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A woman waits to board a bus along Long Beach Boulevard . Photo: Michael Lozano Story by Stephanie Perez. Speaking with the riders of the Long Beach Transit system , you will find common stories . John Muller, 23-year-old bus rider, saw a rider across from him masturbating on the bus. Tyler Joscelyn, 22, confronted two men who were harassing a girl “because she was pretty” to only end up in a physical fight. And then there’s the downright weird. Rebecca Macareno, for instance, felt unsafe during a recent afternoon bus ride from her apartment to Cerritos Mall when a man chose to sit directly next to her. “He stared at me the entire bus ride even when I looked away,” she said. “He never spoke to me or touched me, but his eyes were red, and it felt like he never blinked. He could have sat anywhere on the bus, but he sat by me.” City locals, including high school and college students, rely heavily on public transportation to get around each year but many also feel uneasy and unsafe, es...

LONG BEACH - Officials at Long Beach School District are pushing for a lower speed limit on Lido Boulevard.  They say they would like to see the speed limit dropped from 40 mph to 30 mph, except in school zones – where it would be dropped to 20 mph.  Superintendent David Weiss says their proposal is intended to calm traffic and create a safer atmosphere around the city's schools. Lowering the speed limit would require the permission of Nassau County since Lido Boulevard is a county road. It would also take the full Town Board in Hempstead to vote yes on the proposal. That vote could come before the end of the year.   

"These hand-picked classics, obscure treasures, and independent gems capture a few of the diverse, vibrant, and wholly unique worlds—real and imagined—of timeless, quintessential Los Angeles ." —Jodi Wille, LA Cult Film Curator Created for cinephiles and eccentric non-tourists, The Standard Guide to LA Cult Films will have you exploring the city through a whole new lens. After hiding out in your room with these classic, cult, and culture-driven films, grab your map and head out into the city. Our guide will have you well-oriented in LA’s vibrant film subculture. ABOUT THE FILMS Wattstax (Mel Stuart, 1973) In the aftermath of the Watts riots, Stax Records produced a benefit concert for the people of the Watts community in LA. The result led to the creation of Wattstax , one of the most soul-stirring cinema verité music documentaries ever made. Key R&B, soul, gospel, and funk performers, such as Isaac Hayes and Richard Pryo...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Spain attacks (all times local): 5:15 a.m. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has asked people to pray for a young Australian boy who is missing after a vehicle attack on a popular Barcelona promenade that killed 13 people. Turnbull said Saturday that the boy's mother was badly injured and is in a hospital following Friday's attack at the Las Ramblas promenade . Turnbull says the boy's family is searching for him. He did not release the boy's name. Turnbull says: "All of us as parents know the anguish his father is going through, and his whole family is going through, as they rush to seek to find him in Barcelona." Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says four Australians were injured in the attack. ___ 2:35 a.m. Police in Catalonia say they have searched two buses in their hunt for violent extremists believed responsible for a pair of deadly attacks in the northwestern region of Spain. Police say o...