6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (579+ words) Long Beach Post Budget negotiations are down to the wire Librarians. Police officers. A fire engine. It’s decision week in Long Beach. After a summer of public hearings, walk-backs and last-minute rescues, the city’s Budget Oversight Committee is expected Tuesday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) Some Long Beach libraries may stay open on Mondays after all. Mayor Rex Richardson announced Tuesday he has reversed course on a controversial cost-saving plan to cut library hours. Instead, he’s asking a City Council committee to find enough money…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) Long Beach officials are investigating why a new tax on local power plants hasn’t raised the millions of dollars they said it would, a major blow to the city budget that has exacerbated the need for deep cuts. Tax Measure…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widespread support from other lawmakers and families of drunk driving victims. The bill would have required in-car breathalyzers for anyone convicted of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1467+ words) Xavier Becerra says California needs to build more housing by reducing permitting times and making affordable housing funding easier to access, but he doesn’t want to say how many new homes he would deliver as governor. To address inequality, he’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) Long Beach’s top traffic engineer — in charge of making the city’s roads safer for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians — has left the job after more than three years. He says he was forced out. “This wasn’t my decision to leave,” former…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) This story was originally published by LAist on Aug. 14, 2026. Parents could soon be headed for an even bigger child care crunch in California, experts say. That’s because the rollout of a new grade for 4-year-olds in the state’s public schools…...