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1. Arrest Made In Killing Of Long Beach Man Found Dead With Suspicious Injuries (patch.com) — Long Beach police have arrested 30-year-old Unrico Sims on suspicion of murdering 33-year-old resident Kenneth Shannon, whose body was found with suspicious injuries on Muriel Avenue earlier this month. Detectives now say Shannon died in a Sept. 2 shooting near where he was discovered, and the case has been sent to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office while investigators continue seeking a motive and additional information from the public.
2. Long Beach's 8-mile stretch of PCH is getting new automated speed cameras — here's when tickets could begin (secretlosangeles.com) — Drivers in Long Beach should prepare for two new automated speed cameras coming to Pacific Coast Highway starting in 2027, thanks to a new state law. These will join the city's broader speed-camera pilot, issuing warnings first and then fines for going 11 mph or more over the limit, in an effort to curb crashes on one of Long Beach's most dangerous corridors.
3. Catalyzing Districtwide Action: How Dr. Laurel Kruke and Ten Strands Are Transforming School Sustainability in Long Beach (tenstrands.org) — Long Beach Unified families should know that Dr. Laurel Kruke is leading an ambitious push to make local schools greener and more climate-resilient, from waste diversion to green schoolyards. Partnering with Ten Strands and community groups, she's tying district operations, classroom lessons, and environmental justice together, prioritizing campuses most affected by pollution and heat while earning statewide recognition for LBUSD's progress.
4. What a super El Niño means for Long Beach: High risk of rain and floods — but no guarantees (lbpost.com) — Long Beach is facing a potentially very wet El Niño winter, with higher chances of intense storms, flooding, and coastal erosion, even though exact impacts remain uncertain. Residents are urged to prepare now by checking flood zones, planning evacuation routes, gathering sandbags, and monitoring forecasts, while city and state emergency declarations aim to speed any needed response.
5. Long Beach reaches tentative labor agreement with IBEW (presstelegram.com) — Long Beach has reached a tentative three-year labor agreement with the IBEW, covering about 874 city employees and aiming to improve hiring, retention, and service stability. The deal includes 9% total raises, new holiday closures, and other benefits, and now heads to the City Council for public discussion and a vote on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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