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March 13, 2026

Firefighters union, renter advocates launch tax initiative to fund road repairs, new stations, housing production

If passed, most residents would be exempt from paying the tax, which is aimed at commercial properties and high-earning homeowners. It also has protections against landlords passing the cost on to renters.

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March 13, 2026

California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?

California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years. Gasoline has surged to record highs as global oil markets spike amid the Iran war. The spike exposes a deeper problem: fewer refineries and limited California fuel supply.

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March 13, 2026

Hit-and-run driver who killed bicyclist in Bluff Park called police dispatch to confess, detectives say

New court documents reveal what happened — and how police say the case was solved — in the days after the deadly crash at Second and Redondo.

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March 12, 2026

Defense and spacecraft manufacturer Voyager opens facility in Long Beach 

It’s the latest in a wave of space and defense technology companies to move to the 430-odd acres of industrial and warehouse space once used to build cargo planes outside Long Beach Airport.

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