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1 week ago | 2urbangirls.com | Emilie St. John

LONG BEACH – Long Beach cannabis retailers owe the City millions in back taxes according to a recent report provided to the mayor and city council. City Manager Thomas B. Modica provided the jarring report during the May 23 regular city council meeting which indicates more than half the amount owed is uncollectable.

1 week ago | 2urbangirls.com | Emilie St. John

INGLEWOOD – Rap artist Ice Cube is set to appear in the city of Inglewood to launch the newest professional basketball team added to his Big 3 league – the Los Angeles Riot. The event will take place this Saturday, May 31, at the Crenshaw Imperial Plaza located at the intersection of Crenshaw and Imperial from 12-2 p.m.Ice Cube is no stranger to Inglewood having grown up not far from the shopping center near Imperial and Van Ness.

1 week ago | 2urbangirls.com | Emilie St. John

LONG BEACH – The family of a man left paralyzed after being shot on the 710 Freeway on May 23 have established a GoFundMe fundraiser to assist with his recovery. Fabian Limas was six minutes away from home last Friday night when two shots rang out as he drove on the freeway near Del Amo Boulevard, according to his wife. One of the shots pierced his spine rendering him paralyzed from the waist down. Limas is a father of 3.

1 week ago | 2urbangirls.com | Emilie St. John

INGLEWOOD – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the SuperLotto Plus game, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $12 million. Two tickets were sold matching five numbers, but missing the Mega number. One ticket was sold in Livermore at a wine store in the 1100 block of Catalina Drive and the other was sold in Newbury Park at a wine store in the 2100 block of Michael Drive. They are worth $13,987 each, according to lottery officials.

1 week ago | 2urbangirls.com | Emilie St. John

INGLEWOOD – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery. Three tickets were sold matching five numbers, but not the Powerball number, in California (2) and Washington. The two tickets sold in California were at a Newman gas station in the 1100 block of N. Street and in Orange at a grocery store in the 1400 block of W. Chapman Ave. They are worth $1,326,260 each. The ticket sold in Washington is worth $1 million.