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Top Long Beach news: CSLBU's second 'corpse flower' set to bloom; activists protest ICE; more

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Published on July 10, 2019
Top Long Beach news: CSLBU's second 'corpse flower' set to bloom; activists protest ICE; morePhoto: Dave Pape/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Long Beach.

Long Beach education innovator Jean Egan dies at 56

Jean Egan, a Long Beach educational innovator who helped hundreds of students succeed in school and on the job, has died. She was 56.

Read the full story on Gazette Newspapers.

Cal State Long Beach’s second ‘corpse flower,’ Laura, is also ready to bloom

Phil, the other corpse flower that bloomed last month, brought up to 5,000 people over the span of its two-day debut.

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Long Beach-based Laserfiche invests in New Bixby Knolls development

The private company, founded in 1987 and based in Long Beach since 2001, is celebrating the groundbreaking of a new headquarters building near its existing campus in Bixby Knolls. 

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.

250 activists march in protest of ICE in Long Beach 

Nearly 250 people gathered at Harvey Milk Park and marched to the Long Beach Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to protest immigration raids.

Read the full story on OC Weekly.

Ridgecrest earthquakes prompt request for Long Beach readiness report

Mayor Robert Garcia praised the city's response to the July 4 and 5 earthquakes on Monday, then asked for a report on the city's readiness in case of future quakes.

Read the full story on Gazette Newspapers.


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