🌱 Shots Fired on Constitution + Buoy Off HB Tracks White Sharks

Happy Saturday, people of Huntington Beach; today is International Read to Me Day! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

Two schools went on temporary lockdown. Also, scientists are keeping a close eye on white sharks. Finally, will there be a grocery worker strike?

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 65 Low: 55.

Here are the top five stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. On Thursday, there was a shooting on the 10000 block of Constitution. “The Pegasus School and Isojiro Oka Elementary School were placed on temporary lockdown.” The HBPD detained two individuals. (KTLA)
2. Have you noticed a yellow buoy with the lettering “Shark Lab” in the ocean? We learned last week that it is part of CSU Long Beach’s shark lab attempt at tracking white sharks and keeping beachgoers safe. “Anytime a tagged shark swims by, they send us a text alert that this shark, this ID number, is by the buoy right now. It’s this big, and it was tagged at this location and this all the places the sharks have been,” Dr. Chris Lowe explained. Other buoys are installed in Carpinteria, Coronado, Del Mar, and Long Beach. (Spectrum News 1)
3. Grocery store workers are taking a strike vote next week. Ralphs and Albertsons have failed to come to an agreement with the unions representing the workers. “Workers at Ralphs are asking for a $5 increase over the next three years — a roughly $1.67 per hour raise annually. Instead, they are being offered $1.80 over three years, an annual 60-cent increase to their hourly pay – an amount workers say doesn’t make a dent in their cost of living needs.” (Voice of OC)
4. Last Sunday, Rifle Supply hosted a fundraiser to benefit the family of fallen Huntington Beach Police Officer Nicholas Vella. The business, which is located at 16291 Gothard Street, reported that more than 100 people came by and participated. “The fundraiser featured a Classic Car Show and food.” The business raised $6,000. (Sun News)
5. On Thursday, the Hebrew Academy in Huntington Beach celebrated Purim. “Wearing costumes ranging from an astronaut to a Dodger – as is a custom during the festive Jewish holiday to represent that some miracles are disguised – the students played with noisemakers, snacked on traditional treats, and listened as Rabbi Peretz Greenwald read the Story of Esther.” (The OCR/paywall)

Today in Huntington Beach:

• Surfrider Foundation Beach Cleanup at PCH & Warner (8 AM to 12 PM)
• 2022 Color Run at Huntington Beach State Park (8 AM)
• OCH Restoration at Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy (9 AM to 12 PM)
• Matt Hurray Solo at Pacific City (1 PM)
• Saturday Night Standup at The Amazing Comedy Theater (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our HB College View Park neighbor is looking for free empty moving boxes. (Nextdoor)
• A Circle View neighbor is looking for a missing dog. Mini pincher, girl, older. Did you see her? (Nextdoor)

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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. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.