🌱 Shots Near MOLAA + Identify A Camry + 2nd & PCH Tree Lighting!

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

There was another shooting in LB. Also, help the PD identify a hit-and-run driver. Finally, if you missed the LB tree lighting with the Mayor, head to 2nd & PCH for another one!

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and nice. High: 68 Low: 51.

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Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. There was a shooting near the MOLAA in the 600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. It happened Monday evening, when witnesses reported hearing an argument that culminated in gunshots. The victim survived the shooting but is in critical condition. (LB Post)
2. The LBPD needs your help finding a hit-and-run driver, who killed a 72-year-old pedestrian. On November 12, the deadly incident happened at Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue. Witnesses described the vehicle as a “dark Toyota Camry.” Tuesday’s updates note that the vehicle is an “early to mid-2000s Toyota Camry” with “tinted windows and a missing hubcap on the front driver’s side tire.” If this description rings a bell, please call Detective Joseph Johnson of the Long Beach Police Department Collision Investigation Detail at (562)570-7355. (LB Local News)
3. On Friday, 2nd & PCH will host a tree-lighting ceremony. Be there at 5 p.m. and stick around for photos with “Buddy the Elf and Jovie, character meet and greets, balloons, face painting and more.” The tree is a 53-foot White Fir. Kids can now download a letter to Santa and drop it off in a special mailbox. Get this letter in before December 20, and you might get a response from Santa. (LA TF USA)
4. If you are a traditional homebuyer, this is someone who’s not an investor or cash buyer, you might find it difficult to buy a place in LB. A Tuesday report notes that inventory is low, with only about 410 properties, “including single-family detached, townhomes and condominiums,” for sale. One of the investors is Blackstone, an equity firm that bought up a company owning 17,000 rental homes. (LB Business Journal)
5. The Speak Cheezy is moving from pop-up only to brick and mortar. The pizzeria with its famous “flame-licked sourdough pies” is taking over 3950 E. 4th Street. A Monday report notes that the van will “continue to operate for events and parties as well.” (Eater LA)

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Today in Long Beach:

• In-Person Long Beach Tai Chi for Beginners at Marine Stadium Park, 5300 East Eliot Street (11:45 AM)
• FREE Thursday at the LB Museum of Art, 2300 East Ocean Boulevard (3 PM)
• Café Sevilla Restaurant & Tapas Bar Happy Hour, 140 Pine Avenue (4 PM)
• Comedy on Edge at the Waters Edge Winery, 217 Pine Avenue (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Long Beach State Athletics: Congratulations to Coach Gavin Arroyo, who was named GCC coach of the year! (Instagram)
• Long Beach State Athletics: Long Beach, are you or someone you know a First Time Home Buyer? Wondering how to be better financially prepared in the current housing market? We’ve got you covered! Join a FREE educational workshop for first-time homebuyers. (Instagram)
• Long Beach City: This winter break, sign up your youths ages 5 to 12 for Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine winter camps! Camps will take place at various parks weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Dec. 20 through Dec. 30 (excluding Christmas). (Facebook)
• Long Beach City: The City needs your input on the Belmont Beach Aquatic Center! Take a short Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine survey. (Facebook)

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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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