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  • Letters to the Editor: California’s NIMBYs are the biggest impediment to dealing with homelessness

    Los Angeles Times
    That is on us. Until then, there will be no solution. The money involved and where it will come from is really a secondary issue. The writer is a lecturer in the political science department at Cal State Long Beach and the author of the book, “California Politics: The Fault Lines of Power, Wealth and Diversity.” To the editor: It’s good ...
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  • Hawaii men’s basketball team hopes to bring energy in rematch with Long Beach State

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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  • Author who sparked ‘American Dirt’ scandal is escorted away from Long Beach teaching job

    Los Angeles Times on MSN.com
    Myriam Gurba, the novelist and Long Beach high school teacher who sparked a row in U.S. publishing over the bestselling novel “American Dirt,” has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted from her school on Friday. Gurba broke word of her removal from Long Beach Polytechnic High School via Twitter, a platform she’s used to ...
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  • College Roundup: Trenton Denholm dominant as UC Irvine baseball beats Rice in home opener

    Los Angeles Times
    Bryce Thompson produced 31 assists with five digs for Vanguard (8-4). Cody Watts had eight kills. UC Irvine 12, Long Beach State 9: Tara Prentice had three goals and three assists for the host Anteaters on Friday in a Barbara Kalbus Invitational match. Megan Falcon and Toni Shackelford had two goals for UCI (10-4). Morgan Jones made 11 saves to ...
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  • Beaches close in Long Beach following sewage spill in Los Angeles River

    Press-Telegram
    Long Beach swimming areas were ordered closed after 15,870 gallons of sewage spilled Friday into the Los Angeles River, which dumps into the ocean in Long Beach. The Long Beach Health Department is monitoring the water quality around the coast, but Dr. Anissa Davis, of Long Beach City Health, ordered all swimming areas west of Granada Beach to ...
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  • High School Baseball Preview: Huntington Beach’s high-powered offense, pitching depth makes it a contender

    Los Angeles Times
    Aoki was 6-1 with a 1.16 ERA last year, earning Surf League Pitcher of the Year honors. Other capable arms include Long Beach State commit Tyler Conant, Cal State San Marcos commit Thomas Babineau and lefty San Diego State commit Shane Stafford. Two key returners in the lineup for the Oilers are senior UCLA-bound center fielder Jake Vogel and ...
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  • Armed Suspect Killed in Confrontation with Long Beach Police

    NBC Los Angeles
    A 22-year-old man armed with a shotgun was killed by police in Long Beach and an investigation was underway Friday morning to try to determine if he was killed by an officer's bullet or if he died from injuries he suffered when a police vehicle struck him. Police responded to a call that the suspect had opened fire in front of a restaurant in ...
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  • Coronavirus causing dip in Chinese imports at Ports of L.A., Long Beach

    Press-Telegram
    The ongoing closure of factories in China due to the coronavirus continues bringing higher-than-normal cancellations of ships from that country to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, officials said Friday, Feb. 22 — capping off a trio of events that ...
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  • Police shoot, then ram with cruiser a man they say was armed with a shotgun

    Los Angeles Times
    A man suspected of shooting two people in Long Beach died after officers fired at him and struck him with a police car Thursday night, authorities said. Officers responded to the area of Market Street and Atlantic Avenue about 9:20 p.m. following reports of a shooting, according to the Long Beach Police Department. On arriving, an officer ...
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  • Police Kill Shooting Suspect At A Long Beach Popeye’s

    LAist
    After reportedly opening fire outside a Popeye’s in Long Beach, a 22-year-old man is dead after being shot by an officer and then struck by a police car. A man and woman were injured by the gunfire prior to police arriving on the scene. Both were transported to a local hospital, where the man is in critical condition and the woman is in ...
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  • In race for 47th congressional district, five challengers hope to beat Rep. Alan Lowenthal

    Orange County Register
    Alan Lowenthal. The challengers to Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, include three Republicans and two fellow Democrats. The top two finishers in March, regardless of party, will advance to the November general election to see who will represent CA-47 for the next two years. The district is centered in Long Beach but includes portions of the ...
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  • Long Beach gunman dead after wounding two, exchanging gunfire with police

    MSN
    A suspect with a shotgun is dead after shooting and wounding two people and then exchanging gunfire with officers in Long Beach, police said. One officer exchanged gunfire with the suspect and another struck him with a police cruiser after he fired at least two shots at the vehicle,
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  • Long Beach Officers Kill Armed Man Suspected Of Shooting 2 People

    CBS Boston / WBZ
    LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — In a chaotic series of events, Long Beach police Thursday night killed an armed 22-year-old man they say shot two people and then later exchanged gunfire with officers. Feb. 21, 2020. (CBS2) It’s still unclear, however, if the suspect died from gunshot wounds, or, when he was struck by a police patrol SUV. A little ...
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  • Long Beach Little Paws Project Gives Hope for the Most Vulnerable Kittens

    PR Newswire
    /PRNewswire/ -- There's a movement happening in Long Beach that's helping the most vulnerable kittens survive & thrive when there may be no other hope
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  • Long Beach Officers Fatally Shoot Man Suspected Of Shooting 2 In Liquor Store

    CBS Boston / WBZ
    LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Long Beach officers fatally shot a man suspected of shooting two people in a Long Beach liquor store Thursday night. According to police, the suspect was armed with a shotgun just after 9 p.m. when he entered the liquor store in the 5400 block of Atlantic Avenue and shot a man and a woman. Both victims were taken to the ...
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  • Man Killed By Officers After Allegedly Shooting 2 In Long Beach

    MSN
    Former national security adviser Susan Rice did not mince words in telling her former Trump administration counterpart what she would have done about testifying in the impeachment probe. “Bloomberg went in as the Titanic — billion-dollar-machine Titanic,
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  • Wake Forest Baseball vs. Long Beach State preview

    247 Sports
    This time, they will face a traditional power who has been mired by recent drama within the program after coming off one of the worst seasons in the history of the program: Long Beach State. While the other Long Beach State athletic teams go by the newly implemented nickname “Beach,” the baseball program continues to go by their unofficial ...
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  • Hawaii seeks revenge on Long Beach St.

    Washington Post
    Hawaii (15-10, 6-5) vs. Long Beach State (9-18, 4-7) The Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii seeks revenge on Long Beach State after dropping the first matchup in Honolulu. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 12, when the Beach shot 39.2 percent from the field while holding Hawaii to just 33.3 ...
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  • Op-Ed: More than 90% of U.S. plastic waste is never recycled. Here’s how we can change that

    Los Angeles Times
    In Congress, we represent the people of New Mexico and California’s 47th District, which is centered in Long Beach. Our constituents are suffering under the same plastic pollution crisis that is overwhelming our planet. California’s coastlines and New Mexico’s landscapes are riddled with plastic trash. Scientists have found microplastics ...
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  • Festival Pass: 5 lineup drops, 2 new festivals and who’s cooking at Coachella👩‍🎤

    Orange County Register
    The band has been added to the 2020 BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach. (File photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer) Long Beach repping at BeachLife The BeachLife Festival added some more acts this week, including Sublime with Rome and the Long Beach Dub Allstars. Read about who else has been added to the Redondo Beach fest set ...
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