Long Beach CA

WHERE ARE OUR TREES???? This question continues to come up because we didn’t receive the 1,000 trees promised under Steve Ballmer’s development agreement to build the Intuit Dome, and the City has again removed trees to install billboards. EVERY year the City assesses residents “Street Lighting Assessments” that...

When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter. That’s what my team at the University of Southern California’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute learned when we evaluated California’s Pet Assistance and Support Program.

Cartels Turn to Children to Evade Justice (Image Credits: Unsplash) Chula Vista, California – Two teenagers from the Los Angeles area received 25-year federal prison sentences for their roles as hired killers in a Sinaloa Cartel plot that targeted a rival at a local Chili’s restaurant and escalated into a deadly...

Two California Highway Patrol officers are recovering after a crash involving a wrong-way driver in Anaheim.

A rack of vintage jackets. A shelf of mismatched mugs. A stack of books waiting for a second life. Thrift stores often promise good deals, but places like this offer something more. Shoppers wander through the aisles hunting for unexpected finds while knowing that every purchase carries real meaning beyond...

The Wedge is a manmade, iconic, and perilous wave famed among surfers and bodysurfers. A rare south swell in March triggered epic rides, wipeouts, and unique surfing opportunities. The Wedge originated after 1936 jetty extensions; now, chaos and excitement define its allure. The Wedge is a freak phenomenon of the...

On March 14, 1928, the St. Francis Dam, responsible for transporting water to Los Angeles County, collapsed and was considered one of the greatest civil engineering disasters of the 20th century in the US. Before the dam was built, Los Angeles County got its water from the Los Angeles River by diverting the river...

Federal agents executing a search warrant at a West Los Angeles business this week seized approximately $300,000 in cash and halted the sale of marijuana and vape products at the location, authorities said. Personnel from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration served the search warrant on Wednesday as part of an...

One person was found dead and another is being questioned by homicide detectives following a seven-hour standoff at a beachfront home along The Strand in Hermosa Beach Saturday. Hermosa Police Department Sgt. Keaton Dadigan told KTLA 5 News that officers responded to a welfare check at the home around 12:37 p.m....

Weapons manufacturer Voyager Technologies announced Thursday that it has moved into a 140,000-square-foot facility in Long Beach, making it the second defense company to announce a move into the city in less than two months. The resurgence of overt weapons manufacturing in Long Beach has some locals questioning the...