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More funding offered to put on Downtown events

The Downtown Long Beach Alliance is taking applications for its microgrant program through Sept. 22.

Alicia Robinson

Sep 5, 2024 — 1 min read

People enjoy the Night Market on the Promenade between Third and Fourth streets in Downtown Long Beach Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Photo by Brandon Richardson.

The latest round of grants is now available to help put on free community events in Downtown Long Beach.

Man fatally stabs woman in West Long Beach, police say

Police say Leonard Lee Rowles Jr. stabbed and killed Alejandra Acosta Butron early Sunday morning in West Long Beach.

Man arrested in connection to series of burglaries, robberies in North Long Beach, police say

Police say 23-year-old Long Beach resident Tyler Isaac Cooper is responsible for 10 commercial burglaries and nine robberies that happened from January to September.

A picture of two guns — one black one gray — and two ammunition magazines.

Long Beach man arrested after pursuit ends with crash, gun seizure, police say

Nobody was seriously injured in the crash Friday night, but the suspect was arrested on suspicion of DUI and a litany of other crimes.

Four men sit at a black table scowling at each other in front of two American flags.

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.