4 Shootings + Budget Vs. Unfunded Liabilities + Coast Guard Bldg.

Good day, people of Long Beach! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily.

We had four more shootings in August. Also, while elected officials are optimistic about the LB budget, unfunded liabilities are the flies in the ointment. Finally, the Coast Guard started construction on a new facility.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1. We had four more shootings between Tuesday and Wednesday. Officers found casings on the 1400 block of Elm Avenue. At the 400 block of West 20th Street, people in one car shot at people in another car; while both drove away, a third person in a parked car was struck. A vehicle parked in a driveway in the 2000 block of Chestnut was hit. Finally, an adult male was shot in the 1700 block of Lewis Avenue. (LBReport)
2. LB passed a budget that Mayor Robert Garcia says, “includes no cuts, no deficit, replenishes our reserves and positions Long Beach to continue building back stronger than ever.” However, critics point to “unfunded liabilities” that were left out. Examples include unsafe public walkways, tree trimming, the Queen Mary, and future pension costs. (LB Local News, LB Post)
3. The Coast Guard began constructing a $35 million, 11,500 square foot cutter support facility at 1001 South Seaside Avenue in San Pedro. The projected completion date is October 2022. (The Log)
4. Finding industrial real estate is tough in LB. While retailers struggle to stay open, e-commerce has boomed, underscoring the need for warehouse and storage space. At this time, rent for industrial space is about $1.13 per square foot and sales prices might reach $286.14 per square foot. (LB Business Journal)
5. The Long Beach Creative Group invites submissions from local artists for its November 7 “Ocean” exhibition. If you want to submit a piece, remember that “the works submitted [must] be for sale, 'reasonably priced,' produced in the last five years and be gallery ready.” You have until September 24 to submit your work. (The HiLo)

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Today in Long Beach

• Long Beach Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America Meeting at the El Dorado Community Center, 2800 Studebaker Road. (11 AM)
• In person Kindergarten Orientation - Prisk Elementary School (9:30 AM)
• Principal-Parent Q&A Zoom - Emerson Parkside Academy (K-5) (6:00 PM)
• Robert Incelli Band performs Latin Jazz at Café Sevilla, 140 Pine Avenue. (8 PM)
• Closely Related Keys (8:00 PM)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Long Beach Airport: "Welcome back Cosmic Girl! The @virgin.orbit rocket launching 747 has returned from the Mojave Air and Space Port after its recent #TubularBells mission. Congrats on all of your recent accomplishments! " (Instagram)
• Long Beach State Athletics: "Introducing, Kailia Lopez, one of our NEW FACES of @lbsuwvb Welcome to the Beach! #GoBeach" (Instagram)
• Long Beach City: " Reminding parents & students that, for youth 12 & older, the time to vaccinate against COVID-19 is NOW as school prepares to resume in-person. Youth receive the Pfizer vaccine which has officially been approved by the U.S. Food and Dr..." (Facebook)
• Long Beach Public Library: " SERVICE ALERT Due to HVAC issues, the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library is closing at 5:30PM today (8/25) and tomorrow (8/26). We apologize for the inconvenience." (Facebook)
• Long Beach City: "On your way to your next errand drop off your mail-in ballot at any of our drop box locations listed here! https://bit.ly/LBVotingDropBox... The deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 14. #LBVotes" (Facebook)

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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. Her SEO-optimized internet copy includes social media marketing projects and German to English business translations. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Fishdom (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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