🌱 Man Sought For Sexual Battery Of A Minor + El Dorado Duck Pond News

Hi neighbors; today is International Left-Handers Day! It’s Sylvia, your friendly host of the Long Beach Daily. Here’s all the community news you need to know right now. We’re starting the day with the search for a man, a duck pond update, and proactive street maintenance.

• 🚓 The PD is looking for a man wanted for the sexual battery of a minor
• 🦆 The duck pond could be done by November 2023
• 🚧 A slurry seal and crack seal solution might come to a street near you

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🌞 Patchy fog, then sun. High: 86 Low: 68.

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• Food 4 Less at 6700 Cherry Ave., $4.69
• G&M at 805 E Ocean Blvd., $4.79
• Arco at 1001 Redondo Ave., $4.79

🤔 Homelessness Poll!
CNN reports that Los Angeles County has a homeless population of “more than 66,400 people.” The numbers are increasing. Do you think that city governments are doing enough? Are there better solutions? Please let me know your thoughts! So far, 32.9% favor more infrastructure investment, 23.3% want federal involvement, 2.7% say faith-based groups need to step up, 6.8% want the military to open its bases, and 30.1% ask for justice system involvement.

📰 Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach:

1) The Long Beach Police Department announced on Friday that it is on the hunt for the suspect in the sexual battery of a minor. The incident occurred on the 1100 block of East 4th Street. After following the minor, the suspect propositioned, grabbed, and struck him when the victim fought back. Check out the video and drop a dime if you know the suspect. Call Detective Monica Moore at (562) 570-5514 or Detective William Neal at (562) 570-5513. (LBPD)

2) El Dorado Duck Pond Update: We learned on Thursday that the project is a definite go. Look forward to “new wetlands areas around the pond, a new liner for the pond, and repairs to the pedestrian walkways.” The parking lot, where a flat part of concrete is hard to find, will get an upgrade and “an ADA-accessible path that will connect the lot to the new pedestrian trail around the pond.” The city estimates it will be done by November 2023. (Long Beach Post)

3) The city plans to take a proactive approach toward road maintenance. The Public Works Department announced on Thursday that its new Street Maintenance Division program is launching. Crews will be “addressing streets in different council districts every month” and apply a slurry seal and crack seal solution. Mind you, this step is for streets in fairly good shape to extend their lives by five to seven years. It is not for streets riddled with potholes, cracks and missing chunks of asphalt. (LB Public Works)

4) We’re number 50?! As of Tuesday, Long Beach ranks 50th out of 100 as a pet-friendly city. Factors the experts considered were pet budgets, pet wellness and outdoor pet-friendliness. The most pet-friendly city overall is Scottsdale, AZ. In California, it is San Diego in 31st place. At the bottom of the list is Santa Ana. (WalletHub)

5) Mark your calendars! If you are considering adopting a pet from the Long Beach shelter, do it between Friday and August 21. Right now, there’s a “Clear the Shelters $25 adoption fee” in place. Besides that, “NBC4 and Telemundo 52 will pay the $25 adoption fee for the first 50 adoptions.” (NBC)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• SoCal Stair Climbers do a DTLB Stair Climbing Loop starting at the Long Beach Transit Mall - Shelter F, on the south side of 1st St (8 a.m.)
• Plantiitas Market Soft Opening and Block Party at 4003 East 4th Street (11 a.m.)
• Summer Fest at the Port City Tavern (noon)
• Genealogy Basics Workshop at the Billie Jean King Main Library (2 p.m.)
• CDA Cares Free Dental Clinic at 455 E. Columbia St. (5 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• The Long Beach State Athletics program is 1️⃣ week away from its season opener! (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• Are you a Long Beach resident looking to make a difference in our community? Please consider becoming a Trauma Intervention Program of Long Beach (TIP) volunteer!💙 TIP volunteers respond to a wide range of emergencies to provide support. (Long Beach Police Department (CA) via Facebook)
• The Long Beach Fire Department is recruiting! 🚒 Participate in one of the exercise programs listed to see if it's the career path for you! 👩🏼‍🚒🚒👨🏻‍🚒" (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Pick up a game sheet at Twain and take on the Khmer Collection Challenge! Complete any four activities in a row to be entered to win prizes from some local businesses like Sophy's Restaurant, Dong Mai supermarket, and more! (Long Beach Public Library via Facebook)
• A South of Conant neighbor is looking for a rough estimate on the cost to install central air (hot/cold). It's a 3-bedroom house and about 1,200 square feet. What is the going rate these days? Just looking for a ballpark range. We will need all the duct work. (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow 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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