Double Shooting Arrest+Third Shooting in 24 Hours+Rain In July?!

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

LBPD may have already solved Saturday’s double shooting. This frees them up to go after another shooter firing at a car. (For those keeping track, it’s the third shooting in 24 hours.) Finally, the sounds you heard on the roof were not the hooves of the horsemen of the apocalypse; it was rain!

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1. Update: The LBPD arrested a man from Santa Ana as a suspect in Saturday’s double shooting. (CBS)
2. The City saw its third shooting in 24 hours on Sunday, when someone fired at a moving vehicle near 10th Street and Gaviota Avenue. Area neighbors will remember that a similar incident occurred July 6. (LBReport)
3. Nobody expects rain in July, but we were fortunate to receive a whopping 0.03 inches of water falling from the sky. (LB Post)
4. Over the last two weeks, LB saw a 28% vaccination increase. This means almost 72% of adults have received the vaccination. (@RobertGarcia)
5. There are 58% of LB residents who know nothing about “smart cities.” And yet, the Mayor has been talking about it since about 2019. This year alone, LB issued 12 challenges for its smart city program. In the future, it wants to see resident submissions without challenges. (Cities Today)

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Today in Long Beach

• Employers' 101 on Data Protection: A Guide on Handling Cyber Security, online event (10 a.m.)
• Readwrite en Español Prek-Kinder (ages 4 to 7), Bixby Knolls Park, 1101 East San Antonio Drive. (2:10 p.m. to August 19, 2:55 p.m.)
• Bixby Park Farmers’ Market at the 100 Block of Junipero between 1st and 2nd Streets. (3 p.m.)
• Sounds of Summer at 2nd & PCH with Ernando and The Nandos. (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
• Alex's Bar Karaoke, 2913 East Anaheim Street (21+). (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.)
• Moonlight Movies on the Beach Presents: The Goonies at Rosie’s Dog Beach, 5000 East Ocean Blvd. (8:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.)

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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, German to English business translations as well as human resources tutorials. She loves dogs, books, and embraces social justice.

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