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Voters passed the 2023-24 Long Beach school district budget Tuesday night by a wide margin, 1,258 to 324.
Long Beach school budget is approved
Long Beach voters passed the school district’s proposed budget by a wide margin on Tuesday, while also approving the spending plan for the library and electing two school board trustees. … more
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Voting is next Tuesday, May 16, and takes place at three locations, including Lindell Elementary School.
School budget hearing is an oddly quiet one
School board budget hearings are often noisy, sometimes even raucous affairs. But at the Long Beach school board meeting Tuesday night, matters were quite different: No one spoke — for or … more
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City Comptroller Inna Reznick gave a budget presentation at Tuesday night’s meeting, highlighting key points in the spending plan.
Opinions are mixed at council’s first hearing on budget proposal
The city held the first of two public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 budget Tuesday night, at which a crowd of community members took advantage of the opportunity to voice their complaints, or … more
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Long Beach has proposed a double-digit tax increase for residents.
City proposes double-digit increase in taxes
The City of Long Beach has proposed a 2023-24 budget with a 12.74 percent tax rate — the highest in several years and more than double the current 5 percent. The proposed spending plan totals … more
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Attorney Fred Brewington displays a document stating that the Martin Luther King Center owns the building on Riverside Boulevard.
MLK chair: ‘All of this is ours’
A plan Long Beach proposed two weeks ago to invite a new vendor or vendors to use the iconic MLK Center in the city’s largely Black North Park section — a move that could force out the … more
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City Council President John Bendo called out Equinor at Tuesday’s council meeting, saying it is doing an “abysmal job” of informing the public.
Residents still question Empire Wind 2
For the third consecutive Long Beach City Council meeting, residents Tuesday night demanded that the city formally oppose plans by the Norwegian energy company Equinor to build a wind farm off the … more
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Marcia Gray, the aunt of 33-year-old Shawn Usher who was shot and killed on April 7, with Police Commissioner and Acting City Manager Ron Walsh announcing the arrest of the shooter Thursday.
Police announce arrest in Long Beach shooting
The Long Beach Police Department announced an arrest Thursday in the murder that took place at Sycamore Court on April 7. Police said Ronni Sutton, 49, of Long Beach, was arrested for the shooting … more
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Long Beach proposes double-digit tax increase
The City of Long Beach Wednesday night proposed a 2023-2024 budget that carries a tax rate of  12.74% - the highest such level in decades and more than double last year's adopted 5 … more
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Thousands are expected to turn out for the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Long Beach this Sunday. The funds raised go to benefit the Make A Wish foundation.
Brrrrr . . . Polar Bear Plunge makes its return
The Long Beach Polar Bears Super Bowl Splash, an annual event that raises money for Make-A-Wish Metro New York, is set to make its long-awaited return on Sunday, Feb. 2. The event is organized by … more
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The Long Island Rail Road suspended the Long Beach Branch service after a car was struck on the tracks in East Rockaway.
Long Beach train service restored
The Long Island Rail Road has fully restored the Long Beach Branch operations after the train service was suspended in both directions between Lynbrook and Long Beach. An unauthorized vehicle on the … more
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