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Long Beach small businesses are getting a head start on the holiday rush, hoping to attract more customers ahead of the busy shopping season. Some stores along Atlantic Avenue in North Long Beach are already busy, with stores doing everything they can to boost sales for the holiday season. “It’s been tough to keep going, but we have great customers and they’re incredibly loyal,” said Lisa Luna of The Better Half Boutique. Luna, one of the store’s three employees, said she’s grateful the boutique has been lucky, with foot traffic and online business sales increasing since the pandemic. But she…

A traditional Disneyland snack will replace roast turkey as the centerpiece of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s Thanksgiving feast. In an interview with Travel and Leisure magazine, Legend and Teigen revealed that they will be ordering 20 turkey legs from Disneyland to serve at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. “Anyone who’s ever eaten this knows it tastes like ham. They’re crazy to me. Turkey doesn’t get any better than this.” Teigen Travel & Leisure told the magazine. Teigen also revealed that she, her husband, and their four children often enjoy snacks during trips to Disneyland. Disneyland reopens waiting lines for Haunted…

A homeless man arrested after setting a fire in Ventura earlier this month has been charged with a series of violent acts, including several stabbings and robbery, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.Efrain Troncoso, 22, is charged with 10 felonies, including three counts of attempted murder, one count of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of robbery, and two counts of attempted robbery.District Attorney’s Office spokesman Joey Buttitta said in a written statement that Troncoso is also charged with several special charges, including inflicting serious bodily injury. Troncoso did not argue in court.The attack comes three weeks…

They rise, rise, and — almost — away. The giant helium balloons flying through New York City in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade were filled with helium and took shape Wednesday ahead of the big event. “You can see these giant balloons come to life. They’re really, really huge,” said Stephanie Senkevich, one of the dozens of people who helped inflate the stars of Thursday’s show. Ta. You will appear taller than them, and slowly, slowly, they will begin to rise directly above you. ” This year, 17 giant character balloons and other inflatables, along with floats, performers, marching bands…

First-year candidate Derek Tran defeated Republican Michelle Steele in the Orange County Assembly race, the most expensive race in the country, in a landslide victory for Democrats.Trang will be the first Vietnamese-American to represent the district, which is home to Little Saigon and has the largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam.This race was the third to last called in the country. As Orange and Los Angeles counties count mail-in ballots, Mr. Steele’s margin of victory has narrowed to 58 votes, giving Mr. Tran the lead 11 days after the election. When Mr. Steele conceded on Wednesday, Mr. Tran was leading…

Three people were killed and one hospitalized after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont on Wednesday, authorities said.Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers said dispatchers received an iPhone alert from a passenger in the Cybertruck around 3:08 a.m. The vehicles collided at King Avenue and Hampton Roads. Bowers said the Tesla was engulfed in flames by the time officers arrived at the intersection.”This is just a tragic loss of life,” Bowers said. “While we do not know what caused the collision, our hearts go out to the families who will be dealing with this tragedy during the holiday season.”There were four…

Find your voice with your voice: They show who they are on stage. It’s part of an annual free week-long camp by the group originally called the Chicas Rockers (now known as the Chicks Rockers). “We try to serve transgender youth and non-binary youth as well, and we want to create a space where all young people feel comfortable and there are no limits or labels to what they want to express. I want it,” said Chicxs Rockerxs organizer, instructor, and bassist Priscilla Hernandez. Hernandez said the group is focused on creating a welcoming space to teach campers new instruments…

A domestic violence suspect who led police on a chase from San Pedro to the West Adams area, where he exchanged gunfire with officers, died from his injuries Wednesday. Andre Jones, 37, was hospitalized and pronounced dead Wednesday after a shooting in the 3000 block of West Boulevard early Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles police said. According to police, officers responded to a call from a DASH bus driver about a domestic violence suspect chasing the bus in a white Maserati around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday at South Guffey Street and West 19th Street. First dispatched to the area. The driver…

Twenty-five years later, a family will be reunited with their missing relatives, thanks to a USA Today article and the hard work of police.On Friday, a woman called the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office to say she had been sent an article about an unidentified patient in Los Angeles. She believed the man in the article was her brother, who was reported missing in the rural town of Doyle in 1999, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.The patient was discovered in South Los Angeles on April 15 and was being treated at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynnwood. Hospital…

A musical collaboration born in Los Angeles is currently becoming a hot topic. Rapper Kendrick Lamar has chosen local mariachi singer Deila Barrera (49) for his latest album “GNX”. The Compton native first heard Barrera sing at Dodger Stadium during Game 1 of the World Series. Barrera was performing in memory of the late Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. “He’s one of my angels, my friend,” Barrera said. Being able to perform on stage has been a dream of the mariachi singer since childhood. “I’ve dreamed of it since I was a child.” She grew up in the Mexican state of…