In a April 19 letter addressed to Long Beach City Attorney Charles Parkin – copied to Chief of Police Robert Luna – ACLU attorney Mohammad Tajsar, representing the Southern California branch of the ACLU, alleged that the LBPD illegally shares automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with “dozen
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia didn’t hesitate when he got a phone call if could help house migrant children who recently arrived at the U.S. Mexico border.
“Absolutely,” replied the mayor. Mayor Garcia who migrated with his family from Peru to the U.S. at the age of five years old.
A year-long battle versus COVID-19 and five months facing the City of Long Beach came to an end Monday, April 12, for local restaurant, Restauration. Owner Dana Tanner stated that her restaurant has permanently closed after facing thousands of dollars in fines and 20 misdemeanor charges.
Homeless encampments along the embankment of local freeways are becoming more of a common sight as California continues to deal with its housing crisis.