🌱 Commercial Building On 10th Burns + Building Project Moratorium

Long Beach CA

15 June, 2022

4:13 PM

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Hello all; today is World Sea Turtle Day, which began in 2000 to honor sea turtle conservationist Dr. Archie Carr. It's me, Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening in town these days. I'll get right to it. A building that may have served as shelter for people experiencing homelessness has burned. Also, the moratorium on the construction of single-family homes in a West LB neighborhood continues. Finally, the City wants to spend $500 million on interchange congestion improvements. First, today's weather: Areas of fog, then sun. High: 76 Low: 63. ⭐️ Three Of The Cheapest Gas Stations In Long Beach ⭐️ Sam's Club at 7480 Carson St., $5.79Rocket Oil at 1701 W Anaheim St., $5.89Arco at 6001 Long Beach Blvd., $5.99 👀 Attention local businesses & marketers: Attract more customers in Long Beach by sponsoring this daily newsletter, which gets read by the same people you're trying to reach. Click here to learn more. 📢 Fireworks Poll! Fireworks are illegal in Long Beach. If the police are called, you may have to pay as much as $20,000 in response costs plus citation fines of $1,000. How do you feel about that? Please let me know your thoughts! (As of today, 10.8% don't want fireworks, 78.6% want "safe and sane fireworks," and 0.6% don't care one way or the other while another 10.1% want to buy what they choose.) Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach: On Tuesday at around 2:40 p.m., the LBFD responded to a structure fire in a "vacant, single story commercial building with heavy smoke showing throughout the structure." Located on the 200 block of East 10th Street, the fire was knocked down by 3:02 p.m. Officials say that the building may have been "inhabited by persons experiencing homelessness." There were no injuries. (LBFD)The single-family home moratorium for the "Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue corridors west of the 710 Freeway in West Long Beach" continues. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to extend it, which affects "building and construction permits for stand-alone residential projects." Officials are looking at zoning code updates and ways to attract "neighborhood-serving businesses." (LBC Meeting Notes) Last month, the Metro Board of Directors killed its $6 billion 710 Freeway widening project. On Tuesday, we learned that the City of Long Beach is not done looking for ways to improve congestion at interchanges that could have benefited from the project. At a cost of about $500 million, "city traffic engineers will work with CalTrans to determine the full need and scope of those improvements." (LB Business Journal) FREE Moonlight Movies on the Beach are back! In addition to the Granada Beach site, there will now be secondary sites at the LBCC Carson Street and PCH campuses. Movies play on Tuesdays and Thursdays at sunset (around 8 p.m.); there will be food trucks and popcorn vendors. However, you're welcome to bring your own food; parking and attendance are free. The first movie is Coco on June 21; the last one is The Wizard of Oz on August 18. (Moonlight Movies on the Beach) Mark your teen or young adult's calendar! If they are between the ages of 18 and 26 and still looking for work, the Conservation Corps of Long Beach is hosting an on-the-spot hiring event on Friday at 3635 Atlantic Avenue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Applicants can receive valuable training while getting paid. They will learn how to make a difference in their community." (Newswires) Today in Long Beach: Better Hearing Verification Days at Sonus Hearing Care Professionals (8:30 a.m.)L.A. CADA Celebrating 50 Years at Hotel Maya (5 p.m.)Best of Long Beach 2022 Fest at The Pike Outlets (6 p.m.)The Bamboo Club Presents the Tiki Ha Ha Comedy Night (7 p.m.)Niall Cash performs at The Auld Dubliner (9 p.m.) From my notebook: In observance of Juneteenth, some City of Long Beach facilities will be closed and services will be impacted Monday, June 20. Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in 1865, and was established a federal holiday in 2021. (Long Beach City via Facebook) The City of Long Beach wants everyone to enjoy the 4th Of July holiday. To keep the city's residents and visitors safe, all personal fireworks, even those deemed "Safe and Sane," are illegal in the City of Long Beach. 🚫 (Long Beach City via Facebook) The Long Beach Public Library is gearing up for the launch of its annual Summer Reading program, which will run from June 18 to August 13. The Library Foundation is proud to sponsor this program thanks to generous support from the Port. (Long Beach Public Library Foundation via Facebook) An Alamitos Beach neighbor is looking for any 1 bedrooms $1800 or below for rent in LB. (Nextdoor) A new Belmont Heights South neighbor watched a couple hundred bicycles, lit up with neon lights and playing great music, ride by their apartment. Who are they, and how do they join? (Nextdoor) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: The Appliance Coach — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Great American Tiny House Show-LA (June 19) Hire A Pro To Clean Up The Yard For Dad (June 19) Taxes in Retirement Webinar (June 27) Add your event For sale: 1992 Classic Cadillac Allante - 51K mls - $8,000 - Excellent Maintenance (Details) Add your item Gigs & services: Beverages & Health/Wellness Research (Details) Add your gig or service 📍 Loving the Long Beach Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link, so they can subscribeGet your local business featured in front of readers Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all 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. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Long Beach Daily? Contact me at [email protected]