Long Beach Post

Local news from Long Beach, for Long Beach.

For nearly 20 years, the Long Beach Post has been there to report on the issues that shape life in our city — from City Hall and public safety to schools, neighborhoods, elections and the people who make Long Beach what it is.

That work matters especially when our community is facing change or uncertainty. When powerful surf battered the Peninsula this month, our journalists were there documenting the damage and talking with residents as they faced evacuations and an uncertain future. As climate change brings new challenges to our coastline, we'll be here reporting on it.

When we reported a steep rise in deadly traffic conditions, residents turned out and successfully lobbied local leaders for change. When the school district contemplated cutting a critical dual-language program in West Long Beach, our reporting helped bring the issue to the broader community — and district leaders changed course. And when Millikan High School students mourned the death of Canelo the cat — the campus's beloved unofficial mascot — our tribute gave the entire city a chance to mourn with them.

And we're building for what's next. As the Post approaches its 20th anniversary, we're working to strengthen our core reporting while expanding coverage in underserved Long Beach neighborhoods, creating opportunities for young people to learn journalism, and finding new ways for residents to participate in and help shape local news.

That mission is becoming critically important as artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to produce and distribute information — and harder to know what's trustworthy. Local journalism means reporters who live and work here, show up, ask questions, check the facts and are accountable to the community they cover.

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