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I first visited Legends Sports Bar at Long Beach’s iconic Belmont Shore about 15 years ago.

The place was as advertised: walls of televisions showing local and out-of-town games, inexpensive drinks, sports memorabilia, a lively crowd and a buzzing atmosphere.

It was the kind of place a Chicago Bears fan like myself could plunge into a beef dip to drown my sorrows after another 20-point defeat.

I remember thinking at the time how fun the locale and general Belmont Shore were. Safety and crime weren’t even a consideration.

That is not the case today, according to residents, business owners and politicians who say

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