🌱 L.A. River & PCH Deadly Shooting + 5 Monkeypox Cases In Long Beach

Hello, neighbors; today is National Be Someone Day, which was founded by the Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center! It's me, Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in the community today. Without further ado...

A man was shot and killed Tuesday evening. Also, there are now five monkeypox cases and selected groups can sign up for a vaccine waiting list. Finally, what’ll it take for landlords to rent to customers with housing vouchers?

First, today's weather:

Areas of low clouds, then sun. High: 81 Low: 66.

FYI: Long Beach Cooling Centers are open daily from noon to 6 p.m. You find them at the Houghton, McBride, and Admiral Kidd community centers as well as the Senior Center and El Dorado Park West.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. The LBPD began an investigation into a deadly shooting in “the area of the Los Angeles River and Pacific Coast Highway.” Officers were called Tuesday at around 8:26 p.m. They found a male victim. “There is no suspect information nor motive at this time.” (LBPD)
2. As of Tuesday, there are five “probable and confirmed” monkeypox cases in Long Beach. Due to the limited availability of the JYNNEOS vaccine, the local health department limits doses to specific risk groups. They include those with confirmed exposure as well as those in the vicinity of a confirmed exposure. Others groups are “gay or bisexual men and transgender persons who are on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), . . . attended or worked in saunas, bathhouses, sex clubs, circuit parties or sex parties where they had anonymous sex or sex with multiple partners, . . . or with a diagnosis of gonorrhea or early syphilis within the past 12 months.” If you meet these criteria, please fill out a pre-registration survey and join a waitlist. (City of LB)
3. The LB City Council voted Tuesday to look “at options to entice landlords to accept the hundreds of homeless people in the city who have housing vouchers that could pay for a significant portion of their rent.” Currently, there are about 400 Section 8 recipients who have a difficult time finding a landlord to take the vouchers. Councilmember Stacy Mungo Flanigan suggested “incentives ranging from refunded development permit fees and subsidies from other city departments.” Concurrently, the City appears to be negotiating with “nine hotel properties” to buy the venues “to use as a homeless shelter.” (LB Post)
4. COVID-19 strikes again. On Tuesday, “the rise in cases fueled by two new omicron subvariants” led to cancellation of the New Blues Festival. The event was scheduled for Labor Day weekend, and is now postponed to Labor Day 2023. “Tickets for this year’s festival will be honored next year.” (Press-Telegram)
5. Mark your calendars! On Friday, from 7:30 p.m. until about 11 p.m., the Aquarium of the Pacific hosts a Night Dive after-hours party. There will be “DJs, art installations, drag queen bingo and places to purchase cocktails.” This event is for those age 18 and older. (NBC)

Today in Long Beach:

• Family Night Walk at the El Dorado Nature Center (6 p.m.)
• The Bamboo Club presents its Tiki Ha Ha Comedy Night (7 p.m.)
• Trivia & Comedy Open Mic at KC Branaghan's Irish Pub (7 p.m.)
• Speed Dating For Lesbians at the Congregation Ale House (7 p.m.)
• Stand-Up Comedy Show at Clancy's (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Welcome, Julia Huang, to the Library Foundation Board of Directors! As the founder and CEO of Intertrend Communications, a multicultural creative agency, Julia is responsible for managing two award-winning companies. (Long Beach Public Library Foundation via Facebook)
• 🚨Calling all Leadership Long Beach Alumni!🚨 Tickets are on sale for the tour and dinner at SoFi Stadium on August 10th! The deadline to register is July 26th! (Leadership Long Beach via Facebook)
• Our Longwood Association area neighbor wants to know why people buy more cars than they can accommodate for parking. (Nextdoor)
• A Los Altos-Abbeyfield neighbor lost a small white dog. Did you see it? (Nextdoor)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another 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.

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