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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Lynbrook resident Michael Franklin said he was disappointed with the village’s Architectural Review Board because it didn’t approve his request to put solar panels on the front of his house in March.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/13/21
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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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There were plenty of people walking the boardwalk and shore of Jones Beach State Park on Sunday, a cool spring day. With a cool breeze and wariness of Covid-19 in the air, many were wearing a light jacket and a mask.
In just a few months, this scene may look a bit different, with people in their swimsuits sprawled out on beach towels instead. But whether the beach will be filled at 100 percent capacity, or a limited capacity, remains a mystery.
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By Jennifer Corr and James Bernstein
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5/7/21
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The Lynbrook village board unanimously voted on Monday to set May 17 for a public hearing on a 210-unit apartment complex that has been proposed for the site of the vacant Mangrove Feather factory, and to make itself lead agency on the project.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/6/21
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