SoCal Speed, Stories, Sustainability & Surprises

0:00The Grand Prix of Long Beach is firing up this weekend, North America's longest-running major street race. Kicks off with free motocross stunts and car shows Thursday night at the Pike Outlets, building hype for Sunday's 90-lap IndyCar Showdown on a nearly two-mile course-weaving past city landmarks. Meanwhile, beloved Planet Books in Signal Hill is packing up its 4,000-square-foot warehouse of books, toys, posters, and rarities after an an. Eviction notice, owner James Rappaport and manager Argo Houser found a new spot at a former furniture store on Redondo Avenue, downsizing stock by donating to schools, and shelters while dreaming of wider aisles, better seating, live jazz, and working toilets. Locals are buzzing about more than 600 goats munching invasive brush across 100 acres and Pasadena's Arroyo Seco to cut wildfire risks near the Rose Bowl. This pilot from One Arroyo uses the eco-friendly grazers on steep slopes where machines can't

1:03go, timed after rains to zap flash fuels before summer, with herders and fencing keeping things safe. Saturday marks National Record Store Day, celebrating vinyl's comeback with special releases and events at IndyShops across Southern California, where sales jumped nearly 10% last year. And in Long Beach's Bixby Knowles, check the whimsical 0.05 acre fake National Park at Roosevelt and Long Beach Boulevard, packed with. Fairy statues, big footprints, native plants, and cheeky trails born from pandemic cheer. These stories show so cows mix of speed, stories, sustainability, and surprises hit the streets, support local, and stay tuned for how they unfold. That's your update from California News today, powered by AI.