Long Beach

En resumen Nuevas comisiones independientes están trazando distritos electorales en ciudades y condados que podrían cambiar la representación y las prioridades. Los grupos comunitarios luchan por la influencia. Read this article in English.  Long Beach alberga uno de los puertos más activos de los EE. UU., un aeropuerto de propiedad de la ciudad, el lugar de […]

New independent commissions are drawing election districts in cities and counties that could change representation and priorities. Community groups are fighting for influence.

Gov. Newsom issued an executive order to help unclog the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, where there is a record backlog of ships.

The extent to which California’s — and the country and world’s — challenges are interconnected was exemplified by President Joe Biden’s Wednesday announcement that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will move toward 24/7 operations to help unsnarl massive supply chain backlogs. Before the pandemic, usually just one cargo ship had to anchor […]

Undocumented families, aging homes, high unemployment: The root causes for a cluster of evictions in this Southern California blue-collar port city.

As the governor and lawmakers wrangle over the budget, local public health departments are underfunded and overwhelmed. Outdated equipment and insufficient staff hamper handling of everything from asthma to syphilis.

The Atlanta shootings and other recent attacks on Asian Americans have prompted state lawmakers to resurrect past bills, but hurdles remain in documenting and prosecuting hate crimes.

How will vaccines get into the arms of people in low-income communities? And the 40% allotment also raises questions about whether other Californians will be pushed lower on the priority list — particularly people with high-risk health conditions

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 23. School reopenings stubborn Every piece of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s high-priority pandemic proposals has fallen into place — except for reopening schools. Lawmakers on Monday sent a $7.6 billion relief package to Newsom’s desk, which includes $600 stimulus payments for 5.7 million low-income Californians, $2 billion in small-business relief […]

Members of the Legislature put forward a bill to require schools to reopen by mid-April and guarantee that teachers get offered a COVID-19 vaccine beforehand. The lawmakers have said they’ll vote on the bill next week without hearings and Gov. Gavin Newsom has signaled that he'll veto it if it reaches him.