John Donegan

“Is the vibe of Vibe City illiteracy?” one resident asked the City Council. Spending on the advertising campaign has drawn backlash amid planned cuts to core city services.

Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks basking under artificial grow lights — all creatures seized from illegal wildlife trafficking and placed at the Aquarium of the Pacific for care and a home. The Long Beach aquarium took in nearly […]

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Hundreds of confiscated fish in a holding tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Thursday, Aug., 27, 2026. (Thomas R. Cordova/Long Beach News via AP)

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of 2 Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks

Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks basking under

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Facing mounting public criticism, Mayor Rex Richardson said he wants to keep Monday hours at five of the city’s libraries after previously unveiling a budget that planned to axe them.