Community Corner
Alleged Shooter Caught + COVID Cases Up + Water, Sewer Rates Hike
Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing today in Long Beach.
Hello, neighbors! Sylvia here with a brand-new edition of the Long Beach Daily.
We start with a follow-up on the fatal shooting that left a woman dead last Thursday. Also, LB has a 4.1% COVID-19 positivity rate. Finally, there'll be a water and sewer rate hike, y'all!
First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 68.
***Please note that the City operates five cooling centers that are open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Water is available at each site. They remain in operation until October 16.***
Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:
- Follow-up: Here is an update on Thursday's fatal shooting of a woman in the 1700 block of Pine Avenue. The PD has a man experiencing homelessness in custody. If you have any information, please contact Homicide Detectives Ethan Shear or Jose Rodriguez at 562-570-7244. (KTLA)
- Officials say that combining the Delta variant with going mask-less and having unvaccinated residents out and about led to a four-fold increase of COVID-19 cases in the county and a positivity rate of 4.1% in LB. (LB Post)
- The LB Water Department intends an 8% rate hike for water and a 10% increase for sewer rates. Commissioners voted in June to approve it. Residents have a chance to opine during a public hearing on August 26. Unless a majority protest succeeds, the rates take effect after the meeting. (LB Water Department)
- LB Reform Coalition co-founder Carlos Ovalle will seek to unseat Council Member Roberto Uranga (CD 7), who is a two-term incumbent. Ovalle will have competition from Connie White and Harold Dela Cruz, who also filed the initial paperwork. (LBReport)
- The LB Public Library will expand its Chromebook computer and MiFi hotspot lending service, which started in April. Residents may borrow the electronics for two weeks at a time. This program is part of the City's commitment to advance digital inclusion. (City of LB)
Today in Long Beach
- Invictus A.C. Feminae Summer Camp at Pan American Park, 5157 East Centralia Street. (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
- MOLAA is working with the Red Cross to support a general blood drive, Viva Events Center. (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- FREE Concerts in the Park(ing Lot) featuring Brandon Baker Jazz All-Stars, Bixby Joe Coffee & Tea Parking Lot, 4245 Atlantic Avenue. (6:30 p.m.)
- Trivia Night at The Auld Dubliner, 71 South Pine Avenue. (7 p.m.)
- Paint + Sip: Peaceful Orchid BYOB Event (21+) at Brushstrokes + Beverages™ Studio, 501 East Broadway, Unit C at Linden Avenue. (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Long Beach Patch Notebook
- Long Beach State Athletics: "Congratulations to Jarren Duran for being the 52nd @lbdirtbags to reach the Major Leagues! #GoBeach" (Instagram)
- Long Beach Police Department (CA): "Earlier today, Chief Robert Luna stood with families of victims for the unveiling of a digital billboard for Justice ..." (Facebook)
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— Sylvia Cochran
About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. Her SEO-optimized internet copy includes social media marketing projects, German to English business translations as well as human resources tutorials. She loves dogs, books, and embraces social justice.
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