Labor
Long Beach hospitality workers demand equity in Olympic wage implementation
A city measure approved earlier this year that guarantees hospitality workers higher wages excluded concession workers at the Long Beach airport and convention center.
Crime + Public Safety
17-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of woman, Long Beach police say
Police say the teen fatally shot 21-year-old Justice Lopez at her home in the 900 block of Gaviota Avenue on Nov. 22.
Crime + Public Safety
Death of woman hit by Long Beach Transit bus ruled a suicide, police say
Police say the woman was in the roadway in the area of Shoreline Drive and Seventh Street on Nov. 27 when the city bus hit her.
Crime + Public Safety
Chinese national shipped weapons to North Korea through Long Beach port, feds say
Shenghua Wen, a 41-year-old man living in Ontario, could face up to 20 years in prison for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions against the East Asian country, among other crimes.
Crime + Public Safety
Hawaiian Gardens man gets 25 years for selling fentanyl that caused deadly overdose in 2020, feds say
Authorities say Gregory Hevener, 47, used coded language on the social platform OfferUp to advertise and sell heroin and other drugs.
Crime + Public Safety
Man shot while walking in North Long Beach, police say
The man told officers that he was walking in the 4900 block of Long Beach Boulevard when he was shot multiple times.
Scratch This
Scratch This: Thinking of a pet as a holiday gift?
There are Long Beach resources for you, but never forget that we’re as much of a gift to pets as they are to us.
Crime + Public Safety
Woman dies after being struck by city bus near Downtown Long Beach, police say
Police say a city bus driver was traveling northbound on Shoreline Drive, south of Seventh Street, when they struck the woman as she was crossing the road just before 7 p.m.
Labor
‘A little more salt in the wound’: Toma workers quit over fears that the new bar and restaurant is Padre 2.0
The new Downtown space owned by the same man behind Padre and Mezcalero shuttered after the ABC said it illegally sold alcohol for weeks, in addition to owing vendors and workers money. It’s unclear when it will re-open.
Crime + Public Safety
‘They brutalized us’: Brandon Boyd’s family speaks out one week after he was shot, killed by police
During a press conference Tuesday, the Boyd family and community activists called for bodycam footage and the 911 call that led to the Nov. 19 shooting to be released.
Crime + Public Safety
Driver dies after running red light, crashing into other car in East Long Beach, police say
Police say the driver ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Wardlow Road and Palo Verde Avenue at around 7:30 a.m.
Crime + Public Safety
2 injured in separate overnight shootings, Long Beach police say
The first shooting took place near the Rose Park neighborhood while the second happened in West Long Beach, according to authorities.
Crime + Public Safety
CEO of nonprofit that mentored kids in Los Angeles, Long Beach pleads guilty in COVID fraud scheme, DOJ says
Federal authorities say Reginald Foster Jr. of Los Angeles and two co-conspirators stole more than a million dollars in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CSULB
Jane Close Conoley to step down as CSULB president next year
Conoley announced she would retire after the spring semester, with a new president expected to step in 'on or before July 1, 2025.'
Crime + Public Safety
1 dead, another injured in shooting near Bluff Park, Long Beach police say
Officers found both men while responding to a call in the 2600 block of Ocean Boulevard early Sunday morning, police said.
Crime + Public Safety
Woman fatally shot inside her home, Long Beach police say
Police say the deadly shooting happened in the 900 block of Gaviota Avenue at around 11:42 a.m.