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Cheers Long Beach! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why CSULB unions walked out on the president's first convocation
  • How Long Beach's Coast blew open a tight game at Blair Field
  • How Long Beach fits into LA County's rising West Nile virus risk

Also on today's calendar: Say Anything : Cult Classic Hollywood Rooftop Screening and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Hot, temps: high: 93, low: 70.
  • Tuesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CSU faculty, employee union members disrupt presidential address, walk out of ceremony (lbcurrent.com) — Faculty and staff unions at Cal State Long Beach disrupted President Loren J. Blanchard's first convocation address, demanding fair contracts and better working conditions before walking out. After a brief recess, Blanchard outlined his student-success agenda, including an equity-focused graduation framework and a campus-wide listening tour, while student and faculty leaders pressed for stronger basic-needs support and clearer AI and grading policies.
   

2. Middle-Inning Push Leads Long Beach Past Missoula (oursportscentral.com) — Long Beach baseball fans just saw the Coast explode for eight mid-game runs at Blair Field, powering an 11-7 win over the Missoula PaddleHeads and setting up Sunday's series finale. The article breaks down key at-bats, momentum swings, and standout performances from both lineups.
   

3. Los Angeles County reports first West Nile virus death of 2026 (abc7.com) — Long Beach has its own health department, so local West Nile cases aren't included in Los Angeles County's new tally, which now includes the first county death of 2026. Still, county and state officials warn that virus activity is unusually high and urge residents to use repellent, drain standing water, and check window screens as peak season continues.
   

4. Housing, homeless services suffer as Health Department copes with budget cuts (sigtrib.com) — Long Beach's Health and Human Services Department must cut over $9 million from its 2027 budget, threatening homeless services, tenant protections, clinics, and dozens of local jobs. Officials outline likely reductions to mobile outreach, shuttles, crisis teams, and housing vouchers, while hoping new Measure ER sales tax revenue can temporarily restore some positions before the city finalizes its budget in September.
   

5. Gavin Newsom signs controversial 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' into law (nypost.com) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2624, expanding California's Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to nonprofit immigration-service workers, a move critics dub the "Stop Nick Shirley Act." While the law is statewide, Long Beach appears as a recent stop on Newsom's travels amid heated debate over harassment, doxxing, and aggressive immigration-related activism.
   

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    Sunday August 23
  • DANIEL GARIBALDO →
    Lakewood Gardens Civic Association LGCA
    2:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Even Block
    Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716
    8:00 am
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    ABC Unified District Office Board Room
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
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    Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
    5:30 pm

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