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Cabrillo, Jordan high school students get aviation experience at Long Beach Airport

A cohort of 12 students from Cabrillo and Jordan high schools have gained some first-hand experience in the aviation industry, thanks to a program at the Long Beach Airport.
The externship, dubbed the Careers Taking Flight program, is a collaboration between the airport and the Long Beach Unified School District aimed at getting students interested in pursuing careers in aviation.
“By giving students the tools, access and inspiration they need to envision themselves in well-paying, in-demand pro...
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Get paid to learn about the aerospace industry at Long Beach’s Space Beach Camp

Applications are now open for a two-week, space-themed summer camp aimed at helping young people explore careers in aerospace.
The program, dubbed Space Beach Camp, is the result of a collaboration between Long Beach’s Economic Development Department, the Workforce Innovation Network Youth Career Service Centers, and various partners in the city’s local aerospace industry.
“Our young people are the future of Space Beach,” Mayor Rex Richardson said in a Friday, June 27, news release, “and this ca...
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2 penguins, Milo and Inca, find a new home at Aquarium of the Pacific

The Aquarium of the Pacific has welcomed two new penguins — Inca and Milo.
Inca and Milo are Magellanic penguins, which are native to the coasts of Argentina and Chile, according to the Long Beach aquarium.
The Magellanic penguins usually weigh anywhere from six to 15 pounds when fully grown, according to the aquarium’s website, and come in at around 2.5 feet tall.
“We are thrilled to welcome these new penguins into their new home,” said Megan Smylie, the aquarium’s sea otter program manager. “T...
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Long Beach, Port of LA to host 2028 Olympic sailing

Both Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles will host sailing events for the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to a recent announcement from LA28 organizers.
LA28 announced the final sailing venue plan on Monday, June 30.
In Long Beach, Belmont Shore will host four board events — men’s and women’s windsurfing, and men’s and women’s kitesurfing.
The city is also slated to host several other Olympic and Paralympic events — the most of any other venue city outside Los Angeles itself — including beach...
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Long Beach expands routes, accessibility for free micro-transit service

Long Beach has expanded its free micro-transit program — dubbed Long Beach Circuit — in more ways than one.
The program, which officially launched in 2022 after a downtown pilot program in 2018, will now offer free rides to additional locations with a larger fleet aimed at making the alternative transportation option more accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Long Beach’s latest expansion of the program will close several gaps in the existing route, a Monday, June 23, news releas...
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Long Beach names 2025 Youth Poet Laureate

Ezequiel Correa, 17, will serve as this year’s Youth Poet Laureate, the city announced earlier this week.
Correa, alongside other finalists for this year’s competition, performed their work during a ceremony at Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library on Saturday, May 17.
As Youth Poet Laureate, Correa will serve a one-year term and receive a $1,500 scholarship. The YPL, throughout the year, will represent Long Beach’s youth at public events, lead creative workshops, and promote literary engagement,...
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Long Beach’s Jordan, Millikan High Schools celebrate class of 2025

Graduation ceremonies for Long Beach Unified School District seniors are officially underway, with both Jordan and Millikan high schools sending off their classes of 2025 this week.
The Jordan High Panthers kicked off the festivities on Tuesday, June 10, with 496 seniors celebrating their achievements at Long Beach City College’s Veterans Stadium.
Jordan principal Keisha Irving-Holder kicked off the Tuesday ceremony by acknowledging the impacts recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rai...
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5th annual Juneteenth celebration returns to Long Beach this weekend

Long Beach’s popular Juneteenth celebration will return to Rainbow Lagoon Park, in downtown, this weekend.
The free event — featuring music and dance performances, food and drink, cultural installations, and more — will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 14.
Juneteenth commemorates the date — June 19, 1865 — when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
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Faith leaders decry ICE operation in Downey Memorial Christian Church parking lot

Faith leaders gathered at Downey Memorial Christian Church on Wednesday, June 11, to decry the detention of an unidentified man on their property earlier that day.
The man, described as a dark-skinned man with dark hair who only spoke Spanish, was taken into custody by law enforcement dressed in plainclothes who refused to identify themselves or produce a warrant for the man’s arrest on Wednesday, according to church leaders.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S. Immigration a...
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Hundreds gather at Long Beach Civic Center to protest ICE, urge more money for Justice Fund

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Long Beach Civic Center on Tuesday, June 10, to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the Los Angeles area and to ask the City Council to allocate additional money to a local fund supporting legal services for immigrants.
The gathering began with about 100 people at Harvey Milk Park in downtown Long Beach, where demonstrators gathered before marching to the Civic Center, just a few blocks down the road.
Robert Marquez, with...
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