Manhattan Beach Daily: What's Happening Today (Mon, Aug 30)

Happy Monday, people of Manhattan Beach! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 74 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories in Manhattan Beach today:

1. Ed Asner Dies: Actor Played Lou Grant On Mary Tyler Moore Show (Patch)
2. Man breaches LAX perimeter fence, attempts to board American Airlines plane: Police (KTLA Los Angeles)
3. Catalina Classic Paddlers Triumph in Manhattan Beach (digmb.com)
4. Hundreds protest in Santa Monica over proposed vaccine mandates (Los Angeles Times)
5. LA County Records 2,232 New COVID-19 Cases; 5 Additional Deaths (CBS Los Angeles)
6. Cruising Down Rosecrans to Eddie V's (Easy Reader)
7. Authorities ID Long Beach gunman who wounded 2 in Redondo Beach before being fatally shot by police • Long Beach Post News (Long Beach Post)

Today in Manhattan Beach

• New Students Lunch w/ ASB (Events) - Manhattan Beach Middle (12:30 PM)
• MCHS Girls Soccer Tryouts - Returning Players (Events) (2:00 PM)
• MCHS Girls Soccer Tryouts - New Players (Events) (3:00 PM)

Manhattan Beach Patch Notebook

• Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce: "Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Alumni, Jake Oliak, Justin Oliak, and Taylor Ryan were spotted at Polliwog Park shooting for a fun video for the Chamber! We are accepting applications for the YEA! Class of 2022. Visit the Chamber’s bi..." (Facebook)
• City of Manhattan Beach: "Manhattan Beach, COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout the City and Los Angeles County. Although, the total weekly cases in MB were slightly lower the week of August 23, cases continue to rise with an average of approximately 10 new..." (Facebook)

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— Nicole Charky

About me: I'm a writer, reporter based in Los Angeles—my hometown—where I've been covering local, national and international breaking news for more than 10 years. I've lived in Santa Monica and Venice for several years and I'm excited to cover my community. I was born in Pomona and later moved to La Crescenta-Montrose. I'm a graduate of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. I attended Loyola University Chicago and earned a major in Journalism and minor in Political Science. I served as News Editor at The Loyola Phoenix. I'm also an adjunct lecturer at Loyola Marymount University, where I teach Introduction to Social Media. My writing and reporting experience includes a focus in health, breaking news, politics, music and entertainment. I've written and produced digital content for podcasts, live action videos and social media content. I most recently served as Maria Shriver's social media and video producer, producing and promoting Maria's NBC health and news stories, books and journal, podcast and growing her social media community. I am an original member of ATTN: and former Los Angeles Times digital editor. My work has been published by Fitt LA, Glamour, Mashable, Men's Health and Panoply. My breaking news experience started with City News Service, the newswire for Southern California, and Patch. I'm a former Local Editor for Montrose-La Crescenta. Have any story tips or ideas? Contact me at nicole.charky@patch.com. You can also follow and DM me at @nicolecharky on Instagram or Twitter.

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