Jackie Rae

Instead of being kicked out while the Lydia House shelter undergoes repairs, the women and children staying there are getting put up in safe, clean hotel rooms at the Downtown Westin.

The City Council district that covers parts of Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach will be wide open with longtime Councilmember Al Austin leaving office. Listen to why Sharifa Batts says she's right for the job.

Watch our interview with Cristino Pinto, who is running for the District 6 City Council seat, hoping to bring new leadership to Central Long Beach.

Anderson opened the first VIP Records in 1967 and saw the chain grown into a globally recognized icon in the hop-hip and R&B worlds.

On this episode of "The Word with Jackie Rae" podcast, Citterio explains how the city's lacking response to the community's needs prompted her to run for Long Beach City Council District 2.

Thrash-Ntuk has endorsements from most of the current City Council and the mayor. Columnist Jackie Rae asks what vision she'd bring to the Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach area.

After learning of the fire that left the Mission's Lydia House in need of renovations, the festival's founders wanted to do their part to make sure the women and children who reside there feel loved.

At an open house celebration on Friday, Executive Director Jeff Levine said he wanted to convert a storefront property owned by the Mission at 223 W. Anaheim St. into a specialized facility that could broaden their outreach ministry.

I tried to hunt down who paid for a mudslinging mailer, but a broken system makes it nearly impossible for voters to track down information they should have to make an informed decision.

Erin Carey, who led Wilson High School to a championship in 2020, explains why she quit this year after personal attacks and anger from parents.