A highly vocal crowd gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk last Sunday morning for a press conference at which LGBT Network officials called for the resignation of the city’s police commissioner and …
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By James Bernstein
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5/20/21
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By a count of 1115 to 245, residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $144 million budget for the 2021-22 school year on Tuesday night.
The spending plan is about half a million lower …
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By Darwin Yanes
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5/19/21
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Officials of the LGBT Network said they will call Sunday for the resignation of Long Beach Police Commissioner Ron Walsh and City Council President John Bendo, charging them both with a homophobic …
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By James Bernstein
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5/15/21
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Long Beach officials had some good news Tuesday night for taxpayers - the proposed tax rate for the new fiscal year will be 4.9 percent, down from the previous proposed 6.3 percent.
The proposed …
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By James Bernstein
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5/14/21
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Three candidates are running for two open Board of Education seats in the Long Beach School District’s May 18 election: incumbent Sam Pinto and challengers Dr. Pamela Banks and Alexis Pace. …
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By Darwin Yanes
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5/14/21
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The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals has turned down a proposal by a Long Beach developer to convert six homes on East Pine Street, in the largely Black North Park section, into two family homes …
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By James Bernstein
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5/11/21
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A number of Verizon customers in Long Beach are without internet service after company workers "mistakenly" cut an optic fiber line in front of a Verizon store on Park Avenue, about 11:15 am …
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By James Bernstein
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5/11/21
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A Long Beach Republican and ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump Thursday filed a $25 million filed suit against the city, claiming his rights were violated in March when he was …
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By James Bernstein
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5/7/21
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Long Beach City Council hearings on proposals to increase off-street parking are normally yawners. But one such session Tuesday night — the outcome of which would effectively allow the opening of a …
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By James Bernstein
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5/6/21
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What could’ve been a lost season for the Long Beach varsity hockey team turned into a two week undefeated stretch that culminated into the Marine’s second consecutive Nassau County championship …
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By Darwin Yanes
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5/6/21
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