🌱 2.7 Earthquake In Carson + Chase Ends At Rec Park Golf Course

Rise and shine, Long Beach, and happy National Marzipan Day! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Long Beach today.

There were a couple of mild earthquakes (by California standards) on Monday and Tuesday. Also, golfers had quite the excitement on the greens when a car chase ended there. Finally, there was a shooting in the 300 block of Magnolia Avenue.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 75 Low: 51.

Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. Rancho Palos Verdes had a 2.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday at 9:47 p.m. A few hours later, at 3:41 a.m. on Tuesday, Carson had a 2.7 magnitude quake. People in Torrance, Paramount, and near Marine Stadium reported feeling it. (LB Post)
2. Recreation Park Golf Course saw quite a bit of excitement on Monday afternoon. Those on the greens found themselves at the end of a vehicle chase that began in the Calabasas area. Two people exited the vehicle, rain across a fairway, and were chased by deputies on a motorcycle and golf cart. Next, a sheriff’s department helicopter landed. (NBC)
3. A man was wounded Tuesday morning when a man shot into his residence. The shooting occurred in the 300 block of Magnolia Avenue. Gang detectives are involved in the case. (LB Post)
4. Aggravated assaults in the City increased in 2021 by 11.2%. The LBPD released its crime statistics that also show a 7.7% increase in overall violent crime. “While most major cities in our country experienced an increase in murders compared to 2020, the murder rate in Long Beach did not increase,” the Chief of Police explained. (LB Local News)
5. Rich Dines announced his candidacy for the new fifth city council district (CD5) about a month ago. He had already garnered the endorsement from former Mayor Bob Foster. On Monday, he suspended his campaign because of “a dream opportunity.” As a result, candidates for CD5 are currently political consultant Ian Patton and LBUSD Board of Education member Megan Kerr. Dines declined to endorse another candidate. (Rich Dines for Long Beach)

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Today in Long Beach:

• Alpert Jewish Community Center hosts Boot Camp For Parents (9:30 AM)
• Rossmoor Woman’s Club General Meeting at The Grand (10:30 AM)
• Memorias de Nuestra Tierra at MOLAA (11 AM to 5 PM)
• Second Harvest Food Bank at Clara J. King Elementary School (12 PM)
• House Night With Local DJs at Alex’s Bar (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• Leadership Long Beach announces that virtual projects will still take place on MLK Day! They are still planning to schedule in-person projects when it is safer to do so. (Facebook)
• Join an Alamitos Beach-East neighbor for a beach cleanup every 3rd Saturday of the month! Join us at our next Junipero Beach Cleanup Saturday, starting at 9:30 & 10 am. Meet by the basketball courts in front of Saltwater Deck, 2360 E Ocean Blvd. (Nextdoor)
• A North East Village neighbor will have TONS of moving boxes available for pickup on Saturday, 1/15. (Nextdoor)
• New Park Estates neighbors need recommendations for a cleaning crew, gardener, and tree removal service. (Nextdoor)

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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.