🌱 Shots Fired Near Santa Fe & 20th + Belmont Shore Christmas Parade

Good morning, everybody; today we celebrate Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily — here to impart all the most important things happening locally. Including news about:

• 👮 A 65-year-old student allegedly making threats
• 💰 An opportunity to contribute to Long Beach Pledge
• 🏈 Another great win for the Poly Jackrabbits

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Will you celebrate Halloween this year? Tell us your plans! So far, 51.3% are turning off their porch lights, 35.9% will hand out candy, 5.1% are attending a party, and another 6.7% will accompany children to go trick-or-treating.

📰 Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1) Just after midnight on Saturday, officers from the Long Beach Police Department were told of shots fired near Santa Fe Avenue and 20th Street. Reportedly, a man got into an argument with another man. Then, “an unknown male adult suspect approached him and pointed a firearm in his direction.” (LBPD)

2) On Friday, a 65-year-old Long Beach City College student allegedly threatened staff members at the Pacific Coast campus. Police were called, and the student was arrested. The suspect “was booked for criminal threats with the intent to terrorize. His bail is set at $50,000.” (PD)

3) The Long Beach Pledge, which is the name of the City’s guaranteed income pilot program, begins in November. It “will provide $500 per month to 250 single-headed families with children who live at or below the poverty line for one year.” Initial participants will come from the 90813 ZIP code, which is on the lower west side. The monthly stipend is not considered taxable income. You can support the program by making a donation on the LongBeachPledge.org website. (Press-Telegram)

4) On Friday, the Poly Jackrabbits achieved their goal of surpassing the number of wins by Bakersfield High. They beat Compton’s football team 49-0. Besides that, they “outscored their five Moore League opponents 259-6 this year.” (The562.org)

5) Do you want to participate in the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade? This year’s theme is “Christmas at the Movies,” and you have until November 13 to file an entry. The parade itself will be on December 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (OC Breeze)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• The Greater LB Church of Christ celebrates its Annual Harvest Fest at the gym of McBride HS at 7025 Parkcrest St (10:30 AM)
• Haunted HulaWeen at Shannon’s Corner (11 AM)
• Long Beach Beer Lab 5th Anniversary & Oktoberfest Party at 518 West Willow Street (12 PM)
• Selvatico hosts Welcome To The Jungle Brunch at the Gaslamp (12:30 PM)
• Long Beach Open Studio Tour on the Eastside (1 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "We can’t wait for Long Beach Airport's Festival of Flight!🛩️🚁✈️ Join us on Saturday, October 29, for a free celebration featuring over 30 aircraft on static display, food trucks and live performances." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "If you haven't checked out a book from our Spanish language collection, you need to do so RIGHT MEOW. We suggest starting with this week's Book Face Friday pick, 'Poeta Chileno' by Alejandro Zambra." (Long Beach Public Library via Facebook)
• "In the next few days Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) Office of Youth Development, in partnership with the Youth Leadership Institute, will host My Hood, My City program’s youth-led neighborhood tours." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Our La Marina neighbor wants to know if "anyone else saw the heart in the sky the other day?" (Nextdoor)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— 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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