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Long Beach Begins $11.4 Million Project to Restore Peninsula Beach by Up to 200 Feet

Long Beach Begins $11.4 Million Project to Restore Peninsula Beach by Up to 200 Feet The city is pumping hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand onto the Peninsula to rebuild its eroded shoreline following weeks of destructive waves and storm damage. Published October 22, 2026 Long Beach Begins $11.4 Million Project to Restore […]

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Long Beach Small Businesses Could Qualify for Loans of Up to $100,000

Long Beach Small Businesses Could Qualify for Loans of Up to $100,000 Small business owners and entrepreneurs in Long Beach could have more opportunities to access funding after the city received a $750,000 federal grant to expand its small business loan programs. The funding will help local businesses that may have trouble getting approved for

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Long Beach Homeless Spending Referred for Outside Investigation

Long Beach Homeless Spending Referred for Outside Investigation An audit examining $69 million Long Beach spent through homeless service providers uncovered irregularities serious enough to be referred to an outside agency for further investigation. Published October 6, 2026 Questions surrounding how Long Beach has managed millions of dollars intended for homeless services have escalated beyond

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Long Beach Urges Residents to Prepare for a Major Disaster

Long Beach Urges Residents to Prepare for a Major Disaster City officials are asking residents to make an emergency plan, sign up for alerts and keep enough food, water and other supplies to survive on their own for at least five days. Published September 10, 2026 Long Beach officials are urging residents to prepare now

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Long Beach Has Spent $156,200 So Far on Another Downtown Fence

Long Beach Has Spent $156,200 So Far on Another Downtown Fence Another six-figure fence is going up in Downtown Long Beach, this time around the historic Jergins Tunnel, adding to an ongoing conversation about City spending and the use of fencing around public spaces. Published September 10, 2026 The existing fence surrounding the entrance to

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Long Beach 911 Callers Can Now Receive Text Updates While Waiting for Help

Long Beach 911 Callers Can Now Receive Text Updates While Waiting for Help A new yearlong pilot program sends confirmation messages and, in some cases, updates to Long Beach residents waiting for public safety assistance. Published September 10, 2026 Example of the 9-1-1 call update notifications being tested by the City of Long Beach as

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No More 2-Hour Free Parking in Downtown Long Beach

No More 2-Hour Free Parking in Downtown Long Beach Published August 21, 2026 City Place C (51 E. 3rd St.) A popular free parking option in Downtown Long Beach is about to change. Starting September 1, 2026, drivers using the three City Place parking garages will only receive one hour of free parking, instead of

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Questions Surround Long Beach’s $790K Library Fence

Long Beach Says Its Library Fence Cost $790K. Records Show About $419K Went to Construction City records obtained by NBC4 Investigates are raising new questions about what made up the full cost of the controversial fence surrounding the Billie Jean King Main Library. Published August 19, 2026 The fence surrounding the Billie Jean King Main

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Five Long Beach Libraries Could Lose Monday Service Under Proposed Budget

Five Long Beach Libraries Could Lose Monday Service Under Proposed Budget Bay Shore, Burnett, El Dorado, Harte and Michelle Obama libraries could return to five-day schedules as Long Beach looks to close a $58.2 million budget gap. Published August 19, 2026 Five Long Beach libraries could soon lose one day of service each week under

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UPDATE: Long Beach Budget Cuts – What’s Being Proposed?

Long Beach proposes budget cuts as officials work to close a $58.2 million shortfall The proposed budget includes changes to library hours, parking rates, city staffing and more, but the City Council has not yet approved the plan. Published July 30, 2026 Long Beach officials have released the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget, outlining a

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