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Coverage here follows city government, Los Angeles County, Long Beach Unified School District, the port, business and public safety in Long Beach. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the surrounding region.


Weather and Disaster

Live Poll

Is your community doing enough to prepare for rising high tide and storm flood risks?

Severe Weather

Long Beach Faces Record Tides and Coastal Flooding

Back-to-back storms drive record high tides, causing structural damage across several coastal neighborhoods.

Long Beach Faces Record Tides and Coastal Flooding

Tech

Live Poll

Is the U.S. electrical grid failing to keep pace with new industrial and technology development?

Data Centers

Critical Loop Deploys 25-MW Power System in Long Beach

A temporary microgrid bridges energy shortfalls for a new 1.18 million-square-foot manufacturing campus.

Critical Loop Deploys 25-MW Power System in Long Beach

Science

Live Poll

Would you support the deployment of floating nuclear power plants in your local coastal area?

Nuclear

Bluecore Energy Secured Uranium for Reactor Development

The Long Beach-based company purchased enriched uranium to advance its nuclear reactor testing and validation goals.

Bluecore Energy Secured Uranium for Reactor Development

Finance

Live Poll

Is now a good time for your city to take on debt for major infrastructure projects?

Corporate Finance

Long Beach Finance Authority Approves $246 Million Bond

The city plans to fund infrastructure projects and debt payments through a long-term lease-leaseback bond agreement.

Long Beach Finance Authority Approves $246 Million Bond

Travel

Live Poll

Would you ride a coastal ferry between Long Beach and Malibu instead of driving?

Travel — General

Long Beach Advances Coastal Pier-to-Pier Ferry Plan

The proposed network would link seven Southern California coastal destinations by water, with an operational partnership now in place.

Long Beach Advances Coastal Pier-to-Pier Ferry Plan

This section follows city council decisions, Los Angeles County policy and Long Beach Unified School District alongside the port operations, healthcare and aerospace employers that define the local economy. From Belmont Shore and Naples to Belmont Heights, Alamitos Beach and Downtown Long Beach, neighborhood coverage extends into Orange County, Ventura County and San Bernardino County where stories cross the line. The container port, one of the busiest in the world, ties local zoning, air quality and transportation decisions to international trade volumes and federal shipping policy in ways that recur throughout local coverage. Housing affordability, port expansion and school district resources are the recurring threads in city hall reporting.


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