🌱 Artesia Great Streets Project Gets Funding + 5th Election Update

Hello all; today is National Coconut Day, which was founded in 2019 by the Coconut Coalition of the Americas! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening locally.

Janice Hahn is sending some money to Long Beach. Also, there was a fifth election update, with a sixth one planned for Tuesday. Finally, if the fireworks are driving you nuts, read on.

First, today's weather:

Fog, then sun. High: 83 Low: 64.

⭐️ Three Of The Cheapest Gas Stations In Long Beach ⭐️

• Sam’s Club at 7480 Carson St., $5.75
• Arco at 6001 Long Beach Blvd., $5.89
• Arco at 1411 E Del Amo Blvd., $5.91

🏡 Looking for more real estate leads in Long Beach? Let us help you reach prospective home buyers and stand out from the competition. Click here to learn more.

📢 Fireworks Poll Results
Fireworks are illegal in Long Beach. If the police are called, you may have to pay as much as $20,000 in response costs plus citation fines of $1,000. We asked how you felt about that. You responded. 14.4% don’t want fireworks, 74.6% want “safe and sane fireworks,” and 0.5% don’t care one way or the other while another 10.5% want to buy what they choose.

Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. County of L.A. Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn announced Thursday that the Long Beach will be sharing in a $30 million funding allowance for infrastructure. In particular, the City will receive “$13,668,000 for the city’s Artesia ‘Great Streets’ project (total project cost: $35.2 million).” (Janice Hahn)
2. On Friday, the LA County registrar dropped the fifth update on votes counted since the primary. Planning to certify the election by Friday, there may be one more update on Tuesday. At this point, there aren’t any big changes from the last time we talked about the races. In council district one (CD1) Mary Zendejas is at 50.26%, which means she might avoid a runoff against Mariela Salgado. In CD3, Kristina Duggan may face Kailee Caruso in a runoff. (Press-Telegram)
3. Scofflaws are going to scoff, and you have already noticed that there are fireworks being lit in Long Beach. However, you have options. On Friday, City Prosecutor Doug Haubert suggests calling the PD’s non-emergency line at 562-435-6711 to report fireworks. You can also upload photos to the Go Long Beach app. It records the time, date and location. In the meantime, get your pets chipped if they aren’t (free at Bixby Animal Clinic), bring them inside before dark, close the windows, turn up the TV or radio and have some calming treats on hand. Talk to the friendly folks at Pet Supplies Plus (562-800-6975) to get advice. (LB Post)
4. Speaking of Friday, the city released its annual list of closures for Independence Day. Examples of what is NOT closed include all City parks, lifeguard stations and trash collection. Examples of what IS closed include BizCare, LB Animal Services, street sweeping and swimming pools. (City of LB)
5. Mark your calendars! SoFi Stadium is throwing open its gates for tours. See what the players of the Rams and Chargers see! However, even here, you have options. Book a tour on Rally Days, when “tours feature an elevated, team-focused atmosphere that is perfect for the ultimate football fan.” Conversely, get 20 of your closest friends together for a Tour & Dine experience. These tours run from July 1 to September 30. (SoFi Stadium)

Help us make this newsletter better!

We’ve been getting so much positive feedback about the Long Beach Daily that we’re starting to get a big head. Want to bring us back down to earth with some constructive feedback? If so, take our simple — and quick! — reader survey. Your feedback will help us make sure we’re covering the kind of local news, events and scuttlebutt you really care about. And it will help us toward our goal of being an indispensable local resource and the last email you’d ever unsubscribe from.

We’d be so appreciative of your feedback that, if you take the survey, we’ll enter your email address in a drawing for a small mountain of Patch swag. You know you want that tote bag — so click the link and give it to us straight. Thank you!

Take the Survey 👉

Today in Long Beach:

• Puerto Rican Festival at Rainbow Lagoon Park (10 a.m.)
• Fitness, Yoga, Meditation at Belmont Shore (10 a.m.)
• Day Trip Festival at the Queen Mary Events Park (noon)
• AnimeFest 2k22 at Roxanne's (noon)
• LGBTQIA+ Resource Picnic & PAW PRIDE Walk at the Bach Neighborhood Library (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• 📆 Mark your calendars, Long Beach! 🎥 Movies in the park start at dusk. View a full calendar of events. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine offers a variety of popular, free recreation programs for families, teens and older adults. Residents can call or visit their neighborhood park for schedules and to register for the activities. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• A Belmont Heights North neighbor is looking for any dentist open on Saturdays/Sundays that takes medical in Long Beach? One that you’d send a difficult patient to. (Nextdoor)
• Our neighbor in the Belmont Shore-Belmont Park area lost their dog at 245 Covina. She can be scared. If you approach her, you can pick her up no problem. $3,000 reward. (Nextdoor)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured businesses:

• The Appliance Coach — (Visit website)
• Add your business here

Events:

• Torrance Antique Street Faire (June 26)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (June 27)
• Add your event

📍 Loving the Long Beach Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:

• Send a friend or neighbor this link, so they can subscribe
• Get your local business featured in front of readers

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox Tuesday with your next update.

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Long Beach Daily? Contact me at LongBeach-CA@Patch.com