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EPA Inspection Finds Multiple Safety Lapses at Valero’s Wilmington Facility

The inspection further identified violations including inaccuracies in the facility’s equipment diagrams essential for rapid emergency response, insufficient analysis of…

7 months ago

Barragán Briefs: Senator Addresses Chemical Plants Safety Failures and Speed Limits Drop Near Harbor Area Schools

Additionally, the Congresswoman expressed concerns with the company’s lack of progress toward meeting an updated requirement of the federal risk…

7 months ago

City of Long Beach Civil Service Department Merges with Human Resources Department

The city also established a new talent management bureau within the HR department to include both classified and unclassified positions…

7 months ago

Governor Supports Court Ruling Against Unlawful Tariffs as Pro-Business & Safety Tariff Reform Bills Advance in Senate

  Gov. Newsom’s Statement on Court Decision Affirming Trump’s Tariffs Unlawful SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement…

7 months ago

Port of Long Beach Awards $355,000 in Scholarships to Support Future Workforce

The scholarships were announced at the port’s annual Celebrating Education event, which brings together students, educators, policy makers and business…

7 months ago

Martyrs of the Waterfront

Dickie Parker and John Knudsen were the first workers killed during the lead-up to the 1934 West Coast general strike,…

7 months ago

Neon Sun: Inside San Pedro’s Most Artistic New Eatery

Have you heard about the new restaurant on 9th Street called the Neon Sun? The buzz it’s been getting as…

7 months ago

SoCal Grocery Store Workers Announce Unfair Labor Practice Strike Authorization Votes

UFCW members at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions in Southern California will start taking unfair labor practice strike authorization votes…

7 months ago

Make America Smoggy Again:’ Governor Newsom Responds to Illegal Senate Vote Aiming to Undo State’s Clean Air Policies

If upheld, the Republican rollback of these three regulations – against the rulings of the Senate Parliamentarian and GAO –…

7 months ago

LA Briefs: City Workforce Developments and Port of LA Clean Truck Funding Plan

The committee will meet weekly to track progress on reassigning among the over 600 employees who are at risk of…

7 months ago