🌱 $5 Million Stink + Bellflower Blvd Home Fire + Street Sweeping

Happy Friday, Long Beach! Here's everything going on in Long Beach today.

Apparently, deodorizers aren’t working in Carson. Also, there was a home fire. Finally, the folks on Nextdoor have been right when they complained about the street sweeping.

Today's GasBuddy Update: $3.95 at Arco on 3201 East 7th Street, $3.99 at Sam’s Club on 7480 Carson Street, and the Arco on 1001 Redondo Avenue. You’re welcome.

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First, today's weather:

Low clouds and fog, then sun. High: 75 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. Carson Stink Update: It still stinks. On Wednesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency. However, it wants you to know that it has nothing to do with any health concerns, but rather with the goal to shake loose more resources. At this point, thousands of neighbors in and around “Carson, West Carson and portions of Gardena, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Wilmington and Long Beach” have been affected. So far, officials have already spent $5.4 million with little to show for it. (NBC)
2. There was a home fire Wednesday. Beginning around 5 p.m. on the 400 block of Bellflower Boulevard near PCH, it took the LBFD about an hour to knock it down. The origins of the fire were on the third floor and moved upward. Once again, firefighters saved not just humans, but also pets. Three firefighters were injured and suffered from smoke inhalation. (LB Post)
3. Do you know what else gets the friendly folks on the Nextdoor app riled up? The hit-and-miss performance of street sweeping. Finally, on Wednesday, there was an acknowledgment that some street sweeping routes have been missed for weeks at a time. The reasons given are “COVID-19, shorter hours and inefficient equipment.” And what will the City do about this? In addition to maybe filling positions, it will “try to educate residents about disposing of their leaves and other debris properly, rather than pushing it into the gutter.” (LB News)
4. The LBPD announced Wednesday that it received a $380,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety. The PD plans to use the money "to reduce deaths and injuries on Long Beach roads." Popular tools to this end are "patrols with emphasis on awareness and education" as well as officer training. (LBPD)
5. Supply chain issues because of the bottleneck at the ports of Long Beach and L.A. are continuing. Pharmacies across the Southland are now speaking up about shortages of “wheelchairs, walkers, and other critical medical equipment.” In a Wednesday report, one pharmacist went on record being “terrified that the persistent crisis at the ports will mean things will eventually filter down to pharmacies running critically low on life-saving medications.” (ABC)

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Today in Long Beach:

• Downtown Long Beach Farmers Market (10 AM)
• Exhibition - Judy Baca: Memorias de Nuestra Tierra, A Retrospective (11 AM)
• Friday Happy Hour Specials!!! (3 PM)
• Baila Fridays Presents: Alex Rose Friday Concert Age (21+Event) (9 PM)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Long Beach Police Department (CA): Last weekend, officers began investigating several incidents involving a suspect in a dark-colored vehicle shooting a pellet gun and striking vehicles, residences, and members of our community. They got him. (Facebook)
• Long Beach Airport: Festival of Flight is in 3 days! Catch this highly modified Douglas DC-8 jetliner at the event on Saturday. The aircraft collects data for experiments in support of projects serving the world's scientific community. (Instagram)
• Long Beach State Athletics: Congratulations to the 6 Long Beach State soccer players on winning All-Big West Honors! (Instagram)
• Long Beach City: Don't forget that clocks will go back an hour at 2 a.m. this Sunday. (Facebook)
• Long Beach Public Library: Learn how to create your very own book with this easy-to-follow Japanese Book Binding workshop. The Studio will take you through the process of this ancient art, so you can put together notebooks, journals, or sketching pads. (Facebook)

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