🌱 Gelson's On 2nd St Hiring + Lakewood To Hire Private Security

Happy Saturday, people of Long Beach; today is Epilepsy Awareness Day (also known as Purple Day)! Here's everything happening in Long Beach today.

Check out the positions that Gelson's has available! Also, next door Lakewood will hire private security. Finally, what’s going on with facial recognition tech?

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 71 Low: 56.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. Long Beach Gelson's at 6255 East 2nd Street is hiring! The company will hold a hiring event on April 6 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. “The supermarket boasts a 'generous' employee discount, flexible scheduling, weekly pay, career growth opportunities, competitive union pay rates with benefits and retirement plans.” (Patch)
2. Lakewood and LB intersect at various places. Not surprisingly, crime is a problem in both areas. Unlike LB, Lakewood doesn’t have its own PD but works with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. We learned Thursday that it intends “to allocate $175,000 for private security over the span of three months as part of a pilot program” to combine the Sheriff’s Department and private patrols for the area. (Press-Telegram)
3. The Technology and Innovation Commission recommended on Wednesday that the City needs to put together an independent review commission for its surveillance technology. Moreover, it asked the City to “impose a moratorium on all current and future facial recognition tech.” LBPD Chief Wally Hebeish previously stated that “the department compares video, shot by surveillance cameras or bystanders” to the mugshots stored in LACRIS. (LB Post)
4. Up and Running Again is a non-profit organization that has been working with eight Rescue Mission residents to run The Fontana Days Half Marathon on June 4. In fact, this partnership has been in existence for nine years. “Running with the team and volunteers helps individuals build up their self-esteem, relationship skills, and reach new milestones.” (LB Local News)
5. We learned Thursday that the Long Beach City College’s School of Career Technical Education has become an Official Sponsor of the Acura Grand Prix of LB. “As an Official Sponsor, Long Beach City College will receive colorful signage around the iconic Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach racetrack in key locations, including the large pedestrian bridge between Turns 9 and 10. In addition, LBCC will have a display in the Lifestyle Expo promoting its many instructional programs.” (LB Local News)

Today in Long Beach:

• Women's Yoga Retreat at SteelCraft (8 AM)
• Abriendo Nuestro Corazon, Volaremos Alto at the Scottish Rite Event Center (9 AM)
• Candidate Brunch For Congress, State, LA County, and Long Beach at the Historic Long Beach Dairy and Creamery (11 AM)
• Rebel Rose at Shenanigans Irish Pub and Grille (2 PM)
• The Disco Temple Presents The Psychedelic Garden at Alex’s Bar (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• A Rose Park South neighbor wonders if anyone else hears the ships honking a lot more than normal? (Nextdoor)
• Our Willmore City-Central neighbor is looking for the best place around to order affordable but delicious sushi platters! (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.