After Decades of Division, Long Beach Cambodians Want Redistricting

Mar. 13, 2018 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: Cambodia, Cambodia Town, Khmer

Long Beach’s Cambodia Town is split among four districts, dividing the ethnic community and violating voting guidelines, advocates say.

Visions of Long Beach’s Sanctuary City

Mar. 13, 2018 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Daca, Immigration, sanctuary

City council is set to vote on immigrant protections today. Here, Long Beach immigrant families share their ideal vision of a sanctuary city.

Long Beach People’s State of the City 2018

Mar. 8, 2018 / By Jannai Simmons and M. Smith
Tags: civic engagement, First Congregational Church, Long Beach, People's State of the City, PSOTC, PSOTC2018

Activists highlighted the need for hotel workers protections, cleaner air quality, immigration policy and affordable housing, to mention a few.

Voices of Long Beach

Mar. 7, 2018 / By Veronica Caro
Tags: activism, Affordable Housing, Education, homelessness, Youth

A short community series highlighting homelessness, education, and youth leadership in the city of Long Beach.

Long Beach Land Use Element Explained, Debunked

Mar. 6, 2018 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: gentrification, Housing, race

Surrounding Long Beach's controversial housing plan were nasty debates over facts and why so little diversity was represented.

After Parkland: Long Beach Youth On Gun Politics, the NRA, and School Safety

Mar. 4, 2018 / By Crystal Niebla, Jannai Simmons and VoiceWaves
Tags: gun violence, safety, Youth

What should politicians do to make students feel safe on campus?