John Donegan

3 days ago | lbpost.com | John Donegan

Long Beach City Hall in Long Beach on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Expecting sharp reductions in federal grants and oil revenues, the Long Beach city manager has instructed most municipal departments to cut 0.5% to 1% of their discretionary budgets to save money ahead of next year’s budget.

4 days ago | lbpost.com | John Donegan

As many as 2,000 nurses who work in one of the city’s largest hospitals are expected to begin a strike Thursday, May 22, protesting what they describe as unsafe work conditions and generally inadequate staffing.

5 days ago | lbpost.com | John Donegan

The Trump Administration’s sweeping cuts to grant programs that pay for a swathe of social welfare programs are being felt in Long Beach this week at six organizations that lost funding. These Long Beach programs, ranging from social work to education and health care, collectively receive $9.2 million to pay for 79 positions at sites across the city.

1 week ago | newtimesslo.com | John Donegan

In what may be an ill omen for liberal orthodoxy, noted political weather vane and likely 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom recently declared that requiring women to compete against men in sports is "deeply unfair." Gasps of dismay and shrill charges of betrayal emanated from the usual suspects in the Democratic ranks, as the LGBTQ-plus poster boy who championed same-sex marriage in San Francisco, broke ranks with the progressive wing of the party.

1 week ago | lbpost.com | John Donegan

After 11 straight months of soaring cargo volumes and “the strongest April on record,” officials at the Port of Long Beach warn that May is projected to hold a record of its own, and the title is quite grim. “May is going to be the first month in a year where we’re anticipating seeing steep declines year over year,” Chief Operating Officer Noel Hacegaba said Tuesday.