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10/27/2026 - 10:12am
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10/27/2026 - 9:49am
Several years ago, while signing books at the Historical Society’s annual cemetery tour, I spoke with a cameraman who had worked on the Nicolas Cage film “8MM.” He shared a fascinating story from the shoot at the Municipal Cemetery, where a storage shed had been converted into a temporary mausoleum.
During a break, one of the producers noticed a young child, playing up the slope near Orange...
10/26/2026 - 8:13am
For those wanting to support local charitable organizations, make sure they know all about Long Beach Gives. Since 2018, the nonprofit organization has built a platform where thousands of donors, businesses, community partners, and nonprofits have raised more than $15.7 million.
That’s happened through its annual online fundraising campaign and support services helping member nonprofits to reach...
10/24/2026 - 10:33am
The Port of Long Beach processed 997,177 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo in September 2026, making it the busiest single month in the harbor's 115-year history. The record volume is up 25 percent from September 2025 and surpasses the previous monthly benchmark of 987,191 units set in October 2024.
The surge in overall container volume was driven almost entirely by inbound...
10/17/2026 - 11:08am
Hundreds of cancer survivors, patients, families and community supporters dressed in vibrant tutus and colorful costumes gathered along the Long Beach shoreline Saturday for the 26th Annual Team Spirit Long Beach Cancer 5K. The event, benefiting MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Medical Center, brought the community together to celebrate survivorship, honor loved ones lost to...
10/17/2026 - 8:21am
The MemorialCare Orthopedic & Spine Institute at Long Beach Medical Center recently performed its first successful robotic shoulder replacement using the ROSA Shoulder System – becoming the first hospital in South Los Angeles County to offer patients this robotic-assisted platform. Shoulder replacement depends heavily on precise implant positioning, which can be challenging because each...
10/17/2026 - 7:58am
An affordable housing charity that controls hundreds of apartments in Long Beach is facing a torrent of accusations that it cheated the government out of tens of millions of dollars, defrauded homeless assistance programs and swindled low-income tenants out of money.
The nonprofit Helpful Housing and its for-profit subsidiary Ocean Structure are run by Rodney Rosenstein, who is in federal custody...
10/15/2026 - 11:34am
Tropical Storm Rachel brought dangerous surf to Long Beach’s oceanfront but little of the rain forecasters had warned about, as conditions are expected to gradually improve through Tuesday. While relieved, city officials reiterate that the Peninsula is far from in the clear, with major cleanup and emergency repairs underway as several seaside homes are still too dangerous to reenter.
The...
10/15/2026 - 11:32am
For decades, a key challenge for the City Council is the little matter of keeping council meetings short and compact. Public comment often changes the equation, especially during the era of the gadfly, the late 1990s and early 2000.
There were about a dozen of this Wild West crew, the flag waving Thomas “Ski” Demski, environmental activist Diana Mann, neighborhood watchdog Jim Sturm, council...
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