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The Southlander is the only dedicated investigative news cooperative serving Greater Los Angeles.
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Joined May 2017
🎥 Here is a clip from an interview with Leo Martinez, an organizer with Ventura County Defensa (VC Defensa), as he reflects on ICE retaliating against him and on how his organization is prepared to fight You watch the whole interview on our website: https://t.co/mDsu0qWJFp
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An ICE agent slammed into his pickup truck twice then lied to cops about it. Check out @abemarquez3's interview with Leo Martinez of immigrant advocacy group VC Defensa.
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An ICE agent slammed into his pickup truck twice then lied to cops about it.
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Still getting used to being quoted in the press but I’ll continue to tell the @LBMGuild’s story until our board of directors recognizes our union and negotiates a budget with real solutions that preserves local journalism jobs. Thanks you @forthelbc
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The layoffs are a major blow to Long Beach, the second largest city in the nation’s most populous county—a city that regularly ranks among the most diverse in the country.
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The layoffs are a major blow to Long Beach, the second largest city in the nation’s most populous county—a city that regularly ranks among the most diverse in the country. It’s a city with an annual budget of over $3 billion. https://t.co/bRnWcn6mVM
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The layoffs are a major blow to Long Beach, the second largest city in the nation’s most populous county—a city that regularly ranks among the most diverse in the country.
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Super informative project coming from @forthelbc laying out who owns local media in LB:
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Familiarity with media ownership equips you with a tool to critically evaluate the sources of information you consume, facilitating the identification of potential biases, hidden agendas, and vested...
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Striking hotel workers were joined by several unions outside the Hotel Maya in Long Beach last Friday to protest a recent spate of violence against picketers.
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What Happened to the Firehouse Community Farm in North Long Beach? https://t.co/WSApNFZV1f
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What had once been a vibrant space where community gardening classes, university research projects, and a monthly crop swap event took place, has been closed to the public by the city.
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The Lefty Lawyer returns to talk more about facial recognition technology—and the dangers of Assembly Bill 642, which purports to regulate its use by police, but actually greenlights it. https://t.co/5VEUNMGQyx
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The Lefty Lawyer returns to talk more about facial recognition technology—and the dangers of Assembly Bill 642, which purports to regulate its use by police, but actually greenlights it. AB 642 would...
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Time is running out as beneficial LA county tenant protections put in place during the pandemic expire March 31. Read the full Op-Ed from two Long Beach housing advocates on why the renter-majority city must do more to help residents stay housed:
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In January, the Long Beach City Council declared a state of emergency for homelessness under the leadership of Mayor Rex Richardson and Councilmember Mary Zendejas. On Feb. 7, the city built on this...
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And don't forget to Follow @LongBeachChisme on IG and TikTok @ lbchisme.
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get cozy, szn 2 is finally here! @forthelbc patrons have early access this szn! our first episode is up now on the patreon and public wherever u get ur podcasts beginning monday, march 6. dig in and (p)r(h)ip it up! https://t.co/lX78rM7RlN
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More Than a Party: ‘Altruism’ Activates Historic Downtown Theatre https://t.co/dUqqGMZhHF
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Despite its eye-catching classic art deco-style facade and premium location adjacent to Long Beach’s downtown promenade, Broadway’s Edison Theatre has been closed off to the community for close to 20...
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The risk of police misuse of auto license plate readers (ALPR) led to the city’s own Equity & Humans Relations Commission to recommend that they be banned.
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The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the police department's request for a $1.2 million expansion of automatic license plate readers (ALPR), despite demands from dozens of...
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The Long Beach Police Department plans to seek City Council approval today to spend $1.2 million in federal grant money to purchase additional mass surveillance equipment. https://t.co/SSItZz9hco
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The Long Beach Police Department plans to seek City Council approval today to spend $1.2 million in federal grant money to purchase additional mass surveillance equipment.
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Happy Bandcamp Friday! Here are our local picks for Long Beach from Fall/Winter '22-'23. #SupportLocal #SupportLivingArtists
https://t.co/Vz456EWok9 via @forthelbc
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Support Local Music on Bandcamp Fridays! Musicians have been getting screwed over by shady business deals as long as there’s been a music industry. The modern way of doing so is of course receiving...
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BIG NEWS: Join James & Daniel for our LIVE season finale of Long Beach Chisme on Saturday, December 10! Be ready for IRL chisme, surprises, y más! Seats are limited so RSVP today: https://t.co/Grej2V9h0d
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Procrastinators: Less than an hour left to vote or drop off your ballot!
Have you voted in the #2022CAGeneralElection?! There's still plenty of time. Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes are open until 8 PM! Return your ballot or find a Vote Center in your neighborhood: https://t.co/PUcdMNlFB1
#EveryVoteIn #LAVOTES #LACounty
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Episode 9 is finally hereee! Need a distraction from election day? It’s time for our own Sunday Funday as we revisit Robert Garcia’s tumultuous 2 terms as Mayor of Long Beach! Listen in at https://t.co/E5BSHmvJak
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‘It’s just about power’; Ian Patton tries to beat a ‘corrupt’ city hall (again) with populist fervor By @BrizzolaraJoe
https://t.co/UtAycyV7iU
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A Q & A with Fifth District City Council candidate Ian Patton
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‘This is Even Bigger than Me’: Kailee Caruso’s once long-shot progressive campaign secures big endorsements and big bucks By @BrizzolaraJoe
https://t.co/75tDM3eH5w
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When Kailee Caruso, a homeless program administrator who admits she knew almost no one in City Hall and was out fundraised by her competitors, placed second in the June primary, it came as a bit of...
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