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.

Crime + Public Safety

Man dies months after motorcycle crash at Port of Long Beach, police say

The motorcyclist was hospitalized following a crash on March 25. Detectives were notified on Wednesday that he died from his injuries.

Ethics Commission

Ethics Commission forwards changes to Long Beach's lobbyist law to City Council

The proposed changes would require city officials to disclose their calendars and lobbyists to provide more information more often in an attempt to shed light on who is trying to influence decision-making in the city.

Crime + Public Safety

2 dogs die in apartment fire, Long Beach authorities say

Fire crews responded just after 4:40 a.m. to an apartment in 700 block of Magnolia Avenue that had caught fire, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.

Clocked Out

Clocked Out: Happy Sundays fest, Joe Bataan and more shows you shouldn't miss in Long Beach this summer

The city's longest-running dance night is turning 26 and will feature a Latin soul legend.

Port of Long Beach

LA, Long Beach ports report record July cargo volumes. What does the future hold?

With data showing Long Beach is closing the gap with LA, Mayor Richardson thinks the city is poised to take over as the top U.S. container port in the coming years.

Housing crisis

Column: The White House says the answer to the housing crisis is a lot more homes

This federal funding could help Long Beach cover the cost of updating codes and regulations to allow more construction.

City Council

Long Beach will permanently dedicate Willow Springs Park as open space

The park has about 16 acres of space that has been restored but the rest of the roughly 50 acres is still used for industrial and commercial uses.

Opinion

NYT critic reduces Long Beach’s Olympic closing ceremony to a ‘beach party’ — like that's a bad thing?

The 70-year-old critic from Connecticut doesn’t think a beach party featuring Snoop Dogg and other megastars is good enough for the Olympics. I disagree.

What's Good in the LBC

What's Good in the LBC: Taste of Downtown, author talks and more

Sample bites from all of Downtown's most well-known restaurants or dive into a new fantasy book with an author talk at Kubo LB.

earthquake

4.4 earthquake near Highland Park shakes LA, Orange counties — the internet reacts

The earthquake could be felt as far south as San Clemente, according to the U.S. Geological Survey