🌱 Power Out On East Spring St. + Nonstop Flights To Nashville Start

Good morning, everybody! Today, we celebrate World Freedom Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily — here to explain everything you need to know that's happening in town these days. Today, you'll learn about...

• ⏰ The approaching deadline for the Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit Program

• 🏀 A win for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team
  
• Long Beach to Nashville — nonstop!

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🌧️ But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 63 Low: 47.

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🦃 Thanksgiving Poll!
Thanksgiving is on November 24th. How do you celebrate? So far, 46.8% celebrate a big meal as a family tradition, while 25.5% don’t celebrate and treat it like any other day. In a smaller group, 2.1% don’t celebrate because they feel it glorifies the conquest of Native Americans; however, 25.5% choose to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving out of gratitude.

📰 Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1) On Tuesday morning, 2,683 residents woke up to a power outage. The first reports came in from East Spring Street in the El Dorado Park area at 7:07 a.m. By 8:53 a.m., power was restored. There is no reason given for the outage at this point. (Patch, SCE)

2) It’s official! The first nonstop flight from Long Beach to Nashville took off on Sunday. The expansion of Southwest Airlines’ flights was celebrated with live music. “The flights to Nashville will depart seven mornings per week at 9 a.m., utilizing the airline’s Boeing 737 fleet.” (Long Beach Business Journal)

3) Have you been thinking of taking advantage of the city’s “Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (PAADU) Program?” You only have until November 30 to submit the plans. If your design is approved, property owners can see the information on the city’s website and connect with you “to obtain construction documents for a fee negotiated by and between the design professional and property owner.” (City of Long Beach Development Services)

4) The Long Beach State men’s basketball team won Monday’s season opener against Cal Baptist! The final score was 79-64. Despite the win, the team’s coach was cautious. “We didn’t play great, but I’ve got guys cheering for each other and sharing the ball. As long as guys have that attitude, we’re going to get better,” he said. (The562.org)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Job Fair at the Windsor Gardens Convalescent Center (10 AM)
• Sensory Storytime at the Bach Library (10 AM)
• Long Beach Brewing Lab Pub Quiz Event (7 PM)
• Jeff Livingstone (Solo Acoustic) performs at the Auld Dubliner (9 PM)
• Velvateen, CHEW, and The Lost & Found Workshop at Alex's Bar (9 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Andrej Bosanac is our Player of the Week, presented by Port of LongBeach! Bosanac made nine saves in the LBSUMWP win at SJSU, leading the No. 7 team in the country to an unbeaten week, while becoming the 8th keeper in program history to record 500 career saves!" (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?🚒 Join LBFD virtually this Wednesday, November 9th at 11:30AM or 7:30PM 💻 This is the first in a series of webinars designed to assist one in preparing for a career in the fire service." (Long Beach Fire Department via Facebook)
• "⚠️RAIN ADVISORY⚠️ We are issuing a storm advisory for residents in anticipation of the significant weather system expected to impact Long Beach beginning this evening and into the coming days and bringing with it significant winds and precipitation." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "We have launched the Recovery Data Dashboard, a new tool for Long Beach community members to track spending and key performance and equity metrics related to the Long Beach Recovery Act. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3sQBmpw" (Long Beach City via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— 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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