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All the latest news from Long Beach, California.


Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles Honored at Education Through Music-LA Gala: A Celebration of Music’s Power to Transform Lives
The 19th Annual Benefit Gala for Education Through Music-Los Angeles honored Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles, an award-winning composer.

Jackie Rae
Dec 8, 20243 min read


Long Beach Workers Demand Fair Pay as Olympic Wage Excludes Airport and Convention Center Staff
Hospitality workers rally outside Long Beach city hall ahead of a City Council meeting to demand equitable wages across the city's...

Jackie Rae
Dec 4, 20243 min read


‘They brutalized us’: Brandon Boyd’s family speaks out one week after he was shot, killed by police
"It’s about the way the police treated all of us. The entire community who stood there and watched them murder my brother.”

Jackie Rae
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Long Beach business leaders, residents gather to talk crime prevention
City Prosecutor Doug Haubert told attendees the passage of Proposition 36, which increases sentences of various drug and theft crimes,...

Jackie Rae
Nov 26, 20242 min read


The Wicked Wolf cocktail bar to become tea & coffee haven during the day
Enjoy your second living room.

Jackie Rae
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Erin Carey returns to Wilson High as the Boys’ Basketball Assistant Coach
Erin Carey, who led the Wilson High School girls' basketball team to a championship four years ago but resigned earlier this year,...

Jackie Rae
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Long Beach workers allege discrimination in Public Works, call for national Black employee protections
Anti-Black sentiments have long run deep in American society, and while eradicating these attitudes entirely may seem unlikely, the...

Jackie Rae
Sep 19, 20244 min read


Care Closet LBC Named Nonprofit of the Year for Transformative Work with Unhoused Community
For many, it's hard to visualize what two million pounds of trash looks like, but Duke Givens, founder and CEO of the local nonprofit...

Jackie Rae
Jul 30, 20243 min read


Fluffy’s Sno-Balls Forced to Exit Long Beach Due to Repeated Break-Ins
Fluffy’s Sno-Balls owner, Kevyn Lee-Wellington, engages with young customers at the Los Angeles location. Photo by Jackie Rae. As this...

Jackie Rae
Jul 13, 20242 min read


Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Grand Prix, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
By Jackie Rae Pro-Palestine protesters capitalized on the large crowds attending the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday to...

Jackie Rae
Apr 20, 20242 min read


Pastor of Long Beach’s oldest Black church attacked twice during service
Reverend Welton Pleasant II stands in the pulpit of Christ Second Baptist Church - photo by Jackie Rae Built 116 years ago, Christ Second...

Jackie Rae
Mar 29, 20243 min read


Cheryl Vienna: The "Freaky Tales" Actress On Defying Odds and Embracing the Art of Life
In 2009, Vienna was diagnosed with Stage IIA breast cancer. Receiving the diagnosis just three days before her wedding day -- she decided on

Jackie Rae
Jan 28, 20243 min read
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