🌱 Oceangate Time Capsule A Dud + L.A. City Council Scandal Ripples

Hi all, and happy National Gumbo Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening locally. In this issue, you'll find news about:

• 💰 The sale of 5000 and 5001 Airport Plaza Drive
• 🚒 LBFD Fire Prevention Week tips
• 🎨 The Belmont Shore sidewalk chalk art contest

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📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) Monday’s news of the Los Angeles City Council scandal sent ripple effects to Long Beach’s upcoming elections. Suzie Price, who is running for L.B. mayor, issued a statement condemning the three participating L.A. City Council members as well as the L.A. Federation of Labor’s president. Rex Richardson removed endorsements by tainted individuals from his website. Mayor Robert Garcia asked for the three involved L.A. City Council members to resign. (Suzie2022, Long Beach Post)

2) The properties at 5000 and 5001 Airport Plaza Drive were sold by WCCP Airport Plaza L.B. LLC. to LB5000, LLC. for $29 million. We learned on Tuesday that “the property is situated on 2.7 acres, which has a 46-year ground lease in place with the city of Long Beach.” (Real Estate Weekly)

3) On Monday, there was a small ceremony at 100 Oceangate in DTLB. The occasion was the unearthing of a time capsule placed there in 1972, when the Oceangate Tower and Plaza were dedicated. Attendees called it “horribly disappointing,” because all that was in there “were scraps of paper relating to the first of the buildings to be erected at the Oceangate complex and its plaza, along with a smattering of photos and pamphlets.” There was also “a tie from the Port of Long Beach to be given to the current executive director,” which attendees called “the most interesting thing in the box. (Long Beach Post)

4) The Long Beach Fire Department released tips on Tuesday, to help residents during Fire Prevention Week. One of the tips urged residents to “use combination smoke & carbon monoxide alarms that interconnect throughout the home.” If the sensors detect smoke or carbon monoxide in one part of the home, all sensors sound the alarm, buying you more time to get to safety. (LBFD)

5) Mark your calendars! The Belmont Shore sidewalk chalk art contest is happening this Saturday! The brainchild of the inimitable Justin Rudd and his Community Action Team, this contest has been running since 2004. However, “officials concerned about the impact of chalk washed into storm drains banned using the sidewalk as a canvas,” and Rudd switched the medium to a 38-inch-by-50-inch piece of white paper. Visit the artists at work on 2nd Street; the winner is announced at 4:15 p.m. “in front of Chase Bank, at Second and Nieto Avenue.” (Press-Telegram)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Public Hours at the Rancho Los Cerritos (1 PM)
• FREE WRD Eco Gardener Class on Sustainable Landscape Design at the Rancho Los Cerritos (2 PM)
• Open House for the New Biophysiology Interdisciplinary Lab at CSULB (3 PM)
• Voices of Lament: An Evening of Intimate Reflection, Song, Prayer and Hope at Revive Church (7 PM)
• Bear City Stand-Up Comedy at Que Sera (7:30 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Zayna Meyer is the Long Beach State Athletics Player of the Week, presented by the Port of Long Beach! Meyer led the Beach to a pair of league wins with a career-high and a pair of double-doubles last week. Congratulations!" (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "Papel picado and marigold flower craft kits are now available! Pick one up at any LBPL branch (including To-Go locations) while supplies last." (Long Beach Public Library via Facebook)
• The City invites you to the first World Mental Health Day Resource Fair happening Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Admiral Kidd Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• It's almost time again for the Historical Cemetery Tour! Do you have your tickets yet? Get your tickets now to join on October 29, 2022, and experience the 26th Annual Historical Cemetery Tour. (Historical Society of Long Beach via Facebook)

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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. 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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