🌱 Stabbings On Shoreline + LBPD Doesn’t Want You To Shoot At The Sky

Hi neighbors; today is National Tell A Joke Day! It’s Sylvia, your friendly host of the Long Beach Daily. Grab your morning coffee while we dive into:

• 🚓 A couple of non-fatal stabbings over the weekend
• 🚓 A 24-year-old man who fired into the air to disperse a crowd
• 🛑 A King’s Hawaiian recall

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Mostly sunny. High: 88 Low: 69.

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• Arco at 5742 Orange Ave., $4.75
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🤔 Homelessness Poll!
CNN reports that Los Angeles County has a homeless population of “more than 66,400 people.” The numbers are increasing. Do you think that city governments are doing enough? Are there better solutions? Please let me know your thoughts! So far, 33.3% favor more infrastructure investment, 21% want federal involvement, 1.9% say faith-based groups need to step up, 6.7% want the military to open its bases, and 34.3% ask for justice system involvement.

📰 Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1) There were a couple of reported stabbings over the weekend. On Saturday, at about 2:46 a.m., a man reported that he was stabbed in “the area of the southbound 710 freeway and Shoreline Drive” after getting into an argument with another man. Another stabbing occurred on Sunday around 9:43 p.m. “near the 2500 block of East Shoreline Way” when a man stabbed another and attempted to steal the victim’s necklace. (LBPD, 2)

2) Patrons leaving bars “near Pine Avenue and Third Street at 1:54 a.m. Sunday” were confronted by a 24-year-old man shooting into the air. When LBPD officers had a sit-down with the man, he informed them that he was trying “to disperse a crowd that had gathered as a result of an altercation.” Officers brought him in since “suspicion of negligent discharging a firearm” is frowned upon. The man has since been out on bond. (Long Beach Post)

3) We learned on Monday that King’s Hawaiian is sounding a recall alarm! The items in question are “Pretzel Slider Buns, Pretzel Hamburger Buns and Pretzel Bites.” The reason is a “potential microbial contamination” reported by ingredient vendor Lyons Magnus. That vendor issued a recall “due to the potential for it to cause microbial contamination, including from the organisms Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum.” King’s Hawaiian has not received reports of illness and found no pathogens. (KTLA)

4) Get rid of household waste you can't put in the trash can! If you have a garage full of old computer parts, spent batteries, used motor oil, old medications, and that jar full of mystery slime that could be paint, oil, or junior’s defunct science project, do not fret! There is a FREE household hazardous waste and e-waste collection event on August 27 at EDCO Recycling at 2755 California Avenue. Drop your waste off between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. (LB Public Works)

5) Mark your calendars! After getting rid of your hazardous household waste, treat yourself to music at the 11th annual Uptown Jazz Festival on Saturday, August 27 at Houghton Park, 6301 Myrtle Avenue. “It is free to attend, and will include food, a beer garden, vendors, community resources and a kids zone.” It will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features Stephanie Mills, DW3, Take Me Back To Chicago, “Biscuits & Gravy, the Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Band, the Paulie Cerra Band, and DJ Mr. Quick.” (Press-Telegram)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• MedTail Networking And Panel Discussion at The Grand (11 a.m.)
• BabyTime Story Time at the Billie Jean King Main Library (11 a.m.)
• Bixby Park Farmers Market on Junipero between 1st and 2nd streets (3 p.m.)
• Coloring Cinema after-school family program at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (4 p.m.)
• The Long Beach Playhouse is holding Auditions For Urinetown: The Musical (7 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• Our The Circle Web area neighbor FOUND a DOG NEAR BIXBY VILLAGE GOLF COURSE. The collar is gray and white with stripes. (Nextdoor)
• An Alamitos Beach neighbor found a man’s wallet belonging to Erick Jimenez Maya. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Artcraft Manor area is wondering if anyone knows of any dog sitters who can do solo sitting Mon-Fri from about 6:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.? Their dog is in heat and her usual caretaker can’t take her because she has other male dogs. (Nextdoor)
• Our Greenbelt Heights neighbor is looking for anyone who has a Double stroller they are no longer in need of? (Nextdoor)
• A Country Club Manor neighbor needs pediatric dentist recommendations. They have Guardian PPO dental insurance. (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right! See you tomorrow 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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