LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports located in the San Pedro Bay are expected to remain backlogged until at least next summer due to a record number of container ships arriving, Long Beach Port Deputy Executive Director Noel Hacegaba told The Epoch Times. Hacegaba said the extended port congestion may negatively impacting…
Long Beach Port to Remain Backlogged Until Next Summer, Officials Say
Homeless Man Stabbed to Death in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif.—A homeless man was stabbed to death in Long Beach by another man also believed to be homeless, authorities said on Oct. 3. The stabbing was reported at about 2:10 p.m. Saturday, near Linden Avenue and Harding Street, according to Long Beach police. Arriving officers found several people attempting to aid a man…
Woman Shot by Long Beach School Safety Officer in Critical Condition, Family Says
LONG BEACH, Calif.—An 18-year-old woman who was shot in the head by a Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) safety officer while inside a car being driven from the scene of an earlier altercation was on life support Sept. 29, with her family saying she is brain dead and will not survive. Mona Rodriguez, 18,…
School Safety Officer Allegedly Shoots Woman Near Millikan High School
Multiple investigations are underway after a school safety officer allegedly shot a woman near Millikan High School in Long Beach, California, on Sept. 27. The incident occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. when a Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) school safety officer was patrolling around the campus, ensuring safe passage for students leaving Millikan High…
Valencia-Raised Driver Wins Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Colton Herta won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach by 0.5883 of a second over pole-sitter Josef Newgarden Sept. 26, the second consecutive NTT IndyCar Series victory by the 21-year-old driver who was raised in Valencia. Herta took the lead from fellow American Graham Rahal on the 64th lap and led for…
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach To Begin
LONG BEACH, Calif.—The three-day 46th annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach began Sept. 24 with qualifying for the IMSA and Historic Formula Atlantic races and the start of the drifting competition. Practice sessions are held Friday for the IndyCar and super trucks races and the global attack competition on the 1.97-mile, 11-turn street circuit…
Stabbing Suspect Who Allegedly Attacked Officer Killed by Signal Hill Police
SIGNAL HILL, Calif.—A stabbing suspect who authorities said also attempted to stab a Signal Hill Police Department officer trying to arrest him was shot and killed by the officer Monday. Signal Hill Police Department officers responded just after 12:55 p.m. to a grocery store in the 1600 block of East Willow Street, near Long Beach…
Driver Fatally Stabbed by Passenger in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif.—A driver was stabbed to death by a passenger inside a car in Long Beach today. Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers were dispatched at about 12:15 p.m. to the intersection of East Louise Street and Linden Avenue on reports of a traffic collision and found the wounded man lying in the driveway…
Long Beach Police Chief Announces Impending Retirement
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Long Beach Police Chief Robert G. Luna announced his impending retirement on Sept. 9. Luna said he will step down in December, though an exact date was not given. “I have been so fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve this city for the past 36 years and it has been a…
Southern California Ports at Record Activity, Boosting Local Economy
Commentary The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are brimming with activity, and the 900,000 Southern California workers related to that activity are feeling it. Truck drivers hired by one company are now making $25 per hour rather than the $18 per hour they were making before the pandemic—a 40% increase in just 18…
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