Safety Recovery Plan + Get To Know Cops + Toyota Legacy Triathlon

Hello, neighbors! Sylvia here with a brand-new edition of the Long Beach Daily!

With council districts 1, 6, 8, and 9 seeing an uptick in crime and shootings, there’s a new item on the meeting agenda tonight. Also, would you like to meet a cop and have a conversation when the proverbial substance isn’t hitting the proverbial convenience? Finally, 800 triathletes were an awesome sight on Alamitos Beach!

First, today's weather: Sunny throughout the day. High: 87 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.***

1. Council Members Zendejas, Saro, and Richardson approved the City Manager’s Tuesday meeting agenda item for a “Safety Recovery Plan.” This proposal comes on the heels of increased crime and shootings, particularly in council districts 1, 6, 8, and 9. (LBReport.com)
2. Do you want to get to know the police officers in your neighborhood? Coffee with a Cop is a program that provides a casual setting for a meet-and-greet, questions, and concerns. Next Tuesday, there will be officers from the LBPD West Division at the Starbucks on 281 East Willow Street from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (@LBPDWest)
3. The second Toyota Legacy Triathlon brought more than 800 triathletes to Alamitos Beach on Saturday. It is the second run of the event and brings attention to the location that the City has set aside for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, 2028. (Team USA)
4. As of Saturday, South Patrol Division officers are back at the Public Safety Building at 400 West Broadway. They spent the last year at West Patrol Division sub-station to be out of the way during parking structure construction. (City of LB)
5. If you’ve had a difficult time finding child care, look at LB’s CalFLEXI platform of in-home child care providers. Available for immediate booking, they are vetted by Skills4Care. (Next City)

Today in Long Beach

• FREE In-person story time at Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Road. (10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.)
• Taco Tuesday at Tequila Jack’s, 407 Shoreline Village Drive. (3 p.m. to closing)
• Coffee with Pastors Susie Bjork and Dave Clark of Bay Shore Church at Sheldrake Coffee Roasting, 4606 East 2nd Street. (4 p.m. to 5 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)

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Events:

• Torrance Antique Street Faire (July 25)
• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions (July 31)

That's it for today! I'll catch up with you tomorrow morning with another update. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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