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In today's newsletter:

  • Could this bonded Long Beach mother-daughter cat duo join your home?
  • How Signal Hill’s ICE raids are impacting Long Beach immigrant families

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 49.
  • Wednesday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• There's no separating this mother-daughter kitty pair (ocregister.com) — A Long Beach–based rescue is seeking a forever home for Bella, a tuxedo cat, and her playful kitten Misty, who must be adopted together. Both are healthy, vaccinated, microchipped, and good with other pets, and the Long Beach Spay and Neuter Foundation is asking a $325 donation to help cover their veterinary care.
   

Find out what's happening in Long Beachfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

• Signal Hill has become a hotspot for ICE raids. How is the City responding? (sigtrib.com) — Rapid response volunteers say frequent ICE raids at Signal Hill Home Depots are traumatizing local immigrant families, including Long Beach residents detained and sent to Adelanto. While activists urge sanctuary-style protections and more vocal support, Signal Hill officials stress they don’t coordinate with federal immigration enforcement but say they remain committed to community safety and sharing limited legal resources.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi, I rescued this beautiful girl from being euthanized.
    My dogs do not get along with her. I am working with a rescue to rehome her but so far there is no interest. She is just over one, spayed, and up to… (Nextdoor Woodruff/Wardlow/LCD)
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    I have a puppy maybe older can't tell he was outside the vet clinic I work at in Compton please message me if you know him or are interested in… (Nextdoor Central Wrigley)
  • Syncreon America, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight Forwarding Operations & Customer Service Agent in Long Beach. Apply here.
  • Chorus Innovations posted a job opening for Senior Delivery Manager in Long Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Wind advisory affecting Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area until Sunday afternoon (presstelegram.com)
  • Lion Men's Basketball takes down UTRGV to snap losing skid (lionathletics.com)

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  • Loved ones gather at vigil for man killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge (abc7.com)
  • High school basketball: Saturday's scores (allusanewshub.com)
  • Black Former In-N-Out Employee Says Bosses Pressured Him to Change Hair (iheart.com)

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