🌱 Locust Ave Shooting + 710 Freeway Shooting Update + Coastal Gateway

Hello, everybody; today is International Asteroid Day, which remembers the Tunguska event in 1908! It's me, Sylvia, your host of the Daily. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's going on in town...

A woman was injured during a shooting on Locust Ave. Also, we have more information about the deadly 710 Freeway incident. Finally, there are four construction projects along PCH.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 81 Low: 63.

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• Vons at 4224 Woodruff Ave., $5.95
• Arco at 2601 Santa Fe Ave., $5.95
• Mobil at 76 Termino Ave., $5.97

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💧 Water Crisis Poll! 💧
Residents are limited to watering their landscapes two days per week, before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. What else should the City do to deal with the water crisis? Please let me know your thoughts! So far, 25% want to mandate drought-resistant landscaping, 33.3% want to recycle wastewater for irrigation, another 25% want to build a desalination plant at the coast, and 16.7% don’t believe residential water use contributes to the water crisis.

Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. On Tuesday evening, the LBPD was called to the “2200 block of Locust Avenue regarding an assault with a deadly weapon.” A female adult sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. She stated that she was in her home when “an unknown suspect discharged a firearm towards the victim from an unknown direction.” (LBPD)
2. Follow-up on Freeway Shooting: Earlier, we learned that a woman died on the 710 Freeway. On Tuesday, we received information that she was identified as a 35-year-old L.A. resident and mother of four. “Witnesses from nearby businesses who saw the aftermath say the car was riddled with bullet holes and did not appear to have suffered much damage during the crash.” (LB Post)
3. Have you heard officials talk about the “coastal gateway?” It has to do with helping to “revitalize the city’s entrance from the east on E. Pacific Coast Highway.” Mayor Robert Garcia announced Tuesday that there are four projects now targeting this Southeast LB area. “Three of the projects are mixed-use developments that will bring 1,353 residential units and over 12,000 square feet of commercial space to the area, with the fourth to add 5,200 square feet of office space alongside an almost 10,000-square-foot warehouse.” (LB Business Journal)
4. On Saturday, the National Council of Negro Women's 36th Annual Spring Celebration included appreciation for the LBFD for support of its “Annual Christmas Food & Toy Drive through the LBFD Spark of Love Program.” Firefighter Will Nash accepted the award on behalf of the department. (LBFD)
5. Mark your calendars! Meals on Wheels LB is hosting a car show fundraiser on July 16. “Over the past 24 months, demand has doubled for our free, donor-subsidized meal delivery program that serves our extremely low-income homebound community,” the executive director explains. Add increases in gas and food prices, and you know they need our help. Come to the LBPOA Park behind the Towne Center’s Lowe’s between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Press-Telegram)

Today in Long Beach:

• The Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Show at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center (10 a.m.)
• Tai Chi for Beginners at Marine Stadium Park (11:45 a.m.)
• Taste Of Downtown featuring Pine and Promenade at the Harvey Milk Promenade Park (6 p.m.)
• Folk Jam w/Special Guest Whiskey Sunday at DiPiazza's (7 p.m.)
• Brown-ish at the Laugh Factory (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A Bixby Knolls-N of Cal Heights neighbor is looking for a local, fair-priced driving school for a young adult. They want on-the-road instruction only. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Greenbelt Heights area is wondering where's a good place to get post cards. Their nephew is in boot camp at Parris Island and complained about not getting much mail, so they thought they would flood him with post cards! (Nextdoor)
• A Dominguez Park neighbor lost their dog around East Adams Street and Santa Fe. It is a small white dog wearing a red collar. (Nextdoor)
• Our Hamilton area neighbor is looking for a room to rent. Can someone help them out? (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll see you soon.

— 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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