🌱 Shots Fired On Ackerfield Ave. + Aquarium Hosts FREE Climate Talk

Good morning, Long Beach! Today, we celebrate National Family Literacy Day! I'm here in your inbox this morning to get you caught up on everything you need to know that's going on around town, including updates on:

• 🥇 Long Beach State women’s volleyball’s win over Cal Poly
• ✂️ AbilityFirst’s grand reopening
• 🏗️ Pier J crane conversion completion

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Partly sunny and cooler. High: 68 Low: 58.

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Thanksgiving is on November 24th. How do you celebrate? So far, 50% celebrate a big meal as a family tradition, while another 50% don’t celebrate and treat it like any other day.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) There was a non-fatal shooting in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue on Sunday just after noon. The victim “was unable to explain to officers what had happened.” Witnesses said they heard three gunshots. (Long Beach Post)

2) On Saturday, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team won against Cal Poly. After the win at the Walter Pyramid, the team “stays in the Big West title hunt.” Outside hitter Morgan Chacon scored 14 kills, setter Zayna Meyer registered 42 assists, and “libero Dylan Dela Cruz continued her excellent season with 23 digs.” (The562.org)

3) AbilityFirst celebrated the grand reopening of its 3770 East Willow Street location on Sunday. The facility underwent a renovation that included “enhancements to the center’s programming areas, which allow AbilityFirst to bring its College to Career and Supported Employment programs to the Long Beach center.” (Long Beach Business Journal)

4) SSA Marine announced on Monday that it completed its project at the Long Beach Port. It converted “9 ZPMC diesel-electric 1,000 hp rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) to 100% grid-tied electric.” The upgrade took place on Pier J and is supposed to “eliminate consumption of diesel fuel by 225,000 gallons per year.” (Yahoo!finance)

5) Urban ethnographer and sociologist Liz Koslov presents “Life on a Changing Coast” on Wednesday at the Aquarium of the Pacific. You can attend the event for FREE, but you need to reserve a seat. It will go from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and focuses on “how climate change is reshaping our coasts and cities.” (Aquarium of the Pacific)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• In-Person Storytime at the Rancho Los Cerritos (1 PM)
• Retirement YOU Workshop at the Alpert Jewish Community Center (11 AM or 5:30 PM)
• Bixby Park Farmers Market on Junipero between 1st and 2nd streets (3 PM)
• Evening For Educators: Dia De Los Muertos at the Museum of Latin American Art (4:30 PM)
• Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at Fuego/Hotel Maya (5:30 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "We 💙 Halloween! Earlier this week, South Division officers surprised students at Lincoln Elementary School with some Halloween goodies! 🎃 👮" (Long Beach Police Department (CA) via Facebook)
• "Our Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine will offer their annual California Native Plant Sale Nov. 1 through 29 at El Dorado Nature Center (7550 E. Spring St.). 🌱 The plant sale will feature hundreds of beautiful and beneficial native plants." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "📢 11-Day Vote centers are open! Don't procrastinate and vote early by making voting part of your weekend plans." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Lena Silano of LBSU Soccer is our Player of the Week, presented by Port of Long Beach! Silano scored both goals, including the overtime winner as The Beach advanced in the Big West Championship on Sunday and has now tied the 🏖️⚽️ record." (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• The Long Beach Unified School District invites you to come to the Board Of Education Meeting. It is on Wednesday at 5 PM, in person, at 1515 Hughes Way. (Long Beach USD)

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Events:

• Bring It To Me Comedy Show - Taco Tuesday (November 1)
• Long Beach's 22nd Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fair (November 2)
• 4th Annual Coast Film & Music Festival, November 9th - 13th (November 10)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be 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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