Happy Tuesday, neighbors; today is National Graduation Tassel Day, which was traced back in 2018 to Tassel Depot (a supplier of tassels and other graduation-related products)! Here's everything you need to know today in Long Beach.

A pedestrian died after an accident with a vehicle backing out of a driveway. Also, the LBPD had a busy weekend investigating shootings. Finally, birth centers are getting more popular.

Fog, then sun. High: 71 Low: 58.

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Poll! Who should be the next Long Beach Mayor? Please let me know your thoughts! (As of today, Suzie Price leads the pack with 43.6% of your votes, but Rex Richardson is second with 26.4%. Franklin Sims has 15.3%, and Joshua Rodriguez comes in with 11%!)

Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach:

Are you a Long Beach resident looking for an investment alternative to the stock market?

Bloomberg recently asked experts where they'd invest $100,000 right now, and many of them had the same answer: fine art.

Thinking you can't afford a Picasso? Well in 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act, which allowed for the securitization of artwork. A company called Masterworks.io built the largest platform for buying and selling art securities. In the past, you could only buy shares of companies like Apple, but with this investing app, you can unlock this powerful investment.

Meaning, you can invest in shares of million-dollar artwork. And in uncertain times, it turns out, fine art may be a wise investment. Here's why:

To learn more, visit Masterworks.io, where Long Beach Daily readers can skip the waitlist.

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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.

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