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West Hollywood OKs ban on plastic bags in store checkout lines

West Hollywood has become the latest in a string of California cities — including Santa Monica, Long Beach and Pasadena — to ban single-use plastic bags at store checkout lines.

 

Long Beach police to use 400 cameras citywide to fight crime

Tapping into hundreds of privately owned cameras, the system synchronizes law enforcement data with real-time video feeds from parks, beaches and business corridors. Long Beach police now have eyes everywhere.

 

How an After-School Fight Between a Couple Fifth Graders Turned Deadly

Joanna Ramos

Head injuries are deceptive. I’ve read about many related to toddlers. They fall and hit their head on something. They cry and then stop after some consoling. They go to sleep shortly afterwards and don’t wake up.

It’s scary. It’s one of those injuries that’s hard to detect. They appear fine.

I think the recommendation from doctors is to first check the injury, and then see if they’re playing around afterwards. If they appear lethargic and tired, then you better take them to the doctor and have the injury checked out immediately.

 

Cal State trustees vote to raise tuition by 9% for 2012

In a Long Beach meeting marked by violent disruptions, the California State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday voted narrowly to increase annual tuition by 9%, or $500, for next fall.

 

94-degree heat breaks 95-year-old record for downtown Los Angeles

Long Beach, UCLA and LAX records are also broken by unseasonably warm weather that meteorologists attribute to Santa Ana winds blowing in from the desert. Monday may be even hotter.

 

JetBlue says it may stop Long Beach operations

JetBlue says it may stop Long Beach operations

JetBlue Airways, citing frustration with the lack of facility improvements at Long Beach Airport, said Wednesday that it may cease operations at the airport where it began its West Coast expansion and is now the busiest carrier.

 

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