Counterfeit Cargo Bust + Free School Uniforms + Body Cam Video

Morning, Long Beach! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in Long Beach.

If you’re one of the folks who buy (or sell) “designer” shoes and purses from the back of a truck, Customs has some bad news for you. Also, LBUSD promises to ease kids back into a routine. Finally, the PD released a body cam video, if you feel inclined to watch it.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. Counterfeiters tried to ship fake Gucci, Dior, Prada, Yeezy, and Air Jordans through the port of LB. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted the cargo shipments, making it harder for “illegitimate websites” and “underground outlets” to peddle their wares. (NBC)
2. The LBUSD’s Superintendent Jill Baker is clear in stating that the district can “manage” COVID-19 spread, but not eliminate it. She noted that teachers are encouraged to head outside with students, parents who need uniforms should check with schools, which have a “backstock,” and an indoor mask policy is in place. (LB Post)
3. The LBPD released body cam video from the shooting on August 8, which took place in the 1700 block of Harbor Avenue. Watch it at your own risk. (LB Local News)
4. Freight ships continue to be in a holding pattern. Look out from the beach, and you see them anchored just off the coast. Right now, there are about 41 vessels in queue. Insiders point toward the potential of supply chain breaks because of overwhelmed ports and at-capacity overland transportation. (Seatrade Maritime News)
5. Urban Pacific pioneers the concept of multi-generational housing. Rather than focusing on the luxury apartment market, these developments are typically three-story homes with five bedrooms and multiple bathrooms. The goal is to allow multiple generations of a family to live together and share expenses. Its latest project is a five-unit development at 1491 Atlantic Avenue. (LB Business Journal)

Today in Long Beach

• 2021 Bun Run (8:00 AM)
• Stepping 4 Sobriety 5K Fun Walk/Run (10:00 AM)
• DreamKreator Studio & Kalimba Song Coffee presents INTRGN2.0 - a photo exhibit (11:00 AM)
• SteelCraft Summer's Not Over Party (1:00 PM)
• Blues for All - Downtown Long Beach Alliance (3:00 PM)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Long Beach Antique Market: "First Timers = Regulars = Let us know in the comments if you are first timers or regulars to enter to Win a Free Pass for you and your guest Sunday Sept 19 Over 800 sellers spread out over 20 acres with a wide variety of unique..." (Instagram)
• Long Beach City: "Come see an exhibition showcasing art created by migrant children while they stayed at our Emergency Intake Shelter at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. We will present a one-day showing this Sunday, 8/29, at the Viva E..." (Facebook)
• Long Beach Public Library: "From North Long Beach to Cambodia Town, and Wrigley to 4th St., Long Beach is a city of unique neighborhoods. Celebrate our city this Saturday in our virtual Long Beach poetry jam with Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT & friends! Want more ..." (Facebook)
• Long Beach City: "School starts next week! Don't risk it, protect your child. The time to vaccinate against COVID-19 is NOW as school prepares to resume in-person. Everyone 12 & older can be vaccinated. Youth 17 & younger must have consent from a paren..." (Facebook)
• Long Beach State Athletics: "Introducing, Kameron Bacon, one of our NEW FACES of @lbsuwvb Welcome to the Beach! #GoBeach" (Instagram)

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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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