Deadly Double Shooting + Sex Trafficker + Space Between Buildings

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily.

The latest shooting in LB took place near Anaheim Street and Pacific Avenue. Also, officers apprehended an alleged sex trafficker and rescued a minor and her infant. Finally, how much space should there be between buildings to allow natural light to come in?

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. LBPD officers responded to the scene of a fatal double shooting near the corner of Pacific Avenue and Anaheim Street. At this time, the police have no suspects. Critics point to the City’s lack of 230 officers who used to be here in the past. (Fox 11, LBReport)
2. The LBPD apprehended an alleged human trafficker near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Hill Street. The 23-year-old man was charged with “sex trafficking a minor with violence, kidnapping for ransom and ex-felon in possession of a firearm.” A teen mom and her infant were rescued. (KTLA)
3. Atlantic Plaza condo residents are appealing to the City’s Planning Commission to rethink its development at 525 East Broadway. What was a restaurant will be replaced with a seven-story apartment building that could block natural light from reaching Atlantic Plaza’s residents. They request that the Commission increases the nine-foot distance between the buildings. (LB Post)
4. The LB Airport intends to enter the Airport Carbon Accreditation program with a pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions with measurable outcomes by 2025 and 2030. (OC Breeze)
5. The Aquarium of the Pacific is restarting its monthly Los Cerritos Wetlands habitat restoration program. It involves ridding the 66 acres of non-native plants and replacing them with native ones. Volunteers also pick up trash and collect seeds. The first event will be tomorrow. (The Log)

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Today in Long Beach

• A Grasons Co Estate Sale at 3125 Val Verde Avenue. (9 a.m.)
• Downtown LB Farmers’ Market at 4th and North Promenade. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
• Monthly Longview Litter Patrol at 2755 Orange Avenue. (3 p.m. to 4 p.m.)
• Shotokan Karate for kids 5 to 18 at Bixby Park, 130 Cherry Avenue. (6 p.m. to August 28, 7 p.m.)
• TAPS LA Music Festival @ Cal State Long Beach’s Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall. (7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.)
• 77 RPM performs FREE at the Pike Restaurant, 1836 East 4th Street. (9 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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