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Good day Long Beach! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Poly High student wounded in off-campus shooting near campus
  • Where you can still find working farms inside Long Beach
  • Where did Long Beach’s 2025 homicides happen, and were suspects caught?

Also on today's calendar: COUNTRY KICKOFF 2026! With MORGAN WALLEN, CHRIS STAPLETON, and JASON ALDEAN Tributes THE MORGAN WALLEN EXPERIENCE, THE STAPLES, and DIRT ROAD and 4 more events.

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  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 15-Year-Old Student Hurt In Shooting Near Long Beach High School (patch.com) — Long Beach parents may be alarmed after a 15-year-old Poly High School student was wounded in an off-campus shooting near Long Beach Boulevard and 17th Street Thursday morning. The teen made it to campus, where staff gave initial care before paramedics took him to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, and police say the suspect fled as they continue investigating while school safety presence is increased.
   

2. Down on the Farm ... in Long Beach (beachcomber.news) — Long Beach’s long agricultural history is still alive in today’s urban farms, community gardens, and local growers that supply residents and restaurants. From Farm Lot 59 and Organic Harvest Gardens to Long Beach Mushrooms and community garden plots, locals can still grow, buy, and experience fresh, locally produced food without leaving the city.
   

3. Analyzing 2025 LB Homicides (beachcomber.news) — Long Beach saw 31 homicides in 2025, down from 38 in 2024, with most killings involving guns and victims and suspects largely in their teens to 30s. The article maps where killings occurred across North, West, Central, Downtown and East Long Beach, notes which cases led to arrests, and highlights incidents involving people experiencing homelessness and domestic situations.
   

4. VIP Records sign, an iconic Long Beach landmark, will finally go back on display for the world (presstelegram.com) — Long Beach is moving forward with restoring and permanently displaying the iconic World Famous VIP Records sign at a new “VIP Records Park” at PCH and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. City Council approved a contract worth up to $170,000 to VIP Records and up to $235,000 for refurbishment and installation, tying the project to the city’s Grow Long Beach initiative and upcoming global events.
   

5. Long Beach invests $7.3M more into waterfront amphitheater, set to break ground this month (presstelegram.com) — Long Beach is putting an extra $7.3 million into its temporary waterfront amphitheater so construction can start this month along the shoreline. City leaders say the upgraded venue is key to replacing declining oil revenues, boosting tourism, and supporting local businesses, with a soft opening expected in spring and a full grand opening by summer.
   

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  • This dog was found today near cross streets Quincy and Aneheim in Long Beach.
    He looks like a Yorkie/mix and seems to have just had a haircut. NO CHIP WHEN SCANNED. Dog is safe but please help find owner (Nextdoor Alamitos Beach)
  • UPDATE on Severely Matted Poodle at Downey Hi-Kill Shelter
    This dog is not 1 yr old which was confusing to most of us bec of the time it would take to get so matted. He is 5 yrs old. He has been groomed… (Nextdoor Rose Park)
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