Eunice Noda Sato died Friday Feb. 12, 2021 at her home in Long Beach at the age of 99. She served as a mayor of Long Beach from 1980 to 1982 as the first Asian-American female.
On Feb. 11, at approximately 6:20 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Studebaker Road and Spring Street regarding a single-vehicle collision that resulted in the death of Kylee Sooter, 29, a female resident of Long Beach.
Part One of this two-part series reported on a recent Beachcomber public records (PRA) lawsuit settlement in which the City of Long Beach paid $30,000 in attorney fees and released two separate packages of public records; a LBPD internal affairs investigation and a Citizen Police Complai
Last month, the Beachcomber explained that residents aren’t powerless when Sacramento lawmakers propose laws that could affect their neighborhoods. In this, knowledge is power. Recent history shows the risks of expecting City Hall will automatically protect one’s neighborhood.
As Community Hospital Long Beach prepares to reopen its emergency room in the coming months, the hospital also is resuming its role of caring for a number of psychiatric patients, like it did prior to closing in 2018.
Two large chain grocery stores will shut down in Long Beach on April 17 due to the $4 per hour wage increase unanimously approved by the Long Beach City Council on Jan. 19. The wage increase directly affects 15 stores in Long Beach and will last for 120 days.