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Mekahlo Medina

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Mekahlo Medina

    Long Beach tests new high-surf defense system as Hurricane Polo nears (opens the original)

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    As Hurricane Polo approached Southern California with the potential to bring high surf and coastal flooding, the city of Long Beach raced Friday to protect one of its most vulnerable stretches of coastline with a new temporary defense system. Ahead of swells expected to arrive late Sunday, city officials began installing a temporary wall made of giant geotextile sandbags along the Peninsula. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Weighing about 3,000 pounds each, the bags are

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Mekahlo Medina

    Long Beach declares local emergency as Hurricane Polo threatens already-damaged Peninsula (opens the original)

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    Long Beach is racing to shore up its coastline and prepare residents for another potentially dangerous round of waves as Hurricane Polo churns in the Pacific, less than two weeks after hurricane-generated swells caused extensive damage along the Peninsula. The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday ratified City Manager Tom Modica’s proclamation of a local emergency, giving the city additional flexibility to hire contractors, move personnel, expedite work and seek assistance from other government ag

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Mekahlo Medina

    Long Beach approves budget cuts to fire, police and city jobs as worker pleads to save her job (opens the original)

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    “Five months from getting the pension, you’re gonna make me lose my job?” Giovanna Ferrero stood before the Long Beach City Council Tuesday night with a deeply personal appeal as councilmembers prepared to approve a budget that will eliminate city jobs and reduce services. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Ferrero told councilmembers she has lived in Long Beach for 20 years, once owned a business in the city and now works in homeless services. She said COVID cost her busi

  4. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Mekahlo Medina

    Long Beach mayor, city manager, council and department heads set to get more pay as city proposes deep cuts and layoffs (opens the original)

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    Long Beach is proposing deep cuts and hundreds of layoffs and eliminated positions as it tries to close a $58.2 million budget deficit. But at the same time, the city’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget shows higher pay for some of the people at the top of City Hall — including the mayor, city manager, City Council members and several department directors. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The proposed budget eliminates 483 positions — 220 vacant and 263 filled — though th

  5. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Mekahlo Medina

    Exclusive: Long Beach trash workers say staffing and truck shortages are contributing to pickup delays (opens the original)

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    Five Long Beach refuse operators are speaking publicly about what they describe as unsafe working conditions, heavy workloads and a shortage of operational collection trucks—problems they say are contributing to injuries and leaving some routes unfinished. During an exclusive group interview with NBC4, all five workers raised their hands when asked whether they believe the department is understaffed. All five also raised their hands when asked whether they believe current working conditions are

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