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Signal Hill approves relocation plan of two families and a business
Following the purchase of private land adjacent to Signal Hill Park, the City will assist the current tenants with moving expenses and 42 months worth of rent.
Budget season is over. How much did the City listen to community demands?
Hundreds of Long Beach residents have made their way to city council and budget meetings over the last…
Signal Hill’s street tree makeover begins this month
Signal Hill’s streets are about to get a whole lot greener, as over 500 trees are being prepared…
Crime is down, but LBPD’s budget is up. Plus, (more) drones!
In an unsurprising move, the Long Beach Police Department’s (LBPD) budget is increasing once again, set at over…
Breaking down LiBRE’s $400,000 ask for the Community Land Trust
The CLT funds are one of three budget requests from local orgs that are part of the “Our Budget, Our Future” demands, all focused on housing and immigration protections.
Health Dept. faces ‘painful’ funding cuts atop an already smaller 2026 budget
As the Long Beach City Council continued its budget hearings for the 2026 fiscal year, it became apparent…
Long Beach’s new immigration policies are not enough to protect community, local organizers say
At around 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Long Beach immigration advocates urged the city council to strengthen their policies…
What happened to Jasmine Thorne?
Long Beach mom disappears four days after giving birth without her phone, wallet, keys or vehicle; Father of her child murdered the next year.
Five workers, half a million people: LB’s Community Crisis Responders will now address calls city-wide
The five-person team prioritizes mental health and resources to calls that would otherwise go to police. It’s been focused on downtown and West Long Beach for the past two years, but will now serve the entire city.
Long Beach council will consider these new policies to protect immigrant community
The suggested policies from Mayor Rex Richardson would establish a legal reserve to look into detainments and possible legal action, train City employees to uphold the Long Beach Values Act, certify businesses as Safe Places through Know Your Rights training and more. These policies must be approved by the city council to go into effect.