Player of the Week: Hailey Harward, Women’s Volleyball – Sophomore Hailey Harward switched from libero to outside hitter against Hawai’i, recording a double-double with 12 kills and 16 digs in just her second match playing on the outside this season.
SMOKEY SKIES covered Long Beach on Monday, Oct. 9, as ash flew from the Anaheim Hills fire. It has scorched more than 8,000 acres, destroyed 15 structures and damaged 12 others while being combatted by 1,600 fire personnel.
Player of the Week: Natalia Munoz, Women’s Tennis – Sophomore Natalia Munoz continued her strong tournament play, winning the doubles championship at the Beach Tennis Fall Tournament with Lena Pacholski as well as reaching the singles semifinals in the top flight.
Although a new retail development project proposed at 2nd Street and Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is tentatively scheduled to go before the Long Beach City Council on Oct. 24 for final approval, city staff has confirmed that at least one of two appeals has been retracted.
On Oct. 1, at about 10 p.m. Pacific Time, a shooter named Stephen Paddock opened fire into a crowd of 22,000 people who were in attendance of the Route 91 Country Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As a new fiscal year started for the City of Long Beach this month, revenue from the voter-approved Measure A will cover costs for several projects and public safety.
