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Morning Long Beach! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Long Beach police say about the deadly PCH crash
  • How a massive Sunday night outage hit 22,000 Long Beach homes
  • How a Long Beach jet ski outing turned into a 16-hour fight

Also on today's calendar: Say Anything : Cult Classic Hollywood Rooftop Screening and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Speed, impairment suspected in Long Beach collision that left 1 dead, 2 injured (presstelegram.com) — A man died and two women were hospitalized after a high-speed, suspected DUI crash late Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, when a Tesla slammed into a Volkswagen leaving a shopping center. The Tesla then hit a wall and several parked cars, and police say both speed and impairment likely played roles as they continue investigating.
   

2. More than 22,000 Long Beach residents without power due to SoCal Edison outage (cbsnews.com) — More than 22,000 Long Beach residents lost power Sunday evening during intense heat, with Southern California Edison still working to restore service and no clear cause yet identified. Crews have been mobilized to troubleshoot the outage, which hit as Long Beach baked in 93-degree temperatures under an extreme heat watch.
   

3. Long Beach jet skier speaks out on dramatic rescue after 16 hours at sea: 'I knew my time was up' (abc7.com) — A Long Beach man who fell off a rented jet ski and drifted for roughly 16 hours was finally spotted and hoisted to safety by the U.S. Coast Guard near Seal Beach. He describes terrifying overnight hours in the ocean, questions the rental company's safety practices, and says surviving the ordeal has given him a renewed sense of purpose.
   

4. Local archaeologist Richard Dempsey has a discover worth its weight (sigtrib.com) — Long Beach resident and amateur archaeologist Richard Dempsey says his decades-long rock-collecting hobby has led to a major discovery he calls Paleo Story Stones, suggesting new insights into Paleolithic art and beliefs. From his Los Cerritos neighborhood home, Dempsey now showcases stones bearing repeated human and mammoth imagery that researchers are beginning to examine more closely.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • Even Block
    Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716
    8:00 am
  • Strategic Planning Board Advisory Committee
    ABC Unified District Office Board Room
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Back to School Night
    Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
    5:30 pm
  • Legislative/Policy Board Advisory Committee
    ABC Unified District Conference Room
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found a dog on Daisy and PCH.
    I think she's a lab mix? Is this anyone's dog? She's super clean and nice. I took her home so she wasn't out in the heat! (Nextdoor Cambodia Town West)
  • PUPDATE: Stray dog @ Bixby….
    Secured!!!! Thank you to everyone who shared her story, fed her, gave her water and told us when you saw her. She was secured around 11 PM tonight. (Nextdoor Historic Zaferia Village-SE)
  • Vast posted a job opening for Manufacturing Planner, Fluid Systems Manufacturing in Long Beach. Apply here.
  • Common Spirit Health posted a job opening for Patient Registration Rep in Long Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Beach here.

Ok Long Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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