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Xavier Becerra to rally in Long Beach as candidates for governor make final pitch to voters
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (700+ words) See our guides to all the local races on your ballot at'LBPost. com/elections. As California's chaotic primary for governor approaches its end, candidate Xavier Becerra is expected to make his final in-person appeals to California voters in Long Beach…...
Construction begins on long-awaited $105 million beachside pool in Belmont Shore
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (511+ words) It took more than a decade of planning, revisions and false starts, but construction is underway on a new, $105 million shoreline pool that will serve as one of the city's marquee infrastructure projects ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Once complete, the…...
Overcoming a lawsuit and "lots of battle scars," affordable housing project breaks ground in East Long Beach
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (602+ words) Builders, dignitaries, city planners and passers-by gathered Thursday to kick off construction of a new, 73-unit affordable housing complex a few blocks south of the Traffic Circle " a rare sight in East Long Beach. It's the first to be approved…...
Does Long Beach deserve more say over Metro? There's a push for a dedicated board member
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (550+ words) County leaders this summer may take up a vote to add a seat exclusively for Long Beach on the Los Angeles County Metro's Board of Directors, the agency that oversees the nation's second-largest transit system. In a letter to a…...
Mental Health is Just Health: expanding access to mental health resources in Long Beach " Brand stories
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (292+ words) Long Beach Post The City of Long Beach Health Department has partnered with Credible Mind to bring mental health wellness to our community. The platform is available to anyone who wants to learn more about mental health or find support…...
In a world of shrinking orchestras, a $65, 000 gift let this Long Beach theater afford the full musical experience
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (556+ words) The arts & culture section of the Long Beach Post If you thought the music sounded especially amazing in Musical Theatre West's recent "Man of La Mancha" and "In the Heights," it wasn't your imagination. The theater bolstered the orchestra for…...
$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California's climate ambitions
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1202+ words) California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances just as the state says carbon reductions need to come faster than ever. In the last six months, two refineries have closed and…...
Long Beach to ban high-powered e-bikes on sidewalks but balks at kicking them off river paths
2+ week, 2+ day ago (914+ words) The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday agreed to draft a law banning higher-powered electric bikes from all city sidewalks, saying they pose a threat to pedestrians and should be used elsewhere. The ban, proposed by Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, would…...
Where does California rank in homelessness? The federal report that could tell us has been delayed for months
2+ week, 3+ day ago (581+ words) Every December, the federal government releases a report that reveals the number of'homeless residents'in each state and across the country. It's now May and the report, which compiles data from a homeless census known as the "point-in-time count," is nowhere…...
Long Beach, Wonderful Company want a zero-emission truck route between the port and Central Valley
2+ week, 3+ day ago (539+ words) The Port of Long Beach signed an agreement Monday committing to a zero-emission trucking route from the Central Valley to the San Pedro Bay, an ambitious move meant to counter shoreline air pollution from the twin seaports and the highways…...