Grunion Gazette

Gazette Newspapers has established itself as the leading provider of local news and information in the upscale southeast area of Long Beach, California. It all began in 1978 with the Grunion Gazette, a small weekly publication serving the Belmont Shore community. In 1981, Fran and John Blowitz took over the paper and transformed it into the primary news source for east Long Beach. By 1988, they expanded their reach by launching the Downtown Gazette. In January 2004, the Blowitzes sold the Gazettes to MediaNews, a major player in the newspaper industry that also owns the Los Angeles Daily News, the Denver Post, and over 200 other publications, under the leadership of owner Dean Single.

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Victorville foster children kept journals of strangulation, other abuse, DA says

21 hours ago | presstelegram.com | Brian Rokos

For years, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson said, six foster children in the Victorville home of Kenneth and Tina Key suffered from physical and emotional abuse. Finally, one day in February, the eldest left the home and went to a grocery store, where she eventually contacted law enforcement, Anderson told a Southern California News Group reporter on Wednesday, May 14.
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

1 day ago | presstelegram.com | Mike Stobbe |Geoff Mulvihill

By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated PressThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023. The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years.
Recipes: Celebrity chef Michael Symon offers tips for Memorial Day grilling

3 days ago | presstelegram.com | Cathy Thomas

Mariachis will serenade mom at some McDonald’s restaurants on Saturday, May 10
Long Beach Pride returns this weekend - here’s what to expect

3 days ago | presstelegram.com | Christina Merino

The 42nd annual Long Beach Pride Parade and Festival, the city’s popular and iconic LGBTQ+ celebration, is set to take place this weekend. This will be the second consecutive year that the city has taken over the organization of the cherished Pride parade along Ocean Boulevard, which will take place Sunday morning, May 18.
Residents hit the streets of West Long Beach for 2025 Beach Streets

3 days ago | presstelegram.com | Christina Merino

Along the streets of West Long Beach, residents spent the day biking, walking and exploring the city’s neighborhoods, businesses and more during the annual Beach Streets event on Saturday, May 10. Hosted by Long Beach and presented by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Beach Streets is an annual event that embraces the active commuting lifestyle by opening the streets and transforming them into safe, open areas for people to bike, skate and walk.
Send-a-Kid-to-Camp: Annual campaign off to a good start

4 days ago | presstelegram.com | Rich Archbold

Jean Bakke went to a mountain camp as a teenager and, although that was 70 years ago, she still remembers it “as a treasured memory.”Bakke wrote about her camping experience in a note along with her donation to this year’s Send-a-Kid-to-Camp campaign.
Rich Archbold: Long Beach Day Nursery celebrates Jean Bixby Smith and Bixby family

4 days ago | presstelegram.com | Rich Archbold

Jean Bixby Smith has helped thousands of youngsters in her lifetime of community service, but she remembers her time with kids at the Long Beach Day Nursery as something special. “I just loved reading to those 3- and four-year-olds and talking to them. That was really a kick,” Smith, 87, told an enthusiastic crowd of more than 120 guests at the annual Tea for Tots brunch last weekend at the new Keesal Young & Logan offices at Catalina Landing.
Orange Lutheran boys volleyball tops Warren in Division 3 semifinals

4 days ago | presstelegram.com | Tracy Mcdannald

DOWNEY — The Warren and Orange Lutheran boys volleyball teams went back and forth for most of four sets Saturday night, with a spot in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship match at stake. The host Bears, though, had issues connecting passes late and dealing with the Lancers at the net. Third-seeded Warren ultimately ran out of steam and dropped the semifinal match 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-14. “We just didn’t pass very well.
LAFC to face a Vancouver team playing at its best with new coach

5 days ago | presstelegram.com | Josh Gross

LAFC to face a Vancouver team playing at its best with new coach Whitecaps have lost just twice in 19 contests this year
Angel City's Savy King "remains stable" and will undergo "further evaluation" according to NWSL statement

5 days ago | presstelegram.com | Damian Calhoun

Angel City’s Savy King ‘remains stable’ and will undergo further evaluation according to NWSL statement King, 20, collapsed in the second half Angel City's game against the Utah Royals and eventually was transported to a local hospital