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One in four people now testing positive for COVID in Long Beach
WEBPhoto by Thomas R. Cordova. Long Beach and Los Angeles County again set records for new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with one in four people in Long Beach now testing positive for the virus. The city reported 1,720 new cases, with a positivity rate of about 24.6%—up from 3% just two weeks ago. The city has reported 6,274 cases this week alone ...
Ex-LBUSD school safety officer takes plea agreement in killing of …
WEBJust over four months after a jury deadlocked in his murder trial, a former Long Beach Unified School District safety officer pleaded no contest today to voluntary manslaughter for an 18-year-old woman’s shooting death about a block from Millikan High School.. Eddie Gonzalez, 54, is due back in a Long Beach courtroom for sentencing Oct. 8, when he is facing either three years or six years in ...
CSULB Shark Lab’s early warning system is in danger; they’re …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · CSULB has tried to help Lowe keep the early warning system running, which first received $3.75 million in state funding after an increase in white shark sightings in 2018. That money was supposed to last five years, but with the university’s support and Lowe’s navigation of the budget, they stretched the funds another year.
Long Beach will ban cars for 2 weeks on this Downtown block for …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The city of Long Beach will shut down a full block of Downtown starting this weekend for a two-week series of festivals, pop-ups and celebrations to mark the close of summer. Pine Avenue between East Broadway and Third Street will close to cars at 10 a.m. on Aug. 24 through Sept. 7 at 11 p.m. Long ...
Long Beach plans to cut 70 public health jobs including …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · A staff member waits to check in a COVID-19 testing patient at a drive-up testing site for the coronavirus at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach Monday, August 10, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Long Beach’s epidemiology labs, built to withstand the worst outbreaks of viruses and disease, from mpox ...
Metro reports ridership growth, continuing upward trend
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Ridership on the Metro transit system grew 8.2% in July compared to the same month last year, with a combined 25,466,384 bus and rail boardings, marking a 20th straight month of year-over-year progress, the agency announced today. The transit agency reported 19,873,436 weekday boardings, reaching78.8% …
Homelessness increased by 62% in Long Beach since 2020
WEBJul 1, 2022 · The number of people who are homeless in Long Beach increased by 62% since 2020, according to data released Friday from the point-in-time count held in February. Nearly 1,300 more people are now in some state of homelessness than were counted in 2020, with 2,287 of those people being unsheltered. The …
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WEBAfter a life-altering crash, a Long Beach couple pleads for help finding the driver. Annie and David Pauli must endure an arduous recovery process after a hit-and-run driver left them lying in the street. They said an insult was added when police called their injuries “moderate, but non-life-threatening.”.
Election results show Richardson, Price leading in Long Beach …
WEBJul 31, 2023 · Two members of the City Council, Rex Richardson and Suzie Price, appear to be headed for a November showdown to determine the next mayor of Long Beach after neither garnered more than 50% of the vote during Tuesday night’s primary election, early results show. With mail-in ballots counted, Richardson, who represents District 9 …
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