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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 16m
What a super El Niño means for Long Beach: High risk of rain and floods — but no guarantees
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What a super El Niño means for Long Beach: High risk of rain and floods — but no guarantees
Conditions are ripe for record-breaking storms. If the rain does arrive, it is likely to come in bursts, raising the potential for damaging floods.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 1h
How to report clogged drains or downed trees and spot flood-prone areas in your neighborhood
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How to report clogged drains or downed trees and spot flood-prone areas in your neighborhood
If you see a blocked catch basin or backed-up storm drain, you can report it through the GoLongBeach app or by calling 562-570-2700.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 4h
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including swashbuckling, real-life Hot Wheels and early-trick-or-treating
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including swashbuckling, real-life Hot Wheels and early-trick-or-treating
Open Studio Tour and the Long Beach Fall Arts, Crafts and Food Market kick off this weekend, along with monster trucks at Long Beach Arena and monsters in San Pedro's night market.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 5h
A Long Beach renter’s guide to El Niño
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A Long Beach renter’s guide to El Niño 
How to protect yourself, your rental and your personal property from a wet winter.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 6h
Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be disclosed under new California law
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Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be disclosed under new California law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law compelling the release of information about 911 calls from immigrant detention centers. It followed CalMatters’ reporting about alleged rapes at one site.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 7h
Police chase ends with fiery crash in Lakewood, authorities say
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Police chase ends with fiery crash in Lakewood, authorities say
The driver fled from officers before colliding with a tree, causing the vehicle to burst into flames at Candlewood Street and Premiere Avenue, police said.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 8h
A year after being canceled, Long Beach’s free Día de los Muertos celebration is back
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A year after being canceled, Long Beach’s free Día de los Muertos celebration is back
The party was canceled last year because of regional immigration raids. The festival will return this November — just on a smaller scale.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 23h
Man in wheelchair hospitalized after being hit by pickup truck, Long Beach police say
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Man in wheelchair hospitalized after being hit by pickup truck, Long Beach police say
It's the second time in less than two weeks that someone crossing the street in a wheelchair has been hit.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Newsom signs new laws to rein in immigration agents as Trump’s deportation campaign escalates
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Newsom signs new laws to rein in immigration agents as Trump’s deportation campaign escalates
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration’s deportation program and improve conditions in detention centers. Several likely will be challenged in court.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sheldrake Coffee, a pioneer of in-house roasting, celebrates 50 years in Belmont Shore: lbpost.com/esd/eat-see-...
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Family seeks help finding driver who hit their grandma, saw her dying on the ground and drove off
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Family seeks help finding driver who hit their grandma, saw her dying on the ground and drove off
As they mourn, they're knocking on doors and gathering security camera footage.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
LA County says they’ve already found 69 bats with rabies. How to protect yourself and pets
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LA County says they’ve already found 69 bats with rabies. How to protect yourself and pets
This year’s rabid bat count has already matched 2025’s total, according to the LA County Department of Public Health, which shared information Monday.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sheldrake Coffee, a pioneer of in-house roasting, celebrates 50 years in Belmont Shore
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Sheldrake Coffee, a pioneer of in-house roasting, celebrates 50 years in Belmont Shore
The shop is known for roasting coffee daily in its 100-year-old machine.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class
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Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class
Some California gun owners view a new law requiring people to take a four-hour safety class as a kind of tax on firearm ownership. It’s one of 10 gun safety measures Gov. Newsom signed into law on Saturday.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More speed cameras are coming to Long Beach — this time on PCH
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More speed cameras are coming to Long Beach — this time on PCH
It’s one of the city's deadliest streets but had been excluded from the speed camera program until now.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
LA prosecutors didn’t know a Long Beach cop had a battery conviction. He now works for Burbank
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LA prosecutors didn't know a Long Beach cop had a battery conviction. He now works for Burbank
A defense attorney argues this case has broader implications about how Long Beach handles officer misconduct.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hit-and-run driver kills woman crossing street in Long Beach, police say
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Hit-and-run driver kills woman crossing street in Long Beach, police say
Long Beach is struggling to reduce deadly crashes, with 37 so far this year.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Long Beach closes Peninsula beaches ahead of heavy surf from Hurricane Polo: lbpost.com/news/hurrica...
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Hurricane Polo expected to stir up powerful waves, high tides and rip currents in Long Beach
The forecast has city crews on high alert after damage from Hurricane Marie. Here’s what forecasters say you should expect.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Olive ridley sea turtles just laid eggs here for the first time ever. Here's why they almost immediately had to be moved: lbpost.com/news/rare-se... (Photos by Josh Barber and Jeff Flocken, Aquarium of the Pacific)
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hurricane Polo expected to stir up powerful waves, high tides and rip currents in Long Beach
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Hurricane Polo expected to stir up powerful waves, high tides and rip currents in Long Beach
The forecast has city crews on high alert after damage from Hurricane Marie. Here’s what forecasters say you should expect.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rare sea turtles laid eggs here for the first time, only to have them threatened by hurricane-charged waves
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Rare sea turtles laid eggs here for the first time, only to have them threatened by hurricane-charged waves
The eggs have been moved from local beaches to the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Easy ways to be prepared before El Niño storms hit Long Beach
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Easy ways to be prepared before El Niño storms hit Long Beach
Here's where you can get information in an emergency and how to be ready for when one arrives.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Full-scale emergency drill planned at Long Beach Airport Friday night
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Full-scale emergency drill planned at Long Beach Airport Friday night
You may hear sirens and see smoke and emergency lights.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nervous about taking the bus? Bus Fest is for you. It’s happening Sunday
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Nervous about taking the bus? Bus Fest is for you. It’s happening Sunday
The first 90 visitors this year will get a one-of-a-kind TAP card featuring a bus riding a surfboard.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lucha libre festival bridges cultural heritage and community art at MOLAA
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Lucha libre festival bridges cultural heritage and community art at MOLAA
To celebrate 30 years, the Museum of Latin American Art is hosting a weekend-long lucha libre festival complete with live wrestling in the museum’s backyard.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Long Beach just had its first death from West Nile virus since 2017. Read why and how to protect yourself here: lbpost.com/news/health/...
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Detectives bust illegal gun dealer, seize dozens of firearms, Long Beach police say
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Detectives bust illegal gun dealer, seize dozens of firearms, Long Beach police say
Police alleged he was buying parts online and assembling them to sell.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
City homeless shelter to get showers, air conditioning, more space in $8.6 million overhaul
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City homeless shelter to get showers, air conditioning, more space in $8.6 million overhaul 
Instead of rows of cots in an open space, there will be privacy dividers, areas for families and plans for pet kennels.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Man killed in morning hit-and-run on Anaheim Street, Long Beach police say
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Man killed in morning hit-and-run on Anaheim Street, Long Beach police say
The crash happened at about 7:11 a.m. on westbound Anaheim Street just east of the 710 Freeway, according to Long Beach police.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Man killed in morning hit-and-run on Anaheim Street, Long Beach police say
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Man killed in morning hit-and-run on Anaheim Street, Long Beach police say
The crash happened at about 7:11 a.m. on westbound Anaheim Street just east of the 710 Freeway, according to Long Beach police.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Repertory at CSULB launches fall season of plays with ‘Everybody’
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California Repertory at CSULB launches fall season of plays with 'Everybody'
The darkly comic show performed by student actors reimagines a medieval morality play where someone named "Everybody" is summoned by God to account for their life.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Children’s Theatre of Long Beach now offers fall classes from jazz dance to stage combat
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Children’s Theatre of Long Beach now offers fall classes from jazz dance to stage combat
This fall, the company is staging adaptations of the Broadway musicals “Hadestown: Teen Edition” and “Beetlejuice JR.”
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1 killed in crash on 91 Freeway in Long Beach
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1 killed in crash on 91 Freeway in Long Beach
The CHP said it someone may have been in the middle of the roadway when the crash occurred.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including movie trivia, a picnic at Colorado Lagoon and a concert for animals
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including movie trivia, a picnic at Colorado Lagoon and a concert for animals
This weekend's highlights includes Desi Banks at The Laugh Factory, a community walk and picnic to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month and local bands rocking out to support our fur friends.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1 killed in crash on 91 Freeway in Long Beach
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1 killed in crash on 91 Freeway in Long Beach
The CHP said it someone may have been in the middle of the roadway when the crash occurred.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds | LA Local
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California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds | LA Local
The tracker from Stop AAPI Hate saw a surge in arrests and deportations in the arrest of people from Asian countries.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gunman arrested on suspicion of shooting woman to death during argument, police say
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Gunman arrested on suspicion of shooting woman to death during argument, police say
Police said the woman was homeless and did not know the man who allegedly killed her.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Long Beach is trying to defend against more hurricane-driven waves. It may be harder this time
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Long Beach is trying to defend against more hurricane-driven waves. It may be harder this time
Another storm is threatening to send large swells toward the Peninsula's already damaged beach.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sharks, sea snakes and weird fish: El Niño brings unusual marine life to Southern California
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Sharks, sea snakes and weird fish: El Niño brings unusual marine life to Southern California
The creatures are here because of warm waters associated with El Niño, but the climate system could also threaten native species that aren’t used to the heat.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Woman killed in hit-and-run was a grandmother who loved to feed her neighbors
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Woman killed in hit-and-run was a grandmother who loved to feed her neighbors
Song Tate's family said her death opened their eyes to just how dangerous Long Beach's streets have become.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As a super El Niño looms, more hurricane-driven waves are already threatening Long Beach
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As a super El Niño looms, more hurricane-driven waves are already threatening Long Beach
The beach is already damaged from the last swell. With more storms expected, the city plans to declare a state of emergency.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Are you on Medi-Cal? Here’s what to know about big changes coming in January
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Are you on Medi-Cal? Here’s what to know about big changes coming in January
Federal changes starting in 2027 could impact 1 million LA County enrollees.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Newsom sides with industry, vetoes bill on factories near homes and schools
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Newsom sides with industry, vetoes bill on factories near homes and schools
Newsom vetoed a bill requiring review for polluting facilities near homes, schools. The veto preserves a manufacturing exemption he pushed through last year.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Police investigate deadly crash in downtown Long Beach
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Police investigate deadly crash in downtown Long Beach
Police said a woman was lying in the roadway when she was fatally struck Monday night.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Removing César Chavez’s name has given this school a chance to define its own identity
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Removing César Chavez’s name has given this school a chance to define its own identity
Some parents avoid invoking Chavez's name until the school gets a new title that they say better represents them.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mosquito-borne illness is surging in Long Beach. We asked experts why and how to protect yourself
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Mosquito-borne illness is surging in Long Beach. We asked experts why and how to protect yourself
West Nile cases are worse than they've been in a decade, and the infections themselves have been unusually severe.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Family-owned LV Seafood celebrates 30 years in Lakewood Village with customers who feel like family
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Family-owned LV Seafood celebrates 30 years in Lakewood Village with customers who feel like family
As the owner prepares to hand the restaurant down to his son, the beloved Chinese restaurant marked its anniversary with lion dancing, food and giveaways.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Police look for shooter who wounded man at downtown Chipotle
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Police look for shooter who wounded man at downtown Chipotle
It started with an argument in the restaurant and escalated into gunfire, Long Beach police said.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus
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Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus
Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on. This is the second time he vetoed such a bill to allow public colleges and universities to hire undocumented students.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Monday Morning Coffee: It may take 8 years to get your tree trimmed lbpost.com/newsletter/i...
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Monday Morning Coffee: It may take 8 years to get your tree trimmed
A budget crunch in Long Beach's Public Works Department is cutting into tree maintenance.
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