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Long Beach is fencing off the tunnel under Ocean Boulevard to keep people from living there

Long Beach is fencing off the tunnel under Ocean Boulevard to keep people from living there
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A fence is being erected around the entrance to the Jergins Tunnel in Long Beach on Aug. 21, 2026. (Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post) Fed up with people living in and starting fires in a historic tunnel under downtown, the city of Long Beach has started building a fortified metal fence to keep...

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