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Long Beach to Allow Increased Capacity for Private Gatherings, Indoor Live Events

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You are all invited to this Saturday, April 24th t

You are all invited to this Saturday, April 24th to the Long Beach Black Health Fair! 🥳 This is an all-inclusive event and all are welcome to this safe and socially distant 🙌 fair- at Bethany Church on Stearns Ave. 🗓

The event begins at 11am and ends at 3pm. ⏰ Masks are required. Need a ride? Free bus pickup locations are available at Scherer Park, Stevenson EL and Atlantic/15th ( adjacent to Poly HS.)

Morning Bus: RESERVE SEAT ON BUS 🚌
Pick-Up at 10:30AM
Depart Fair at 12:15PM

Afternoon Bus: RESERVE SEAT ON BUS 🚌
Pick-Up at 1:15 PM
Depart Fair at 2:30PM

Free Moderna vaccines are available through Long Beach Memorial pharmacists and staff 🏥🧑‍⚕️To promote overall wellbeing and a positive vaccine experience- this fair includes Chick Fil-A, art stations, a Domino tournament, social distant line dancing and a ton of free resources for adults and children! 🎉 If you want the vaccine, please pre- register to receive at www.craftandlight.org/lbblackhealthfair

See you there! 👋
This event is hosted by Long Beach Memorial, Craft + Light Studio, Rock Fellowship and in Partnership with the Black Health Equity Collaborative.

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GUILTY: The jury has found former Minneapolis poli

GUILTY: The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts - second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter - in the death of George Floyd.

Man shot to death near homeless encampment in Long

Man shot to death near homeless encampment in Long Beach.

On Monday at 2:25 p.m., Long Beach police officers were dispatched to the area of the Southbound 405 freeway at the Northbound 710 freeway at the Los Angeles Riverbed regarding a shooting, which resulted in the death of a male adult. When LBPD officers arrived located a male adult victim near a homeless encampment who was unresponsive with gunshot wounds to the upper torso, and officers immediately began performing life-saving measures. The Long Beach Fire Department responded and determined the victim deceased at the scene.

Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives believe the victim, who resided at the encampment, was shot multiple times in the upper torso by an unknown suspect who fled the scene prior to the officers’ arrival. No weapons were located at the scene, and the motive for the shooting remains under investigation. The Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner will work to identify the decedent and notify the next of kin.

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is urged to contact LBPD Homicide Detectives Adrian Garcia or Sean Magee at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to your smartphone (available at the Apple app store or Google Play), or by visiting www.LACrimeStoppers.org.

Motorcyclist, 22-year-old male resident of Long Be

Motorcyclist, 22-year-old male resident of Long Beach Killed after Collision with Building.

On Saturday at 11:00 a.m., LBPD officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a traffic collision near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 59th Street, which resulted in the death of a motorcycle driver.

When officers arrived, they located a 2009 Yamaha R6 which had collided into a building. The Long Beach Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the driver of the motorcycle to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Preliminary investigation revealed the driver of the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Atlantic Avenue from South Street, when he lost control, and collided with a building. Speed is believed to have been a factor in the collision. It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision.

At this time the driver is only being identified as a 22-year-old male resident of Long Beach, pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone who may have information regarding this incident is asked to call Long Beach Police Department Collision Investigation Detail Detective Kevin Matter or Detective Kelsey Myers at (562) 570-7355. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may submit a tip through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to your smartphone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.

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#Repost @anthelion.helicopters
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Long Beach to Allow Increased Capacity for Private

Long Beach to Allow Increased Capacity for Private Gatherings, Indoor Live Events with Restrictions Starting April 16. More details on website. #longbeach

#Repost @longbeachfirefighters ・・・ Today at

#Repost @longbeachfirefighters
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Today at 06:58- 4100 block of Greenbrier Rd.-LBFD units arrived to well-involved house & garage fire. 4 Occupants escaped to back yard safely, one treated & released for smoke inhalation. No other injuries reported. Fire investigators on scene.

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It’s great to see a @longbeachpd.ca Sergeant hel

It’s great to see a @longbeachpd.ca Sergeant helping a man in a wheelchair across the street in a busy intersection near Wardlow and Elm. This is what community policing should look like. #longbeach #lbpd #communitypolicing

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(WARNING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED)

Long Beach Police release body cam video from a fatal officer involved shooting when a woman was pointing a rifle at police.

WATCH FULL VIDEO AT: longbeachlocalnews.com

New Electric Container Cranes at The @portoflongbe

New Electric Container Cranes at The @portoflongbeach. SSA Marine is now operating the first of nine electric container yard cranes at the Port of Long Beach’s Pier J, marking a significant milestone in a goal to transition to zero emissions terminal equipment by 2030.

The demonstration of the electric rubber tired gantry cranes is part of the Zero-Emissions Terminal Equipment Transition Project, which is funded in large part by a $9.7 million California Energy Commission grant with additional cost share support from an Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant. The Port, the CEC and Southern California Edison are partnering on the project to bring 25 vehicles that are zero- or near-zero emissions to three of the Port’s marine terminals and logistics truck provider Total Transportation Services Inc. to test their performance in a real-world setting.

“Imagine a port where a ship slows down on approach to reduce emissions, plugs into the electrical grid at berth instead of burning fuel to run vital systems, and is worked by zero-emissions cranes, yard vehicles and trucks,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero. “That’s our reality in Long Beach, and the goals of our tests and demonstrations are to eventually make it possible to do everywhere.”

“The future of the industry is zero emissions,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission President Frank Colonna. “The Port of Long Beach will continue to generate economic opportunity as we show that jobs and environmental sustainability can work together.”

“SSA Terminals is proud to partner with the Port to achieve our shared goal of implementing zero-emission cargo handling equipment,” said SSA Superintendent Scott Hainlen, the project coordinator. “We look forward to continuing this partnership with the Port as we explore all options to help do our part to continue to reduce our carbon footprint in Long Beach.”

In 2017, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles approved an update to their Clean Air Action Plan, setting a goal of transitioning all terminal equipment to zero emissions by 2030. Learn more on our website #longbeach

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Long Beach Police Plan DUI Checkpoint this Weekend

Long Beach Police Plan DUI Checkpoint this Weekend. More info on our website link in bio. #longbeach #checkpoint

Late last night, the exterior of the Long Beach Co

Late last night, the exterior of the Long Beach Convention Center was vandalized. The incident is believed to be in reaction to the city’s decision to partner with the HHS in the housing of migrant children at the Long Beach Convention Center, who are currently detained at the border. The soon to be “emergency shelter” has been spray painted to read messages which express opposition to what some argue to be the inhumane treatment of children. The details of this incident are still obscure, and the parties responsible are yet to come forward explicitly.

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Long Beach City Council officially passed a measur

Long Beach City Council officially passed a measure providing emergency shelter for migrants. Click the link in our bio for more. #longbeachlocalnews #lbln #longbeach (This image is of one of the facilities currently operating at the US-Mexico border, sourced from the ACLU)

Long Beach will be fully reopening on June 15. Cli

Long Beach will be fully reopening on June 15. Click the link in our bio for more. #longbeachlocalnews #lbln #longbeach #california #covid19

UPDATE: Located safe and now with family. Have yo

UPDATE: Located safe and now with family.

Have you seen 13-year-old critical missing juvenile Diana Elizabeth Rojas Gonzaga?

Police ask public help locating missing teen in Long Beach. The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 13-year-old critical missing juvenile Diana Elizabeth Rojas Gonzaga, who was last seen on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m.

Diana was last seen in front of her residence near the area of 10th Street and Junipero Avenue. She has no history of leaving home, has no means of transportation, and left her cell phone at home.

The critical missing person is described as follows:

Age: 13-years-old
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic
Height: 5’06”
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Clothing: Black V-neck shirt, dark orange pants with black design across, gray sandals
Jewelry: None
Scars/Marks: None
Visible Dental Work: None
Medical Alerts: None

Anyone with information regarding this missing person is urged to call the L.B.P.D. Missing Persons Detail at (562) 570-7246 or Police Dispatch at (562) 435-6711. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may submit a tip through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1- 800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to your smart phone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.

#longbeach #missingperson #lbln #lbpd #longbeachlocalnews

Rally at City Hall regarding Long Beach Providing

Rally at City Hall regarding Long Beach Providing Migrant Children with Temporary Emergency Shelter

A large rally gathered Tuesday afternoon at Long Beach City Hall to protest city officials’ decision to provide migrant children with temporary emergency shelter at the Long Beach Convention Center.

The Long Beach City Council and Mayor Garcia are considering an item to authorize City staff to establish an emergency intake site for unaccompanied migrant children at the Long Beach Convention Center.

Members of the Long Beach community rallied after the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition called for a protest via Instagram that was sparked by the recent call for Long Beach Convention Center to house immigrant children.

“Let’s not make this as a model,” said Gaby Hernandez, Executive Director at Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition. “We want to make sure that this is not a new version or rebranding of detention centers. We’re asking that they [city officials] look for alternatives and that this does not go beyond the 90 days.”
Long Beach specifically has been requested by the federal government to assist unaccompanied minors currently housed in overcrowded Border Patrol facilities. The Convention Center would temporarily accommodate up to 1,000 children for a period of 90 to 120 days.

Federal officials chose the Long Beach Convention Center to be the optimal site to provide housing, food, recreational and other services to these children in need.

The federal government would be responsible for both funding and providing the major services needed to care for the children, with Long Beach playing a supporting role, providing the facility, and making connections to other appropriate non-profit and government services.

“I hope that people are watching,” said Hernandez. “The decisions that are being made are not being fully transparent, it was a closed session.”

For more information, please visit longbeachlocalnews.com

Long Beach has its own Amazon Fresh grocery store.

Long Beach has its own Amazon Fresh grocery store. In recent weeks, Amazon Fresh has opened its eighth location in California and the 12th in the country. Click the link in our bio for more. #longbeachlocalnews #lbln #longbeach #amazonfresh

A Car Wash with A Cause in Long Beach 🚙 💙 @

A Car Wash with A Cause in Long Beach 🚙 💙

@mynewcarwash is one of the few, truly 100%, hand car washes in the city located off of PCH and Caspian. Beyond producing some of the best results out there, My New Car Wash also is leading the way in local philanthropy by directly giving back 20% of the proceeds to charities throughout the city.

One can show their support for several different charitable organizations throughout the city by purchasing a carwash through their website and thusly allocate a significant portion of the cost of your wash to the charity of your choosing.

Starting at $16.80, for cars, one can sign up for a monthly membership which keeps your ride looking fresh and the causes you’re passionate about up, running, and serving the community.

Whether it’s to cheer on the fighting Jackrabbits at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, empower members of the Kiwanis Club in their mission to develop creative ways to serve the needs of children, such as fighting hunger, improving literacy and offering guidance, or aiding in the financial sustainment of our local hospital.

My New Car Wash offers an opportunity to support a small business as well as the community. Give them a visit at 1500 W. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach CA, 90810. Call them at 1 (562) 341-5000 📲 for any more information.

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One motorcyclist died in a traffic collision near

One motorcyclist died in a traffic collision near north Wrigley on Sunday afternoon.

Around 1:45 p.m., officers arrived near Magnolia Avenue and 32nd Street to investigate a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and vehicle.

Upon arrival, officers located a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle that had struck a 2017 Honda Civic on Magnolia Avenue at the intersection with 32nd Street. Officers located the driver of the motorcycle and a citizen who was performing life-saving measures. The Long Beach Fire Department arrived on scene and performed life-saving actions toward the motorcyclist, but the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

The motorcyclists identity is yet to be known and released to the public.

Initially, investigators on the scene found that the 2001 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling northbound on Magnolia Avenue at a high rate of speed. The 2017 Honda Civic stopped at the stop sign on 32nd Street before continuing westbound across Magnolia Avenue.

The Yamaha motorcycle struck the Honda Civic in the middle of the intersection.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will conduct their own investigation to identify the motorcyclist and notify next of kin.

The driver of the Honda Civic was identified as a 71-year-old female resident of Long Beach who stayed on scene and cooperated with the investigation.

The incident is being actively investigated by police officials.

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