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In today's newsletter:

  • Are Belmont Shore bars getting enough police protection on Second Street?
  • Were you near Long Beach Boulevard when this fatal crash happened?
  • What one Long Beach ticket-buyer vowed to do with $1.8B

Also on today's calendar: 2025 NYE Family Fireworks Observation Cruise and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Occasional rain, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 64, low: 47.
  • Sunday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bar Workers Want to See More Police (beachcomber.news) — Bar workers along Belmont Shore’s Second Street say they’re seeing fewer Long Beach police on foot and want more visible patrols after recent violence, including a fatal shooting. Managers describe their own safety steps, like shared text alerts and private security, but argue they can’t replace beat cops as the East Patrol Division covers nearly half of Long Beach.
   

2. 16-year-old girl killed in Long Beach crash (presstelegram.com) — A 16-year-old girl has died after a two-vehicle collision on Long Beach Boulevard near Wardlow Road, and police say speed and distracted driving may be factors. Long Beach detectives are asking anyone who saw the crash or has information to contact LBPD or Crime Stoppers as they continue the investigation.
   

3. Arkansas ticket scoops $1.8 billion in Christmas Powerball jackpot (spokesman.com) — A Long Beach resident buying Powerball tickets in the rain joked that he had already snagged the winning $1.8 billion Christmas jackpot and promised to share it, especially with people experiencing homelessness. The massive prize, actually won by a ticket in Arkansas, is one of the largest in U.S. history and has inspired hopeful players nationwide to dream about what they’d do with such a windfall.
   

4. Predicting Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: AI Innovations That Could Change the Game (healthcentral.com) — A Long Beach-based cardiologist at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute explains how new artificial intelligence tools could help detect hypertrophic cardiomyopathy earlier and guide more personalized treatment. The piece walks through how AI-enhanced ECG and imaging may improve diagnosis and risk prediction, while also stressing current limitations, data gaps, and why cardiologists will still play the central role in care decisions.
   

5. Football through the generations, part 2: From the Dark Ages to a new world of money, pressure and scrutiny (nytimes.com) — A former Premier League midfielder now living in Long Beach reflects on how money, media, and pressure have transformed English football from the 1970s to today. Through voices spanning generations, the piece contrasts old-school toughness and modest wages with today’s global branding, sports science, and social media scrutiny, while touching on health concerns and life after retirement.
   

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