🌱 Shots Fired On Linden, 14th + 5 Arrests In Pier F Gang Murder

Hello again, everybody; today is World Gratitude Day! I'm back with your new edition of the Long Beach Daily. Let's get this Wednesday started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things happening these days in town. In today's issue, you'll learn about...

• 🏗️ Builders doing something that everyone thought was impossible
• 🧑‍⚖️ Lawyers champing at the bit to argue against an ordinance that doesn’t exist
• 🎨 Your opportunity to visit artists in their studios

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📰 Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1) There were a couple of no-hit shootings on Monday. Around 11:35 p.m., someone fired shots in the 5300 block of Linden Avenue. Earlier, at 11:09 p.m., someone did the same thing in the 400 block of West 14th Street. While there was ample proof that shots had been fired, there were no victims or suspects. (LBPD)

2) Homicide detectives made five arrests! The LBPD announced on Monday that they had suspects in the murder of a 27-year-old man who was found “floating in the water near the 1100 Block of Pier F of the Long Beach Harbor” on April 26, 2021. A little over a year later, they arrested five suspects ranging in age from 24 to 38. None are residents of Long Beach. “While the investigation remains active and ongoing, at this time detectives believe the motive to be gang-related.” (City of LB)

3) Laserfiche does business at 3443 Long Beach Boulevard, and its building might just be a new trend for the city. For starters, the building follows a “mid-century modern garden-style motif.” In addition, we learned on Tuesday that it is built on a “former oil well site that had been considered undevelopable.” “The project began with capping eight abandoned oil wells and included the removal of several storage tanks.” Now, the 102,840 square foot building stands four floors tall and includes a parking garage. (BDC Network)

4) In August, we reported on the City Council’s plans to “strike a balance between physical restaurants and food trucks in the city.” There’s already push-back against an ordinance that hasn’t been written yet. “A national nonprofit law firm warned Monday that the steps the city appears to be taking to protect brick-and-mortar restaurants from competition could be unconstitutional.” “I’ve won cases using less evidence than what the Long Beach City Council has already provided,” the senior attorney said. At this time, a first draft of the ordinance may come before the City Council in April, and a vote may take place next year in October. (Long Beach Post)

5) Mark your calendars! The Long Beach Open Studio Tour is happening next month. Running from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., local artists throw open their doors and invite you into their studios. It’s free and self-guided. Uptown studios participate October 1 and 2, DTLB will do so October 8 and 9, Belmont studios will do it October 15 and 16, and Eastside artists open October 22 and 23. Download digital tour maps and visit jewelers, woodworking shops, photographers, mixed media artists, and more! (LB Open Studio Tour)

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📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Cool Crafts Roundup at the Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens (1:30 PM)
• Drawing & Coloring Club For Adults at the Miller Room of the Billie Jean King Main Library (3:30 PM)
• Whiskey Wednesday at The Auld Dubliner Irish Pub (4 PM)
• LBGLCC Invites You to Visit the Gay LB, & Safe Spaces Alliance Mixer at Dutch's Brewhouse (5:30 PM)
• Top CDFA Expert Leads a FREE Webinar On Citrus Killing Disease (7 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• 📢 Join Sept. 24 for the second annual Long Beach Youth Festival, celebrating the wellness, resilience and empowerment of youth in Long Beach. 🏙 Featuring an interactive resource fair with 🎨 art, 🎵 music, 🏓 games, 🏀 sports, & more! (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Our Bay Harbour neighbor and their daughter built this Deck Rail for an ADU. Redwood was a great choice. Shoutout to Shelley at Lowe's for helping! (Nextdoor)
• A curious Belmont Shore neighbor wants to talk about long term sleep paralysis? Many have had it once or twice in their lifetime, but they're talking decades worth. (Nextdoor)
• Community Meeting on 9/22! Share your ideas and feedback on the pocket park at the Dominguez Channel. (Nextdoor)
• Our Hamilton area neighbor is looking for a recommendation on an honest mechanic that knows how to work on a 1998 Nissan Frontier 2. 4L, in the north LB area. Their usual mechanic has been working on it for a month on and off and can't get it fixed correctly. (Nextdoor)

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— 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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