🌱 Death From Exposure + Market Street Stabbing Suspect Arrested

Good morning, Long Beach! Today we enjoy National Pancake Day. I'm here in your inbox today to get you caught up on everything you need to know that's going on in town, including news on:

• 🔥 A house fire on Gardenia Ave
• 🛏️ 60 new warming beds at the Multi-Service Center
• 🚢 Shippers are “out for blood”

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🌧️ But first, today's weather:

A couple of showers. High: 59 Low: 51.

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⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Long Beach

• American Oil at 6850 Long Beach Blvd., $4.15
• Noil USA, Inc. at 1234 W Cowles St., $4.24
• Vons at 1818 Ximeno Ave., $4.29

🍰 Spring Dessert Poll! 🍓
The first day of spring is March 20! Among the things we look forward to in spring are refreshing desserts. Which is your favorite spring dessert? So far, …

• 23.3% voted to write in Key lime pie
• 21.6% chose peach cobbler
• 21.6% opted for lemon bars
• 11.8% selected ambrosia salad
• 9.8% liked fruit tarts
• 5.9% wrote in cheesecake
• 2% loved mixed berry buckle
• 2% picked strawberry icebox cake
• 2% wrote in ice cream or coconut cream pie

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. Early on Sunday morning, the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) responded to the 1000 block of Gardenia Avenue. They found a “two-story, two-unit backhouse” on fire and rescued an individual from the first-floor unit. First responders took the patient to the hospital. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the first-floor unit; however, the second-floor occupant left to stay with family. (Long Beach Post)
2. Just after 7 p.m. on Sunday, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) responded to the 400 block of East Market Street because of a stabbing. The victim explained that his 58-year-old roommate stabbed him after the two got into an argument. Officers arrested the suspect on the scene and booked him “for one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $30,000.” (LBPD)
3. On Sunday, the City of Long Beach added 60 warming beds to its Multi-Service Center at 1301 West 12th Street. They will be available to our homeless neighbors until March 5. However, these beds are only available between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Center staff will remove them during the day for operations. (City of Long Beach)
4. Sadly, for one individual, these accommodations came too late. Officials say that one person experiencing homelessness died from exposure on Friday. On Thursday, more than 100 people huddled together to stay dry under the awning of the Billie Jean King Main Library at 200 West Broadway. The Community Hospital winter shelter has been at capacity since December 19, and the Silverado Park shelter setup stalled. Officials said that its usual 530 beds went down to 300 “due to funding for various emergency housing programs ending.” (Long Beach Post)
5. Could we be in for new cargo delays this year? We learned on Monday that carriers are canceling trips “to prop up prices,” which could lead to cargo delays. Retailers, some of whom paid around $20,000 to ship a container during the pandemic, worry about “delays due to plummeting demand.” However, a shipping conference is scheduled in Long Beach this week, where insiders expect shippers to be “out for blood.” (gCaptain)

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📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Attend a FREE Social Security Workshop at the Alpert Jewish Community Center (11 AM)
• The Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce hosts a FREE Public Speaking Webinar (12 PM)
• Stop by for some Casual Chess with the Zzyzx Chess Club at Recreational Coffee (2 PM)
• Narcotics Anonymous hosts a Weekly Meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Church (6:30 PM)
• Alex's Bar will have its weekly Karaoke with No Cover event (8 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Ma'Qhi Berry of LBSUWBB is our Player of the Week, presented by the Port of Long Beach! All we do is win, as Women's Basketball has now won 14 straight, with Berry leading the way last week, averaging 22 points per game in wins over UCSB and CSUN." (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "LADWP Outage Update - February 26, 2023 – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) crews worked all day Saturday and through a second night of challenging weather conditions to restore power to customers affected by rain and wind." (Nextdoor)
• "Looking for someone to temporarily foster my young dog, Penny Lane. - She is a pit-mix and friendly with a lot of energy! 4-6 weeks max and payment TBD based on your estimate. To contact me, please text 562 336 3013, thank you! 😊" (Nextdoor)
• "APPLY NOW for our FREE Compost & Recycling Ambassador Program: learn about waste reduction, recycling, & composting through lectures & hands-on experiences over 8 weeks. Classes begin Thurs April 6, 4-7pm More info & to apply http://bit.ly/longbeachcra." (Long Beach Recycles)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Long Beach?

• Median Listing Home Price $720K
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $603
• Median Sold Home Price $725K

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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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