The Long Beach Office of Civic Innovation has announced the awardees for the second round of its Love Your Block mini-grant program, an initiative that empowers residents to enhance their neighborhoods through community-driven projects. The grants were made possible by funding from the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University. This second round of mini-grants continues to focus ...

Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District is launching the RivCoParks Library Pass program designed to foster community engagement, encourage outdoor recreation, and begin to close the nature gap. Library passes offer Riverside County residents a new opportunity to explore the outdoors while enjoying the benefits of their local libraries. The program is a partnership ...

By Dianne Anderson Black people once more are taking the brunt of racist attacks and incidents at two to four times higher than all other groups in Los Angeles County, topping the charts at an alarming rate of hatred not seen in 19 years. Community leaders came together last week to discuss the recent Los ...

By Dianne Anderson New hope for transforming the Long Beach Citizens Police Complaint Commission comes with recent city council approval to ready an initiative for the November ballot – provided the voters come out for a charter amendment change. Depending on the will of the people, the language of the proposed initiative, and the strength ...