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Good day Long Beach! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Teen girl wounded in possible gang-related shooting on Lemon Avenue
  • Where Long Beach's new speed cameras are going—and when tickets start.
  • How the mayor's budget veto could change Long Beach public safety.

Also on today's calendar: Second Saturday Divorce Workshop and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Monday: Humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 17-Year-Old Girl Shot In Possible Gang-Related Attack In Long Beach (patch.com) — Long Beach police are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting that left a 17-year-old girl wounded in the lower body on the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and detectives say the attack may be gang-related, though no suspect information or clear motive has been released. The case remains an active Long Beach Police Department investigation.
   

2. Long Beach just installed speed cameras. Here's how they'll work. (lbpost.com) — Long Beach has begun installing automated speed cameras that will start issuing warnings in October and real tickets by December, with fines ranging from $50 to $500. The city explains where cameras are going, how data will be used, and how revenue will fund neighborhood traffic-calming projects, while also eyeing possible expansion to Pacific Coast Highway.
   

3. Long Beach mayor makes line-item vetoes to FY27 budget, recommends funds go to public safety (presstelegram.com) — Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson has vetoed about $660,000 in FY27 spending and is urging the City Council to redirect the savings toward public safety, including a potential new paramedic assessment unit downtown. His move trims one-time and ongoing costs, particularly in consulting, cannabis audits, and parks maintenance, aiming to keep the city's post-COVID budget structurally balanced.
   

4. Port of Long Beach sees another record broken with August cargo stats (presstelegram.com) — The Port of Long Beach just logged its best August ever, moving nearly 920,000 containers and keeping year-to-date cargo slightly ahead of last year. Officials say shippers are routing more goods through Long Beach and Los Angeles early to hedge against tariffs and global instability, suggesting strong consumer demand and continued heavy cargo flows into the local harbor in coming weeks.
   

5. Control-M Batch Automation, Recovery, and Scripting Contractor - STAND 8 - Long Beach, CA, US (dice.com) — A specialized IT contractor role is open to support overnight batch-processing for a Long Beach data center, with work largely remote but requiring local availability. Residents with strong Control-M and scripting experience can earn $58–$68 per hour on a two- to three-month contract, with potential exposure to complex, enterprise-scale systems and full benefits through Stand8.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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