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Port of Long Beach Middle Harbor Project Breaks Ground, Will Create 14,000 Jobs

Photo Gallery LONG BEACH -- With the stroke of a pen, the fate of the Middle Harbor for the next 40 years was sealed.

Long Beach Education Officials Wary of Financial Future

LONG BEACH -- Gov. Jerry Brown had a clear message in his budget plan released on Monday - Funding for public schools will depend on voters in November. The governor's revised May budget proposes a 16 percent increase in funding for K-12 education if voters pass a proposed November tax initiative designed to avoid deep cuts to education. If the measure fails, K-12 schools would see a loss of $5.5 billion. The California State University and University of California systems would be cut by $25...

Ex-Long Beach Animal Care Worker Charged with Embezzlement Pleads Not Guilty

LOS ANGELES -- A former Long Beach city employee who handled cash transactions for the Animal Care Services Bureau pleaded not guilty Monday to misappropriating more than $250,000 in public funds. The charges against Jongluck Mutrais, 59, of Orange, cover an 11- month period between Oct. 1, 2009, and Sept. 1, 2010. However, at her arraignment, Deputy District Attorney Dana Aratani said the city's Animal Care Services Bureau is estimating that she misappropriated more than $500,000 over the co...

Updated: Woman Dies in Wreck That Snarls Traffic On Pch in Long Beach

Photo Gallery LONG BEACH -- A 54-year-old woman was killed Monday morning in a traffic accident, in which she was ejected into the path of a colliding truck on Pacific Coast Highway in Central Long Beach.

Sheree's Mom Would Love to Give Her 'Kid Time' at Camp

CAMPAIGN: A break from divorced mom's struggle could help. By Pamela Hale-Burns

Five Grand Marshals to Lead Long Beach Pride Parade

LONG BEACH - Say it loud and say it proud. An estimated 30,000 to 35,000 people are expected to line Ocean Boulevard on Sunday and cheer the hundreds of participants who are marching under the boulevard's rainbow flags in the annual Long Beach Pride Parade.

Long Beach Warns Resident of Utility Scam

LONG BEACH City warns residents

South Pasadena Sewage Spill Causes Long Beach Precautionary Beach Closures

A roughly 5,500-gallon sewage spill in South Pasadena prompted Long Beach officials Monday to close all of its beaches west of the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. The sewage spill occurred late Saturday in the Arroyo Seco area and was caused by a sewer system blockage, according to Long Beach city officials.

Long Beach to Consider 'Do Not Knock' Registry for Solicitors

LONG BEACH - The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will consider creating an opt-in "Do Not Knock" registry to prevent peddlers from soliciting or leaving handbills at homes. A proposal authored by Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske asks City Attorney Robert Shannon to revise current law to order commercial solicitors to display their licenses and permit identifications while working, require handbills and other analogous materials to contain the distributing party's contact information, and allow...