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🌱 Patch AM: LSL Fitness Keeps Clients 'Moving And Motivated': Best Of 2025

Coming up on the Long Beach Patch calendar: Christmas Car Wash

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Coffee in hand, Long Beach? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why one Long Beach resident swears by this small neighborhood gym
  • When will Long Beach beaches reopen after this latest sewage spill?
  • How Denmark’s Olympic “House” could reshape Downtown Long Beach in 2028

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Car Wash and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Fog, then some sun, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Sunday: Foggy in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
  • Monday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. LSL Fitness Keeps Clients 'Moving And Motivated': Best Of 2025 (patch.com) — Long Beach residents get a heartfelt look at LSL Fitness, a small local gym praised for keeping an aging client mobile, strong and motivated with personalized workouts and nutrition guidance. The Best of 2025 feature highlights owners Leo and Lina’s family-like support and invites locals to nominate their own favorite Long Beach people and businesses for recognition.
   

2. Long Beach open swimming areas temporarily closed after 18,000 gallon sewage spill (fresnobee.com) — All Long Beach coastal swimming areas are currently closed after 18,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the San Gabriel River, prompting a health order from the city’s Health Department. Officials say beaches will reopen only after water tests meet state standards, and residents can monitor closure updates online as the city continues grappling with frequent regional sewage spills.
   

3. Long Beach selected as Denmark's base of operations, team house for 2028 Summer Olympics (presstelegram.com) — Long Beach has been chosen as Denmark’s base of operations and House of Denmark site for the 2028 Olympics, centered at The Westin in Downtown. City officials say the move will bring cultural events, tourism dollars, and business opportunities, with Denmark’s historic training ship DANMARK also expected to visit, as Long Beach prepares to host more Olympic events than any city outside Los Angeles.
   

4. Long Beach teachers ratify new contract after extended negotiations (lbpost.com) — Long Beach teachers have ratified new contracts with Long Beach Unified, trading pay raises for stronger workload protections, safety standards, and continued zero-dollar health premiums as the district faces a $70 million deficit. The deal, covering educators through June 2028, sets up new committees on issues like unpaid adjunct hours and opens the door to fresh bargaining in January focused on boosting revenue and limiting job cuts.
   

5. City leaders celebrate milestone of more than 5,000 new homes approved in Long Beach (presstelegram.com) — Long Beach officials say they’ve approved entitlements for more than 5,000 new homes in the past three years, a pace they credit with helping slow local rent growth. The mayor and housing staff highlighted new and upcoming affordable projects across the city, while acknowledging renters still face displacement pressures and outlining 2026 plans to expand housing and homelessness prevention efforts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Beach

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday December 20
  • Christmas Car Wash
    Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
    6:00 pm
    • Sunday December 21
  • Christmas Car Wash
    Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
    5:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 23
  • Christmas Car Wash
    Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
    5:00 pm

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    My friend found her around Gardena 3 days ago. We have since taken her to the vet to check for a chip but no luck. She has her vaccines, has been… (Nextdoor Lincoln Village)
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    My sweet anxious orange cat is missing. His name is Pedro. I’m not sure how he got out this morning but he’s missing and I’m hoping for a miracle (Nextdoor Historic Zaferia Village-NW)
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