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Long Beach and Lakewood Starbucks become first in Southern California to unionize
Starbucks workers at a Long Beach and Lakewood location woke up to the smell of victory Friday morning…
Local Starbucks’ vote to unionize will be announced Friday
It was not over coffee, but over a small table of breakfast at Red Robin, that the workers…
Long Beach looks to ‘relax the tax’ on cannabis
Members of the legal cannabis industry spoke in support of lowering cannabis taxes on Tuesday, May 10 before…
Long Beach’s newest grocery store is vegan, organic, package-free and ‘Ethikli’ sourced
When customers leave Ethikli, Long Beach’s first package-free grocery store, their bags don’t crackle with the sound of…
Protest held outside Long Beach courthouse in support of reproductive rights
Over 60 people gathered in front of the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse on Tuesday, May 3 to protest…
‘I just really believed whatever my boss told me’: How the Filipino Migrant Center helps vulnerable immigrants escape their traffickers
Before contacting the Long Beach-based Filipino Migrant Center in 2014, Filipino immigrant Lester Ramos didn’t realize that, at…
‘Babies!’ exhibit coming to Aquarium this month showcases exactly what you’d expect
The Aquarium of the Pacific will showcase its newest members—baby cuttlefish, rescued juvenile sea otters, tiny sea jellies…
New playground equipment for Admiral Kidd Park is on its way, will replace burned-down playground
Partners of Parks Long Beach (POP) has ordered new playground equipment for Admiral Kidd Park, the nonprofit announced…
Signal Hill City Council appoints new commissioner to replace the late Terry Rogers
The Signal Hill City Council interviewed and appointed resident Andrew Zacharias to the Parks and Recreation Commission on…
Judge refuses to dismiss murder charges against former school safety officer who shot 18-year-old
A judge refused Tuesday, April 26 to dismiss a murder count against a former Long Beach Unified School…