Los Angeles/ Community & Society
Published on May 14, 2019
Top Long Beach news: Woman beaten to death with scooter; Jeanette Barrera announces 2020 campaignPhoto: Greg Gjerdingen/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Long Beach.

Woman beaten to death with scooter in Long Beach, police say

A woman was attacked and killed in a beating involving a scooter in Long Beach Monday, police said.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

How Senate Bill 50 — the bill that aims to address California’s housing crisis — would impact Long Beach

The bill would allow denser housing in certain areas throughout the city, including some single-family neighborhoods.

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Long Beach man re-sentenced to 25 years to life for role in 2009 slaying of great-grandmother

Freddie Battle’s previous sentence of life without the possibility of parole was vacated by a State Appeals Court.

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Jeanette Barrera announces 2020 campaign to represent Long Beach City Council’s 2nd District

“Together we can restore integrity, professionalism, and constituent service to the 2nd District,” Barrera said in a statement.

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Long Beach Heritage looks to save Petroleum Club

The closure of a mid-20th century symbol of oil wealth in and around Long Beach has Long Beach Heritage interested in launching a campaign to save the Bixby Knolls building.

Read the full story on Gazette Newspapers.


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