The Beachcomber encourages readers to provide us with news tips, which can make the person submitting the information eligible for courtside tickets to a Long Beach State athletic event, such as the upcoming women's volleyball game versus UC Davis on Friday, Oct. 27.
The change in seasons and cooler weather is a reminder that it is time for residents to get their annual flu vaccine. While winter is the typical time for flu activity, outbreaks can occur as early as October, so it is not too early to get vaccinated.
City leaders, state representatives and community members gathered near City Hall in Downtown Long Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to celebrate the start of major construction on the new Main Library, anticipated to be a “centerpiece” to the city’s Long Beach Civic Center rebuild project.
After California became a sanctuary state recently, City of Long Beach leaders have vowed to do all they can to protect undocumented immigrants locally.
Incoming Police Officers Association (POA) President Jim Foster bids farewell to long-term (since 1997) outgoing President/Director Steve James at his Long Beach Convention Center retirement party on Sept. 21.
