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Overwhelmed by your ballot? We can help. We won’t tell you how to vote. We’ll give you facts to make an informed decision at lbpost.com/elections/ lbpost.com/elections/

Voter Guide: 2026 General Election

Our nonpartisan voter guide has everything you need to know about local ballot measures and Long Beach's lone City Council race.

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Tell us your favorite Halloween movie, candy and costumes and we'll tell you what local events are perfect for you. lbpost.com/esd/eat-see-do-2/…

How to celebrate Halloween in Long Beach — whether you like tricks or treats

Take our quiz and find the best Halloween activities to do in the Long Beach area this October.

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Medi-Cal cuts could push seniors and people with disabilities off of coverage lbpost.com/news/medi-cal-cut…

Medi-Cal cuts could push seniors and people with disabilities off of coverage

Next July, new Medi-Cal rules prohibit seniors and people with disabilities from saving more than $21,000.

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Spooked by your ballot? This election-themed haunted house will help lbpost.com/news/politics/ele…

Spooked by your ballot? This election-themed haunted house will help

A local nonprofit is using ghouls and ghosts to help people understand complicated ballot propositions.

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Halloween at Long Beach theaters includes an improv slasher musical, ghostly plays and alien invasions lbpost.com/esd/eat-see-do-2/…

Halloween at Long Beach theaters includes an improv slasher musical, ghostly plays and alien...

"Blithe Spirits" at Long Beach Playhouse kicks off with a Halloween gala, and Long Beach Improv Lab has got a "zany" horror musical.

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StormBurger to host fundraiser in honor of 72-year-old grandma killed in hit-and-run lbpost.com/news/stormburger-…

StormBurger to host fundraiser in honor of 72-year-old grandma killed in hit-and-run

Her daughter says the community has stepped up as the family mourns: "You all reminded me that I’m not alone.”

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Researchers project SoCal’s climate extremes will worsen in coming decades lbpost.com/news/el-nino/rese…

Researchers project SoCal’s climate extremes will worsen in coming decades

Expect longer droughts, more extreme heat, greater wildfire risk and more beach erosion.

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Gompers and Edison elementary schools will close at the end of the school year lbpost.com/news/education/lo…

Gompers and Edison elementary schools will close at the end of the school year

Long Beach Unified School District's Board of Education voted to close Gompers and Edison elementary schools at the end of the school year.

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Drive-through sandbag giveaways planned ahead of looming El Niño storms lbpost.com/news/el-nino/free…

Drive-through sandbag giveaways planned ahead of looming El Niño storms

Here’s where you can get 10 pre-filled sandbags loaded into your car, free of charge, as you prepare for the rainy season.

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Thousands of e-bikes are coming to Long Beach’s bicycle share program lbpost.com/news/thousands-of…

Thousands of e-bikes are coming to Long Beach's bicycle share program

The city plans to expand the program with 700 pedal-assist bikes by next year and up to 2,000 by 2029.

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LBUSD Announces Wilson Boys’ Water Polo Will Not Compete In CIF-SS Playoffs the562.org/2026/10/20/lbusd-…

LBUSD Announces Wilson Boys’ Water Polo Will Not Compete in CIF-SS Playoffs

The Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) has announced that the Wilson boys’ water polo season will conclude on Tuesday evening with its final regular season contest against Lakewood. Wilson is...

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ICE responded this morning to some questions about why they violently detained a U.S. citizen in North Long Beach. Here's the latest and what we know from eyewitnesses: lbpost.com/news/immigration/… lbpost.com/news/immigration/…

Neighbors rush to defend man after ICE agents break his arm, witnesses say

Dramatic video shows how a crowd intervened, blocking ICE agents from leaving until Long Beach police arrived, uncuffed the injured man and took him for medical treatment.

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Data breach exposes California student information: How to protect your family lbpost.com/news/education/da…

Data breach exposes California student information: How to protect your family

Hackers stole personal and demographic information about 5.7 million students at California public school.

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Two teenagers killed in separate traffic collisions in Long Beach lbpost.com/news/crime/teenag…

Two teenagers killed in separate traffic collisions in Long Beach

The city has been suffering through a surge of fatal crashes. There have been 40 so far this year, more than double the number of homicides.

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Long Beach knows it's racing against the clock to protect the Peninsula from the next round of high tides. lbpost.com/newsletter/the-sc…

Monday Morning Coffee: The scramble to prepare for more storms

Long Beach knows it's racing against the clock to protect the Peninsula from the next round of high tides.

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ICE agents who injured Long Beach man must be pulled off the streets and investigated, mayor says lbpost.com/news/immigration/…

ICE agents who injured Long Beach man must be pulled off the streets and investigated, mayor says

Mayor Rex Richardson told the Long Beach Post he was sending a written complaint seeking answers from federal authorities about why agents stopped the man.

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Students say AI use is rampant in the classroom. They’re using art to push back on it lbpost.com/news/education/st…

Students say AI use is rampant in the classroom. They’re using art to push back on it

They want Long Beach Unified to ban generative AI use. They’re acting out skits and surveying their classmates to get their point across.

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Neighbors rush to defend man after ICE agents break his arm, witnesses say lbpost.com/news/immigration/…

Neighbors rush to defend man after ICE agents break his arm, witnesses say

Dramatic video shows how a crowd intervened, blocking ICE agents from leaving until Long Beach police arrived, uncuffed the injured man and took him for medical treatment.

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2 men found dead in Long Beach home after SWAT standoff lbpost.com/news/crime/2-men-…

2 men found dead in Long Beach home after SWAT standoff

Police say a gunman holed up in a home shot at officers, prompting the SWAT standoff.

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