What do Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Google/Alphabet’s Larry Page, Palantir’s Peter Thiel, and Irvine Company’s Donald Bren have in common? They all live in California, they’re multi-billionaires, and they’ll be getting a 5% wealth tax if voters approve it in November.
Long Beach is gaining another prominent player in its expanding aerospace and defense sector. On June 17, industrial manufacturing company Divergent Technologies announced plans to expand its operations into the coastal city with a new 430,000-square-foot facility.
The Reef, one of Long Beach’s long-running waterfront restaurants, has reopened its dining room after being closed to regular restaurant service since the start of the pandemic.
Across the country, high school seniors are making important choices about what comes next, while younger students are beginning to map out their own paths.
A Long Beach City College student had to defend herself at a formal disciplinary hearing this month after the college threatened to possibly suspend her or place her on academic probation for pursuing answers about a controversial student body election.
