The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Aug. 2 to boost the city’s minimum wage for health care workers from $15 to $25 per hour—a 67 percent increase. The new policy applies to workers from private health care facilities including clinicians, certified nursing assistants, janitors, technicians, and laundry workers. This is “[a] historic and important…
Long Beach Adopts $25 Minimum Wage for Private Healthcare Workers
August 5, 2022
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Amid Nationwide Shortage, Long Beach to Distribute 950 Cans of Baby Formula
LONG BEACH, Calif.—With baby formula still scarce amid a continuing nationwide shortage, the Long Beach health department plans to distribute 950 cans of the powder to eligible families starting Tuesday after receiving the allotment from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “We know many Long Beach families have felt the effects of this…
More Cities Vote Not to Enforce LA County’s Mask Mandate Proposal
July 27, 2022
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With a decision expected tomorrow on whether Los Angeles County will re-impose an indoor mask mandate due to COVID-19, officials from several cities said they will not enforce such a rule if it is implemented. Officials of Long Beach, Pasadena, and El Segundo said July 26 they would not follow such an order after evaluating the…
7-Year-Old Boy Hit by Pickup and Killed in Long Beach
July 27, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 7-year-old boy crossing a Long Beach street with his father was hit by a pickup and killed, and the Riverside County man driving the vehicle was arrested, police said July 27. Gabriel Garate of Long Beach died at the scene of his injury, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood…
Boy, 7, Hit and Killed by Pickup in Long Beach; Motorist Arrested
July 27, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 7-year-old boy crossing a Long Beach street with his father was hit by a pickup and killed, and the Riverside County man driving the vehicle was arrested, police said Wednesday. Gabriel Garate of Long Beach died at the scene of his injury, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Boulevard…
7-Year-Old Boy Hit and Killed by Pickup in Long Beach; Motorist Arrested
July 27, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 7-year-old boy crossing a Long Beach street with his father was hit by a pickup and killed, and the Riverside County man driving the vehicle was arrested, police said Wednesday. Gabriel Garate of Long Beach died at the scene of his injury, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Boulevard…
5 Arrested in Connection With Fatal Shooting in Long Beach
July 22, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—Police announced July 22 the arrest of five people in connection with a shooting in Long Beach that left a 24-year-old man dead and a woman injured. After an investigation, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) units served a multi-location warrant service in the cities of Long Beach, Signal Hill, and Los Angeles…
Turpin Siblings Take on County, Foster Care Agency in Negligence Lawsuit
July 20, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—Six of the 13 children victimized in Riverside County’s most notorious parental child abuse case filed a lawsuit July 20 against the county and a Long Beach-based foster care agency for placing them in another allegedly abusive household, where their attorneys say they were subjected to sexual assaults, psychological torment, and other offenses….
First Likely Monkeypox Case Reported in Long Beach
July 16, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—Long Beach reported its first presumptive case of monkeypox July 16. The case concerns an adult Long Beach resident with no recent travel history or known contacts. The person is showing symptoms and isolating at home for recovery, city officials said. The person tested positive in the initial test for orthopoxvirus, of which…
Accused Kidnapper Fatally Shot on Rooftop by Long Beach Police
LONG BEACH, Calif.—A man shot to death on July 9 by Long Beach police officers allegedly kidnapped, attacked, and attempted to carjack a person before officers arrived. Officers were dispatched at 11:10 a.m. to the 1100 block of East 17th Street regarding “a dispute involving a person with a gun,” said Officer Paige White of…
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