Masks On Again + 2 Shootings In 4 Days + Breakwater Collision

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

If you’re getting whiplash from trying to keep up with changing mask rules, you’re not alone. The latest news is that they’re back on indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Also, there was a shooting on the 1700 block of Pine Avenue. Finally, a powerboat collision with the breakwater cost a dog its life.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 68.

***Please note that the City operates five cooling centers that are open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Water is available at each site. They remain in operation until October 16.***

Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1. Masks are back on! Citing a “288% increase in average daily” COVID-19 cases, the LB Health and Human Services Department requires “masking indoors regardless of vaccination status.” (City of LB)
2. A fatal shooting on the 1700 block of Pine Avenue leaves an adult female dead. This is the second murder in the same neighborhood within a span of four days. The last homicide occurred on the 300 block of East 17th Street. (My News LA, LBReport.com)
3. A 65-foot powerboat collided with LB’s breakwater rocks “at high speed.” LB FD responded and rescued two humans and two dogs. A third dog is missing and likely dead. (LB Post)
4. Crude oil is above $70 a barrel. In response, LB plans to drill new wells. It is noteworthy that the city “partially owns nearly 2,400 active and inactive oil wells.” Without the new wells, oil production could decrease by about 10% each year. (LB Business Journal)
5. David McGill-Soriano founded Books and Buckets, a youth academy in LB’s Washington neighborhood. Combining academics with basketball, he builds a community that is removed from local gang culture. (Spectrum News 1)

Today in Long Beach

• 67th Annual Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet at Veteran’s Stadium, 5000 Lew Davis Street. (7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
• Justin Rudd’s 30-Minute Beach Cleanup, 1 Granada Avenue. (9:30 a.m.)
• Underwater Artists is a Zoom art project for children guided by an Aquarium educator. (10 a.m.)
• “Axe throwing, bomb food vendors, Anniversary Beer release, rad tunes, raffles, screen printing and more!” Celebrate Trademark Brewing’s anniversary, 233 East Anaheim Street. (12 p.m. to 11 p.m.)
• The Ultimate Flamenco Dinner Show Experience at Alegria Cocina Latina, 115 Pine Avenue. (7 p.m.)
• Guns N' Roses Tribute Lose Your Illusion, with Black Sabbath Tribute Electric Funeral, and Alice in Chains Tribute Memory Layne at the Gaslamp (21+), 6251 East PCH. (7:30 p.m.)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Donate to Books & Buckets!
• Long Beach Public Library: "We're excited to share that we'll be livestreaming our Bilingual Family Storytime right here on Facebook this Saturda..." (Facebook)

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• Free 30 Min Photoshoots at Shoreline Marina! (July 17)

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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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