starts in October. Are you among the first homes?
The state mandated organic recycling program has led to multiple rate increases and will officially begin for about 8,000 Long Beach homes in October.
transit
Long Beach extends free micro-transit program between Downtown and Alamitos Bay
The micro-shuttle program will now offer free rides between the Queen Mary and Alamitos Bay.
City Council
Long Beach City Council approves $3.6 billion core services-focused budget
The City Council voted unanimously to approve the proposed budget Tuesday night bringing a close to the process that began in August.
Discrimination
Long Beach workers allege discrimination in Public Works, call for national Black employee protections
Despite city officials denying systemic discrimination, Black workers like Anthony Holmes and Kyle Seals are speaking out.
Long Beach will relocate Alamitos Beach senior center; neighbors wonder what will happen when it’s gone
Those who live near the facility worry that existing crime and safety problems will get significantly worse once the old center is vacant.
Crime + Public Safety
Long Beach police schedule DUI checkpoint for Thursday
Police say the checkpoint will happen somewhere in the North Divison, which covers most of the city above Wardlow Road.