Imagine getting a test for coronavirus at the same time you get blood work or a physical at your doctor's office. That may soon be a reality. Los Angeles and Long Beach recently put out orders to that effect. Starting Friday, all primary care providers there must provide COVID-19 testing....
How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems
With some 5,000 California Democrats convening in Long Beach this past weekend for the party’s second convention of the year, the main event was a nationally televised forum of some of the top presidential candidates. “Some” being the operative word. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
Oldest Southern Sea Otter in Captivity Dies in California
LONG BEACH — Charlie, the oldest southern sea otter held by any zoo or aquarium, has died in California. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach says Charlie died Monday at the age of 22. Male southern sea otters typically only live 10 to 14 years in the wild....
‘My Children Can’t Buy a House in California Anymore’
California is famously a home for abrupt shifts and sudden transformations in culture, lifestyle, and technology. And our homes can change as profoundly as our state does. Few places better represent change than the Long Beach home that my great-grandparents, Raymond and Rebecca Corcoran, paid $8,000 to have built for...
Millions in Homeless Funds Available. When Will Fresno Apply?
Aggressive panhandlers and human waste on the sidewalk are tarnishing San Francisco’s image as America’s most beautiful city. Dumping homeless patients on the street sullied Los Angeles’ reputation as the "City of Angels." Critics bashed Fresno’s ordinance banning outdoor camping as cruel and heartless. The homeless issue is central to...