🌱 Shooting At 8th & Cedar + Naples Island Swim + STR Enforcement!

Hey, everybody; today is National Raspberry Bombe Day, which celebrates a dessert that has been around since at least 1882! It's Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days...

Someone shot a man at an intersection in the Willmore neighborhood. Also, the Naples Island Swim is right around the corner. Finally, if you run a short-term rental in the coastal zone, you have until September 6 to register with the City.

Now, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 87 Low: 67.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. A man was shot Tuesday night a little after 10 p.m. LBPD dispatched officers “to the intersection of 8th Street and Cedar Avenue,” where they found the shooting victim. The suspects were long gone when the cops got there. (LBPD)
2. The Naples Island Swim is coming! It will take place on August 21 beginning at 9 a.m. Head to “the beach next to the Leeway Sailing & Aquatics Center.” While nobody really remembers why it started, we do know it goes back to 1903. This year’s “grand marshal is Steven Munatones, president of the World Open Water Swimming Association,” who will oversee the estimated 600 swimmers. (Press-Telegram)
3. The city announced on Wednesday that it would begin enforcement “of short-term rentals (STRs) operating in the coastal zone areas” on September 6. The California Coastal Commission suggested this change, meaning STR operators must now register with the City. “Otherwise, the operation of their STRs will be considered illegal and operators would be subject to a $1,000 fine.” (City of LB)
4. The medical building on West Wardlow Road near the I-405 has a new owner. The name is not disclosed, but we know the sales price was $7 million. The building “will be converted to office space for the buyer’s expanding business needs.” (Connect CRE)
5. Mark your calendars! The 2022 NFL season kick-off event is scheduled for September 8 at Alamitos Beach. Festivities begin at noon and include a concert by J Balvin, the possibility to rub elbows with Rams players, and a space to “take selfies with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.” Best of all, it’s free! (NFL)

Today in Long Beach:

• Toddler Time at the Bay Shore Neighborhood Library (11 a.m.)
• Transformando Vidas Support Group at Bienestar Human Services (4 p.m.)
• ArtLAB For Kids 7-12 at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (4:30 p.m.)
• Virtual Full Moon Alchemy of Awakening Breathwork (4:30 p.m.)
• Tacos Night at K.C. Branaghan's (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The El Dorado Branch library is closed until mid-August because of ongoing maintenance issues. (LBPL via Twitter)
• New dates have been added by the Long Beach Fire Department to sign up for the Prospective Recruit Exercise Program (PREP) for the month of August!💪 These PREP workshops are designed to prepare aspiring Long Beach Firefighters with the baseline fitness required. (Long Beach Fire Department via Facebook)
• Long Beach City wants to hear your top priorities! Give additional feedback on the January community engagement results as well as the Proposed FY 23 Budget now that it has been developed.(Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Our Alamitos Beach neighbor is sharing hawks in the LBC. They snapped some shots of these broad-winged hawks on the PCH bridge today. (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for 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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