3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (608+ words) Long Beach will make a slew of parking tickets more expensive and charge higher cannabis taxes to avoid cutting library hours and some specialized police officers. The last-minute change, proposed hours before a City Council vote, reversed a controversial plan…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (360+ words) Despite speculation earlier this week, a hurricane is not going to hit Southern California this weekend. Tropical Storm Marie is churning in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles off the coast of Mexico. It’s expected to reach hurricane strength by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (601+ words) Fed up with people living in and starting fires in a historic tunnel under downtown, the city of Long Beach has started building a fortified metal fence to keep them out. The Jergins Tunnel below Ocean Boulevard has been sealed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (668+ words) This story was originally published by LAist on Aug. 18, 2026. El Niño is officially with us, and it’s looking like it’s likely going to be a doozy. The natural global climate pattern temporarily warms the eastern tropical Pacific, causing extreme weather…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (814+ words) A Long Beach man accused of starting a small fire in a dumpster has spent the last year locked in a state mental hospital without any chance to prove his innocence. Worried that he’ll never get his day in court,…...