🌱 Man Shoots Ocean At 72nd Place + House Of Haven On Atlantic Opens

Happy Thursday, people of Long Beach; today is National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.

Why was a man shooting at the ocean? Also, a new non-profit that wants to help homeless youths is opening. Finally, Space Beach is going to be a thing!

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 68 Low: 57.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. On Tuesday evening at around 6:26 p.m., the LBPD responded to the area of 72nd Place and Ocean Boulevard. What officers referred to as “a negligent discharge with a firearm incident” was a 53-year-old man from Wilmington who, standing on the jetty near the lifeguard station, shot multiple times at the ocean. He “was booked for one count of possession of a firearm and one count of discharging a firearm” but “held on zero-dollar bail.” (LBPD Blotter)
2. House of Haven, which is designed to be a meeting point for homeless and at-risk youths, is scheduled to open in May. The facility at 5231 Atlantic Avenue expects to serve “at least 300 youth and young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 annually” with “free showers, food, computer access, meals, clothing, hygiene kits, a small laundry facility, case management, transportation assistance, workshops, education, employment assistance, or just a space to ‘be able to come to lay their head’.” (LB Post)
3. Also beginning in May, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will pay $1.6 million to launch and operate Space Beach. It is a “new job-skills training program set on giving Long Beach youth access to careers in the aerospace industry.” “Several aerospace companies have already signed on to the program, including Virgin Orbit, SpaceX, Boeing, NASA, and others.” The details will be hammered out next Wednesday. (Press-Telegram)
4. A citizen-led sting operation led to the Saturday arrest of a 57-year-old man who is said to be a preschool employee. He was arrested “on suspicion of attempting to contact an underage boy for sex” after People v. Preds produced a video that used an “adult decoy who accuses (the man) of agreeing to meet with what he thought was a 14-year-old boy for sex.” The LBPD “said it does not condone citizens taking matters into their own hands.” (LB Post)
5. Mark your calendars! This Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library is the place to be. Organizers teach the right way to recycle and even get the kids engaged with games and more. (LB Recycles)
   

Today in Long Beach:

• Business Finance Literacy 101 (Class 1 of 2) Webinar with the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (10 AM)
• Free Pool at Broadway Cocktails (10 AM)
• Funny Bonz, The 'Humerus' Solution at The Grand (12 PM)
• Hawaiian Feast & 'Tiki Ha Ha' Comedy Show at the Bamboo Club (7 PM)
• A Doll's House, Part 2 Presented by International City Theatre at the Beverly O'Neill Theater (8 PM)

From my notebook:

• New coloring sheets just landed at the Long Beach Airport! These aviation-themed coloring sheets created by local artists make it "Plane to See" why LGB and its storied aviation history are so special. 16 selected drawings are available to download on the website. (Instagram)
• Come out and serve the Long Beach community with Leadership Long Beach is Saturday, April 23. The MLK Day of Service is 4 days away! There are so many ways to serve, check out all the service projects! (Facebook)
• Our neighbor in Belmont Shore is looking for a used set of women's golf clubs, preferably hybrids. (Nextdoor)
• A Los Altos-Abbeyfield neighbor needs recommendations for an electrician to put in some canned lights in the house. (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.