The island Grissom is one of four oil islands with downtown Long Beach Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.

Kate Raphael is a California Local News Fellow. She covers education for the Long Beach Post. It will now be known as the LBS Financial Pyramid for at least the next 12 years.

Chris Acker, Head Coach of the men's basketball team at Long Beach State, speaks to his players during practice at the Pyramid on the campus in Long Beach, Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Thomas R.

Jane Close Conoley has already traded the 5,200 square foot Miller House in Park Estates — the traditional home for Cal State Long Beach’s top administrator — for a 1,300 square foot space in a shared ...

The main entrance of Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center. Courtesy of St. Mary. A jury on Thursday awarded $27.5 million to a former St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach chief nursing officer, ...

Restaurateur John Morris, who has been in a high-profile fight with the California Coastal Commission, in Long Beach, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. John Morris had just ...

A stretch of shops on Atlantic Avenue just south of South Street in North Long Beach has been fully vacant for years. Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson. In the city of Long Beach, ...

Ampaire CEO Kevin Noertker speaks at the grand opening of the the company's new headquarters at Long Beach Airport where it will develop hybrid-electric aircraft. Photo courtesy Ampaire. When Kevin ...

Mayor Rex Richardson announces Ford's decision to open a facility in Long Beach. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Ford is coming back to Long Beach. A much-talked-about research-and-development team ...

The city of Long Beach has spent over $45 million repairing the Queen Mary since 2016. Thursday, March 7, 2024. Photo by Brandon Richardson. Long Beach has spent more than $45 million on repairs and ...

Plans for a $20 million seismic retrofit of Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach were approved last year. Photo by Brandon Richardson. Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital and Long Beach ...

Travis, left, and Chase d'Arnaud stand inside their new baseball academy in Long Beach Saturday, Jan 20, 2024. The brothers have a combined 14 years experience playing major league baseball, with ...