Long Beach features dense built-out neighborhoods, the nation’s leading port complex, grand historic waterfront neighborhoods ...

Three new pro-development appointees at the powerful Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.

A California court recently struck down Redondo Beach’s nearly decade-long housing plan when it upheld a local developer’s challenge of the city’s home-building blueprint. The California Courts of ...

California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters and programs that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing.

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Florida’s Fisher Island Dethrones Atherton, Calif. After Nearly Decade-Long Domination In 2025, Florida’s rise was the ...

According to a feature in National Geographic, The Stanley Hotel embraces its haunted reputation, offering ghost tours and ...

Garbage plays the Palladium, Sarah Millican brings laughs to the Wiltern, a new group art show at These Days, free pizza in O.C. and more of the best things to do.

The race is down to two candidates: ILEEN HIGGINS and former city manager EMILIO GONZÁLEZ. Even with low turnout, some ...

Long Beach sits like a hidden treasure between Los Angeles and Orange County—a coastal sanctuary where metropolitan energy meets maritime charm in a delicious California cocktail that somehow never ...

Smart & Safe Florida, which led the 2024 legalization campaign, accuses the state of delaying Supreme Court review of its new ...

Early voting turnout for New York City’s mayoral election is already five times higher than the 2021 general election. Data ...