A sales tax to fund homeless services, a tax on power plants to shore up Long Beach’s budget and a school bond measure that raises property taxes all held strong leads in early returns.

A Southwest Airlines plane comes in for a landing at Long Beach Airport on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Next summer, travelers flying out of Long Beach can easily access a ...

California’s downtowns have “become ghost towns,” said Assemblymember Matt Haney, who is chairing a state committee looking for ways to reinvigorate them.

Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of ...

The chargers are capable of speeds up to 350 kilowatts per hour and can fill a truck’s battery up to 80% in about 90 minutes. This follows a year that has seen a surge in shipping traffic; in the ...

City Prosecutor Doug Haubert has emphasized diverting people away from jail; he says a tough-on-crime proposition will actually help him do that.

An Allseas ship idles at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Long Beach will receive more than $6.8 million in federal funding to enhance security ...

A line of electric trucks at the Port of Long Beach use chargers recently installed by the Freight company 4-Gen Logistics on Friday, Oct. 17, 2024. Photo by John Donegan. Thirty “hyper-fast” charging ...

It also means Long Beach Airport has more than bounced back from pandemic-era shutdowns that decimated air travel numbers. The facility’s previous record for summer travelers was 1,062,202 in 2018.