Members of the local Indigenous community participated in a ceremonial prayer on Puvungna Sunday, Feb. 14 to honor the land and each other.
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Long Beach Transit sees 99% decrease in revenue over four months after ‘not enforcing fare payment’ during coronavirus pandemic
To continue serving the community, Long Beach Transit has been operating under modified bus routes, abiding by health and safety guidelines and allowing passengers to ride for free throughout the pandemic.
Long Beach City Council approves Project Labor Agreement to support disadvantaged workers
Councilmembers unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to establish a 10-year contract between the city and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council.
Newsom praises Long Beach mayor for ‘outperforming’ other cities in vaccination, Fauci encourages double-masking
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia discussed vaccination and Long Beach’s lead in the state with regard to distribution during a livestream Wednesday.
Long Beach City Council to aid grocery workers with extra $4 per hour hazard pay, revisit affordable housing initiative
In an unanimous vote, the council has decided to implement hazard pay for employees of grocery chains in Long Beach as they remain at risk of contracting COVID-19 while at work. The council also voted to move forward with an initiative to implement housing in the city for lower-income residents.
CSULB agrees to cease dumping dirt onto Puvungna
After a long-awaited decision in their lawsuit against the university, the Native community received confirmation from Long Beach State that it would stop dumping dirt onto the 22-acre plot of land.
Homeless voices of Long Beach to be heard in upcoming election
A mobile ballot center is providing access for the homeless community in Long Beach to have an opportunity to cast their ballots eight days before Election Day.
Long Beach extends parking relief program through the end of 2020, students still unsatisfied
For valid permit holders, the city of Long Beach extended its COVID-19 Parking Relief Program until the end of 2020 to accommodate residents in parking-impacted neighborhoods, though this does not benefit many students who are still receiving parking citations.
Crime Blotter: Grand theft, trespassing in a parking lot and suspicious persons
With less activity on Long Beach State’s campus, the University Police Department responds to calls nearby for grand theft as well as suspicious persons and circumstances.
IN PHOTOS: Remembering Ruth
Long Beach residents remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a vigil outside the Gov. George Deukmejian Courthouse on Saturday.