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Health Officials Report Localized Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak

  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a localized outbreak of flea-borne typhus in the Pico-Union…

4 weeks ago

Long Beach Health Department to Host Back-to-School Vaccination and Resource Fair

  LONG BEACH — The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services will host “Superheroes Shield Up…

1 month ago

California Permanently Closes AllenCo Oil Wells, Ending Years of Community Harm

  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Newsom announced Feb. 12 that all 21 oil wells at the notorious AllenCo site in University…

7 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Jesse Marquez Honored, His Passing Leaves a Void

Jesse Marquez Honored The death of our friend Jesse Marquez is both a tragic personal loss and tragic loss for…

9 months ago

Rep. Barragán Urges Oversight of Container Fumigation Facilities in Long Beach, San Pedro, and Compton

To gain greater transparency of these fumigation facilities and their impacts on local communities, the Members requested for community air…

1 year ago

St. Mary Medical Center Grants Over $200,000 to Support Local Nonprofits Through Community Health Initiative

During the luncheon, the hospital awarded more than $200,000 to three local nonprofits, further supporting initiatives that positively impact the…

1 year ago

California Launches SprayDays: New Pesticide Application Notification System

Users can view an interactive map online or sign up for email or text message notifications before scheduled pesticide applications.

1 year ago

Long Beach Health Dept. Secures $8M to provide Services Nonviolent Offenders

Funding comes from state savings generated by the implementation of Prop 47, which reduced certain low-level drug and property crimes…

2 years ago

Environmental Groups Rally as Regulators Approve New Wells

This is another shot fired in the battle between environmentalists and regulators, the latter of which has been a revolving…

2 years ago