🌱 Accident At Fire Station 20 + New Senior Living Facility In East LB

Morning, people of Long Beach; today is National Barrier Awareness Day, which the United States Congress designated in 1986! Sylvia here with a brand-new copy of the Long Beach Daily.

An accident at the fire station construction site sent a worker to the hospital. Also, we’re getting a senior living facility at 3340 Los Coyotes Diagonal. Finally, water bills are going down by 2.54%.

First, today's weather:

Fog to sun. High: 71 Low: 59.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. On Friday, at around 2:12 p.m., “a steel frame collapsed at the new Fire Station 20.” It trapped a construction worker at Pier D. F was transported to the hospital. You may remember that Fire Station 20 is a two-story structure currently under construction. It will have a floating dock and fire boat bay enclosure. (LB Post)
2. It’s official, we learned Friday that East Long Beach is getting a senior living facility at 3340 Los Coyotes Diagonal! The venue will have “86 units that are a mixture of studio, one-and-two-bedroom units.” Developed by Sunrise Senior Living, “50 (units) are allocated for the assisted living portion of the project and 36 for the memory care portion.” Critics were concerned about “the use of the adjacent alleyway separating the property from a former Ralphs grocery store building.” (LB Business Journal)
3. Beginning with your June 1 bill, you will notice a 2.54% reduction in water costs. The Water Department’s decision to cut rates comes in the aftermath of the state Supreme Court’s declaring Measure M unconstitutional. The reduction is in addition to the $100 rebate you might already have seen on your latest bill. (Press-Telegram)
4. Is there room in your heart and home for a bunny or two? You are in luck! The Bunny Barn at LB Animal Care Services recently welcomed 14 of these adorable creatures. You can visit “Long Beach Animal Care Services without an appointment Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.” (LB Post)
5. There’s a new chicken sandwich in town! Chix Nashville Hot Chicken at 2211 Palo Verde Avenue has been in business for about a month now. We learned Thursday that it’s the first LB location for this chain. The Nashville hot chicken sandwich is the headliner, but there are plenty of other chicken dishes on the menu. (Beach Comber)

Today in Long Beach:

• Friends of Bixby Park Monthly Park Cleanup And Bike Registrations (9 AM)
• Toe Fo’i: The Return at 695 Alamitos Ave (9 AM)
• Arts Council for Long Beach Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Museum of Latin American Art (10 AM)
• Bike With A Cop at Houghton Park (1 PM)
• The Art of Flamenco Dinner Show at Café Sevilla of Long Beach (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our Bixby Knolls-N of Cal Heights area neighbor picked up a packaged meal at the new EVERYTABLE on Atlantic Ave in Bixby Knolls (next to Yogurtland, Starbucks). SO GOOD! If you don't feel like cooking, doing dishes and want a FAST, HEALTHY, DELICIOUS meal, give it a try. (Nextdoor)
• A Los Altos-Britton Drive neighbor is recommending fly catcher bags. No more flies in the backyard. They are by Blackflag or generic at Lowe’s and Billings. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Bluff Heights area is trying to order some things from a Swedish website, but they don’t understand Swedish. Is there anyone in the neighborhood who speaks the language and can help them figure out what they are doing? (Nextdoor)
• A Naples neighbor says crime in this area has gotten out of control. Would anyone be interested in creating a neighborhood crime watch? We need to keep neighborhoods safe. (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

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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