🌱 Who’s Buying LB Homes? + LB's Billie Jean King Does Coin Toss

Get on up, Long Beach, and happy World Hippo Day! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Long Beach.

It takes a $144,000 down payment and $3,600 a month to buy a mid-level home in LB. Also, that was Billie Jean King at the Super Bowl coin toss! Finally, what do you love about Council District 6?

First, today's weather:

Cooler; cloudy, then some sun. High: 62 Low: 43.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. A lack of supply, low interest rates, and consumer demand combine to send Long Beach home prices skyrocketing. Most need to “be prepared to pay $144,000 for the down payment, as well as $3,600 a month for the mortgage.” So, who has the money to buy the homes that do come on the market? We learned Monday that among these buyers are “the creative class moving to the area with their paychecks from Hollywood and high-dollar advertising agencies.” Another group consists of “people, often in the tech industry, with high-paying jobs” who also telecommute. Finally, there are millennials who are moving to LB “because it’s cheaper than the South Bay and LA.” (LB Post)
2. Did you recognize her? Sunday’s Super Bowl coin toss was done by none other than LB’s tennis icon and the presidential medal of freedom recipient, Billie Jean King. Her presence at the event was no accident. It signified the “50th anniversary of sports gender equality legislations Title IX.” (People)
3. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, LB City Councilwoman Suely Saro (District 6) released the “Forwarding the Sixth” Vision Plan. In it, residents identify street cleanliness and public safety, homelessness, and rent control as well as affordable housing as the most pressing issues. Residents identify the people living there and the sense of community as the two best things about the neighborhood. (@suelysarolb)
4. Do you love jaguars (the cars, not the cats)? Sunday, there will be more than 30 of them on display at the Hotel Maya, 700 Queensway Drive. The Jaguar Owners Club, Los Angeles, will host a car show from noon to 3 p.m. on that day. (Press-Telegram)
5. Do you remember vinyl records? Third Eye Records at 2234 East 4th Street does. The owners actively buy record collections and resell them. They also work with regular suppliers. This combination results in happy customers, such as the one who called the collection at the store “amazing” and “vinyl gold.” Go visit if you are looking for “the kind of place where people can come and hang out and look at the incredible records.” (Beachcomber)

Today in Long Beach:

• Parkinson’s Wellness Program - Speech and Physical Therapy Class at Long Beach Medical Center (10 AM)
• E-commerce Masterclass: How To Build An Online Business (online) (2 PM)
• LBFD Junior Lifeguard Tryout Preparation - Block 1 at Silverado Park Pool (5 PM to 3-3 at 6 PM)
• Reducing Cultural Divisions at the Namaste Center for Spiritual Living (6:30 PM)
• NA Meeting at Serene Center, Long Beach (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our HOPA neighbor lost their dog around Anaheim and Atlantic. She has her leash on. There's a $100 reward. (Nextdoor)
• A Cal Heights neighbor wants to get suggestions on local dog walkers. They will need help three days a week starting in March. (Nextdoor)
• An eagle-eyed Naples neighbor found a small black purse on the Toledo near Naples Plaza. The owner’s first name is Sylvia. Please DM them with identifying information, so they can get it back to you. (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Westside Long Beach: DOG FOUND!! - In Westside in the alleyway between Easy Ave and Delta. She is quite skittish. Please let me know if you recognize her or have seen any posts about her missing. Thank you! (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.