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DOJ wants non-citizen voter registration requests, including sensitive data, from Los Angeles County

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested information about the removal of non-citizens from voter registration lists from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder — including sensitive data, such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers and birth dates.
The ask, sent to the county registrar last month, follows a slew of similar Justice Department requests to election officials in at least 19 other states, seeking information about voter fraud and non-citizen voting.

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Long Beach Public Works Director Eric Lopez to leave the city in September

Long Beach’s Department of Public Works director, Eric Lopez, will soon exit his position, which he’s held since 2020, according to a recent city news release.
Lopez’s last day at the department’s helm will be around Friday, Sept. 19, the city’s Wednesday, July 30, news release said. He will take up the position of senior vice president with Pasadena firm Pacific Services Inc.
“We are deeply grateful for Eric’s many years of dedicated service and outstanding leadership. His commitment to innovat...
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Long Beach cuts free HIV services after federal funding loss

Long Beach’s Department of Health and Human Services has been forced to cut some of its HIV and STI services after losing a significant chunk of federal funding that had paid for the programming for years, according to a recent city announcement.
The health department has lost $1.3 million in funding from the federal government “as a result of funding cuts brought by recent executive orders and policy shifts under the current presidential administration,” according to the city’s Wednesday, July...
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Artists paint the town during 10th annual Long Beach Walls

Artists have once again taken to the streets to turn Long Beach into a work of art, with the 10th anniversary of Long Beach Walls finishing up — for the most part — on Saturday, July 26.
This year marked the 10th anniversary of Long Beach Walls and Art Renzei, which has celebrated Long Beach’s artists with new murals, art installations and other events during a weeklong celebration each year over the past decade.
Since its 2015 inception, more than 140 murals have been painted across more than 4...
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Environmentalists sue EPA to ban toxic chemical at refineries, including in Torrance, Wilmington

Efforts to more strictly regulate a toxic chemical used to make high-octane gasoline at refineries across the nation — including at PBF Energy’s Torrance Refinery and the Valero Refinery in Wilmington — are once again ramping up.
This time, several environmental organizations — including the National Resources Defense Council, Communities for a Better Environment and the Philadelphia Clean Air Council — have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its regulation of the chemical, hydro...
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Aquarium of the Pacific, NPS release endangered frog species back to Santa Monica Mountains

Around 600 California red-legged frog tadpoles have been released back into the Santa Monica Mountains — after they were rescued from extreme weather by the National Park Service and taken to Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific to be hatched earlier this year.
The tadpoles were rescued in March, according to a Tuesday, July 15, news release, when extreme late-winter storms rolled into the Santa Monica Mountains and put the then-frog egg masses, which were laid in streams and ponds, at risk of d...
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Long Beach Transit issues updated guidelines for how employees should handle ICE

Long Beach Transit has issued new guidance for how its employees should handle interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal immigration agents — after its initial recommendations were met with concern from community organizers.
That’s because LBT’s initial recommendations, which were outlined in a June 23 internal memo from the agency’s CEO and president, Kenneth McDonald, advised Long Beach Transit employees not to attempt to block or interfere with any law enforc...
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LBFD training facility lacks accommodations for women, commission says

A key training facility for the Long Beach Fire Department lacks proper accommodations — including showers, private changing rooms, and bathrooms — for women, according to the city’s Commission for Women and Girls.
The Captain David Rosa Regional Fire Training Center, at 2449 Argonne Ave., originally opened in 1964 and is the home of LBFD’s recruit academies, probationary testing and evaluation, ongoing training for existing firefights, community events, youth programs, and more.
“We also provid...
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Port of Long Beach breaks ground on major terminal expansion

A key terminal at the Port of Long Beach will soon expand, with construction on International Transportation Service’s South Slip Fill Project set to get underway in the coming days.
ITS is the leading marine container terminal operator at the Port of Long Beach, having been founded and operated there since 1971, according to a news release. The company’s clients include Ocean Network Express, Yang Ming, Maersk and more.
The South Slip Fill Project, a $365 million endeavor funded by ITS, will ef...
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