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12/28/2025

What began as California’s first drone soccer team has made breakthroughs in the sport to become the gold standard of academic and competitive success in Long Beach within just three years of its founding.

The SATO Academy of Mathematics and Science Drone Soccer team represented the United States during the 2025 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Drone Soccer Championships in China from Nov. 15-18, where the team placed fourth in the 40 centimeter section and fifth in 20 centimeter matches.

✍️ & 📸: Samuel Chacko

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The SATO Academy of Mathematics and Science Drone soccer team represented the United States during the 2025 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Drone Soccer Championships in China from Nov. 15-18

12/27/2025

Things to do in Long Beach: New Year’s parties 🎉, vision boarding 📌, free groceries 🥫 and more!

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Following the hurry and flurry of the holiday season, Long Beach orgs and residents have put together plenty…

12/27/2025

⚽ Meet Long Beach’s newest sports powerhouse: SATO’s Drone Soccer program | 🎉 Things to do this weekend - https://mailchi.mp/ac4968eed72e/fri-dec26newsletter-17665843

12/25/2025

From overcoming grief and drug addiction to serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Jeff Levine is the definition of overcoming challenges.

Levine has been with the Long Beach Rescue Mission for 21 years, where he helps people escape the cycle of homelessness through a program-first approach. His journey to stability has been marked with plenty of obstacles, ultimately making him a better leader and supporter.

Long Beach Rescue Mission will have a Christmas Day toy drive for low income neighborhoods, Christmas dinner and Christmas breakfast. You can make financial donations to the Mission on their website.

✍️ & 📸: Samuel Chacko

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From overcoming grief and drug addiction to serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Jeff Levine is the definition of overcoming challenges.

12/24/2025

The City of Long Beach has announced the first group of recipients for Love Your Block, awarding funding to five resident-led projects aimed at improving local neighborhoods in West Long Beach.

The Love Your Block program, run by the City’s Office of Civic Innovation, is intended to support community members and groups who want to take a hands-on role in improving their communities. For its inaugural year, the program is focused on funding improvements in the 90810 zip code.

✍️: Staff Report
📸: Richard H. Grant

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Long Beach has announced the first group of recipients for Love Your Block, awarding funding to five resident-led projects aimed at improving local neighborhoods in West Long Beach.

12/24/2025

Long Beach Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital brought in 14 newborn babies swaddled in Christmas stockings — just in time for Christmas Eve.

Every holiday season, the hospital does a festive photoshoot for the parents of newborns, swaddling their bundles of joy in stockings to take home.

✍️ & 📸: Samuel Chacko

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12/23/2025

The National Olympic Committee of Denmark has selected Long Beach as their base of operations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, giving the city two confirmed National Hospitality Houses for LA28.

✍️: Staff Report
📸: Richard H. Grant

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The National Olympic Committee of Denmark has selected Long Beach as their base of operations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games...

12/23/2025

⛪ How Long Beach Rescue Mission CEO Jeff Levine found his calling | 🎁 Things to do this week - https://mailchi.mp/cf695abf87d0/fri-dec19newsletter-17665807

12/22/2025

Youth ages 5 through 12 on winter break can attend Winter Fun Days at various parks throughout Long Beach on select days through Jan. 2, 2026.

The City’s Parks, Recreation and Marine Department will activate 19 parks from noon to 5 p.m. from Dec. 22 through Friday, Dec. 26 (no program on Dec. 25) and from Monday, Dec. 29 through Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 (no program on Jan. 1). Kids can participate in arts and crafts, games, sports and holiday celebrations during the programming.

Kids must be pre-registered for each day they plan to attend, but will be free to come and go as they please. Parents and guardians can pick up an application at the park of their choosing, or call the park for more information.

✍️: Staff Report
📸: Richard H. Grant

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Youth ages 5 through 12 on winter break can attend Winter Fun Days at various parks throughout Long Beach on select days through Jan. 2, 2026.

12/22/2025

This op-ed was written by Mei Chann Lao, a former Miss Cambodia and UC Berkeley graduate pursuing healthcare, STEM, and innovation. Through her efforts — in public engagement, advocacy, and representation — she seeks to empower marginalized communities and create positive impact.

"On December 14, I stood outside Long Beach City Hall in Cambodia Town — home to the largest Cambodian diaspora outside of Cambodia — surrounded by elders, families, youth, and community leaders who had gathered peacefully to call for unity and peace. We held signs quietly, waved Cambodian flags, and stood shoulder to shoulder, not in opposition to one another, but in affirmation of shared values rooted in dignity, resilience, and care for our people.

For me, being there was not symbolic. It was necessary."

✍️: Community Entry
📸: Courtesy of Mei Chann Lao

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On December 14, I stood outside Long Beach City Hall in Cambodia Town — home to the largest Cambodian diaspora outside of Cambodia — surrounded by elders, families, youth, and community leaders who had gathered peacefully to call for unity and peace.

12/21/2025

When Norma, a Long Beach resident of 20 years, found out her husband was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at his workplace on Sept. 1, her heart dropped.

It was something she never expected would happen – until she got the text from her husband, Cirilo Noriega, around 8:30 a.m.: Vieja, me cayó la migra.

Norma, who asked to be identified by only her first name due to safety concerns, discovered ICE agents had entered Excellent Car Wash & Auto Detail on Atlantic Avenue on Labor Day morning, despite closed doors, and arrested Noriega and his manager.

After three months in ICE detention and a final court decision on Dec. 15, Noriega will be deported to Guatemala. It is uncertain when the deportation will take place.

✍️: Angela Osorio
📸: Courtesy of Norma

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Local orgs like ORALE have stepped in to support Cirilo Noriega’s family since he was detained on Sept. 1.

12/20/2025

Things to do in Long Beach: Food and toy distros 📦, Christmas light walk 🎄, Naples Parade ⛴ and more!

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Long Beach is packed with festive events leading up to Christmas, from cookie decorating and photos with Santa…