CROP Walk + Lightning Hits Tree + Is Gascón Sitting On His Hands?

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's everything happening in town today.

It’s time to put on your walking shoes for a good cause. Also, lightning caused problems for canines and humans alike. Finally, what’s taking the L.A. DA so long to file charges?

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and nice. High: 75 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1. The South Coast Interfaith Council has scheduled a fundraising walk in Long Beach. Called the CROP Hunger Walk, participants meet on October 24 at 5950 East Willow Street. Of the proceeds, 25% benefit “Catholic Charities, Urban Community Outreach, Lutheran Social Services, Su Casa Family Crisis and Support Center and Christian Outreach in Action,” which address hunger locally. The other 75% goes to “CROP/Church World Service for International Hunger Relief and Programs.” (World Nation News)
2. If your dog is like mine, they didn’t care for the thunder and lightning. If you’re like me, you welcomed the associated rain after months of dry weather. However, the lightning caused problems on the 5200 block of Spring Street, where lightning struck a tree, which promptly went up in flames. Twenty members of the FD contained the fire, which nevertheless reached the exterior of a house. (LB Post)
3. Why does the family of the Millikan shooting victim have to hold a press conference “to call on Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón to file charges of murder" against the school resource officer who shot her? The boyfriend pleads, "I want him in jail for what he did to my girlfriend." As of right now, the school safety officer is on leave. (Fox 11)
4. Gang detectives are investigating a shooting that took place in the 2000 block of Poppy Street. An argument escalated into gunfire. A woman was struck by a bullet while being inside her residence. (LBReport)
5. The Aquarium of the Pacific invites you to join its live stream of “Robots and the Sea” with Dr. Gaurav Sukhatme. Visuals include “robots with artificial intelligence and humanoid robots from the Robotics Society of Southern California and Barboza Space Center.” The topic of the discussion focuses on using AI in underwater exploration. (Aquarium)

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Today in Long Beach:

• LB Farmers’ Market at CSU Long Beach Campus. (10 a.m.)
• Judy Baca: Memorias de Nuestra Tierra, a Retrospective at MOLAA, 628 Alamitos Avenue. (11 a.m.)
• Marine Stadium Farmers’ Market, Appian Way and Nieto Avenue. (3 p.m.)
• Happy Hour at the Stave Bar, 170 The Promenade North. (3 p.m.)
• Whisky Wednesday at the Sip Lounge, 111 East Ocean Boulevard. (4 p.m.)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Long Beach State Athletics: Newcomer Allie Scimia of LBSUTrackXC is the Player of the Week! In just her third race, the freshman ran the 7th fastest 5k in school history at a top meet hosted by Arkansas. (Instagram)
• Long Beach Police Department (CA): Last weekend, North Division officers kicked off their new program, which focuses on business safety. Bike officers rode through the community to provide informational resources to local businesses, and to get to know their community. (Facebook)
• Long Beach City: You can now report fireworks and E-scooter parking violations with the updated Go Long Beach app. (Facebook)
• Long Beach City: Beaches in Long Beach remain open, as the oil spill in Orange County has not made an impact on the shoreline and is not currently headed in LB's direction. (Facebook)
• Long Beach Public Library: They're hiring a Learning Guide! Learning Guides help make the library a welcoming environment and provide educational enrichment. This application is open to the first 100 applications. (Facebook)

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