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03/08/2026 - 10:09am
Aaron Vargas, a student at California State University, Long Beach, and a lifelong resident of Long Beach, explained that he feels safe walking around campus at any time of day. He claimed there are security patrols on the streets and 911 poles around campus helping him feel safe during his time at school.
“I do feel safe as I have not seen any kind of activity that would warrant fear,” said...
03/06/2026 - 10:30am
JOHN Q. QUIGLEY captured this mountains-to-the-sea scene last month and posted it to the Photos of Long Beach page on Facebook.
03/06/2026 - 10:28am
As electric bicycles and motorized scooters become increasingly popular as an alternative mode of transportation, California lawmakers are proposing Assembly Bill 1942 to mandate statewide registration requirements for high-speed micromobility devices.
The Electric Bicycle Registration and Licensing Act, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, requires owners of Class 2 and Class 3...
03/06/2026 - 10:26am
Major cities often have an identifying structure. New York has the Statue of Liberty. St. Louis has the Gateway Arch. Seattle has the Space Needle. San Francisco has Coit Tower. Los Angeles has the Watts Towers.
Long Beach has its own identifiers, the Walter Pyramid on the CSULB campus and the Queen Mary in the harbor. In Central Long Beach, for nearly five decades, the most recognizable...
03/06/2026 - 10:22am
Kaiser nurses and health care workers went back to work last week on Tuesday, but the contract has yet to be signed off. The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) had been on strike for four weeks.
Over 31,000 nurses and health care professionals with UNAC/UHCP ended a historic strike against Kaiser Permanente in California and Hawaii on February...
03/06/2026 - 10:19am
A major change could be on the horizon for both California Community Colleges (CCC) and California State Universities (CSU), as a new proposed assembly bill seeks to create a new way for freshman students to earn their associate degrees.
On Feb. 11, California Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1858, otherwise referred to as the Joint Associate Degree Pilot Program, which...
03/06/2026 - 10:17am
After receiving nearly one year of rehabilitation and medical care at the Aquarium of the Pacific (AOP), a rescued green sea turtle has made its way back into the wild. Aquarium staff released the sea turtle – dubbed “Porkchop” – along the San Gabriel River because of the proximity to a resident green sea turtle population.
When the turtle was initially rescued in March of 2025, it was in a life-...
03/06/2026 - 9:54am
A peaceful afternoon at the Long Beach Shoreline Marina offers a calm place to unwind and relax. A popular gathering spot for locals or visitors catching sight of the boats.
Elizabeth Palafox talked fondly about the city of Long Beach, California, the place she has been connected to her whole life, thanks to her father. Her relationship to the city is one shaped by the love of its culture and the...
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