Southwest Airlines is the most prominent carrier at Long Beach Airport. But over the past year, the airline abandoned all the practices that set it apart, and now customers aren’t happy. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-a...

If you’ve ever been to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, you know it's pure chaos — well orchestrated chaos that runs smoother than the IndyCars themselves. Read more, and see great photos, of this weekend’s race from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/photos-the-w...

40 years ago, during the AIDS epidemic, the CARE Center in Long Beach began helping people other wouldn’t. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/40-years-ago...

After months of Mayor Rex Richardson promising a special inaugural event at the forthcoming Long Beach Amphitheater, it was announced — somewhat predictably — that Snoop Dogg will have that honor. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/unsurprising...

The group Compton Junior Equestrians honors the Year of the Horse no matter what year it is. Read more from @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/welcome-to-t...

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This is the 18th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 8 reported by this time in 2025, and that year saw 56 deaths — the highest annual total since at least the early 1990s.

There are a lot of great photos here of yesterday’s #nokings protest in Long Beach.

For the third time in nine months, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Long Beach to rally against the Trump administration Saturday. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/photos-prote...

Can he hit 70%? Does he have that dawg in him?

After decades of building on and paving over permeable ground, the old drainage infrastructure in Long Beach is overloaded — and hundreds of millions of dollars of improvements remain unfunded. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/why-does-lon...

Federal immigration agents have been deployed to airports across the country, sparking concern by many across the country, including here in Long Beach. But airport officials said no agents are expected. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/no-ice-is-no...

Jim Michaelian dedicated most of his life to putting on the best street race he could in Long Beach. He died Saturday at 83 years old — weeks before the 51st Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/jim-michaeli...

Afroman has done more for free speech than Elon Musk ever will

Voyager Technologies announced Thursday that it has moved into a 140,000-square-foot facility in Long Beach, making it the second defense company to announce a move into the city in less than two months. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/city-officia...

Last year, the 3 members of the band Who Cares were arrested for playing an illegal show outside the Warped Tour in Long Beach. This year, they’re part of the festival lineup. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/they-were-ar...

One person is dead and two others were wounded during a shooting Sunday in Downtown Long Beach near the grand opening celebration for Marathon Burger on Pine Avenue. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social and @jackieraetv.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/marathon-bur...

Remember Jeffrey Epstein’s 2011 “billionaire’s dinner” that ultimately cost columnist David Brooks his NY Times job? I had no idea that dinner had been at L’Opera, right here in Long Beach.

Long Beach appears in the emails of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein nearly 1,000 times. @brandonrichardson.bsky.social went through it all, and found that while here, Epstein met lots of wealthy people and at least a few young women. Read more on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/what-do-mons...

Trump: *imposes tariffs* Corporations: *raise prices for consumers* SCOTUS: “Those tariffs are illegal.” Government: “Guess we’ll give the corps their money back.” Consumer: “Do we get anything back?” Gov: “No.” Consumer: “Will prices at least come down?” Corps: “Also no.”

Long Beach residents are increasingly vocal about how the city is, and is not, responding to ICE raids. @brandonrichardson.bsky.social asked officials a lot of residents’ questions, and a few of our own. Read how they responded on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/we-asked-lon...

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While Rep. Robert Garcia is denouncing the Trump Admin’s acts of violence against the American people, he also recently said that this violence is “not who we are.” Actually Congressman, it’s exactly who we are. Read more from @apignataro.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/column-actua...

Thousands of Long Beach Unified School District middle and high school students walked out Friday morning in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement across the country. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/ice-should-b...

If you’re confused that after 2 rounds of community voting Long Beach’s new professional baseball team has 2 different names — the Long Beach Coast and the Long Beach Regulators — then you’re not alone. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/swing-and-a-...

A city consultant used a significantly lower dollar amount than would be needed when polling residents in October on a proposed property tax. Despite that, the tax still polled abysmally. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/city-manager...

The name Renee Nicole Good adorned dozens of signs as hundreds gathered in Downtown Long Beach Thursday night to protest her death at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis the day before. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/hundreds-gat...

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Babblejit 'Bubbly' Kaur, who operated Belmont Shore’s Natraj with her husband for more than 2 decades, was detained by ICE on Dec. 1 while attending an appointment for her pending green card application. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/its-been-a-n...

“Bubbly is not sleeping well because the lights are not turned off at night and there is a constant stream of noise, she added.” This is torture and it’s insidious and the US government is doing it to detained immigrants all over the country.

Hours after being called out by community members, Long Beach Transit apologized for running an Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment ad inside its buses. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-t...

Long Beach is standing on the precipice of becoming a music entertainment powerhouse on the West Coast — at least, that is what officials hope will be the result of the forthcoming Long Beach Amphitheater. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/the-long-bea...

Long Beach health officials and local doctors are pushing back against a Trump administration disinformation campaign asserting that there could be a link between autism and vaccines. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-h...

Long Beach police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Maine Avenue on Nov. 13. Read more from @apignataro.bsky.social and @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/pedestrian-d...

An early morning fire caused “significant damage” to the longstanding Casa Sanchez Mexican restaurant Thursday. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-s...

The developer behind the renovation of the historic Breakers Hotel in Downtown Long Beach filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month to delay repayment to its creditors for the $100+ million project. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/historic-bre...

A Long Beach pastor who admitted to having viewed child pornography for at least a decade will not be prosecuted, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-p...

Caltrans’ plan to add bike lanes to PCH in Long Beach is meant to make the street safer as traffic-related deaths are set to hit a record high this year. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/caltrans-wan...

After receiving nearly 5,000 votes, the Long Beach Baseball Club has announced the three finalists in its naming contest. And voting is open now. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/coast-parrot...

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At least two masked federal agents confronted witnesses with weapons drawn outside the Signal Hill Best Buy store Monday amid multiple immigration raid operations, video and photos show. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/federal-agen...

For the second time this year, thousands of people gathered Saturday at Bixby Park near Downtown Long Beach to protest what they call the Trump administration’s “authoritarian power grab.” Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/no-f-ing-kin...

This is the 46th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Airport has joined numerous other airfields across the country in refusing to broadcast a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, city officials confirmed. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-a...

Here are the 6 semi-finalists in the contest for residents to decide the name of Long Beach’s new professional baseball team. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-b...

The 'Punk in the Park' ethical dilemma: When punk's anti-establishment spirit funds a Trump supporter amid a Trump-sponsored ICE siege of Los Angeles and terrorizing of immigrant Brown communities. By @theglutster.bsky.social The full story: lataco.com/punk-in-the-...

Long Beach officials say the federal government shutdown will not impact the city’s day-to-day services — for now. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-o...

Retail clerks, pharmacists, parking attendants and other workers across the Southland are mourning the unexpected death of a local union president who died over the weekend. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/incomprehens...