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January 20, 2026

A beachside pool project stalled for a decade; new parking meters may be its savior

The City Council just approved a new plan for the long-delayed Belmont Aquatics Center. It relies on $24.5 million in borrowing, paid back mostly by 1,800 new parking meters around Alamitos Bay.

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January 20, 2026

California’s newest ICE center has 1,400 detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla saw there

California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff visited the newest and largest ICE detention center in the state, a former prison in Kern County. CoreCivic operates this site.

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January 20, 2026

Immigration agents chase down gardeners working on lawns in East Long Beach

One worker insisted he was a dual citizen before the group of men in Border Patrol vests loaded him into the back of an SUV.

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January 20, 2026

Notorious Long Beach rental scammer sentenced to probation, released from jail

Anne Bergstedt was charged with cheating more than a dozen people out of nearly $50,000 in security deposits. Many more said they, too, were swindled.

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