🌱 Remote Learning For CSULB + Suzie Price Of CD 3 Runs For Mayor

Hey, neighbors! Happy National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily.

Cal State Long Beach students will begin their spring semester with remote learning. Also, CD3’s Suzie Price is running for LB mayor. Finally, living in East LB is getting expensive!

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 75 Low: 47.

Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. Cal State Long Beach will begin its spring semester on January 20 with remote instruction. Citing “the recommendation of local public health officials,” face-to-face instruction will likely not start until February 7. For on-campus interactions at the University Library and Student Union, there will be safety protocols in place. (CSULB)
2. Councilmember Suzie Price, who represents the 3rd district (CD 3), announced Monday that she’s running for mayor. Her competition, thus far, includes former East Long Beach Councilmember Gerrie Schipske and current Councilmember Rex Richardson, who represents the 9th district (CD 9). Richardson welcomed her to the LB Mayor’s race. (LB Post, @RexRichardson)
3. East Long Beach homes for sale are reaching million-dollar price tags. A Monday report shows that living in what some term the East End, which runs east of Clark Avenue between Carson Street and Atherton Street, is getting expensive. Most of the homes were built in the mid-1950s and sold for about $9,500 way back when. Now, buyers have to be prepared to pay six or seven figures. For example, 3939 Karen Avenue is listed at $983,000 while the asking price for 5930 Deborah Street is over one million. (LB Post)
4. The City announced Friday a call for vendors. It is looking for “Black-serving mental health organizations to provide culturally affirming mental health services.” If your organization provides this service, or you are a clinician who does, you have until 11 a.m. on February 14 to apply via the Vendor Portal. (LB Local News)
5. Mayor Robert Garcia took time out on Monday to commemorate National Law Enforcement Day. He expressed his gratitude to the officers. “We are grateful to all our officers who are working hard protecting our communities and seeking justice for victims of crime.” (@LongBeachMayor)

Today in Long Beach:

• Preschool Story Time at the Downey City Library (10:30 AM)
• The Resume Makeover Masterclass (online) (3 PM to 6 PM)
• Learn to Play Mah Jongg at the Alpert Jewish Community Center (6 PM)
• Choose Joy by Kay Warren with a Cornerstone Church Facilitator (6:30 PM)
• Open Mic Night at DiPiazza’s (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• A kind Greenbelt Heights neighbor found a cat approximately 5 to 6 months old. Is it yours? (Nextdoor)
• Our Houghton Park-NLB neighbor lost a dog. (Nextdoor)
• A Central Wrigley neighbor just saw a Pit Bull/Staffy wandering the street (Golden/Hill). - Last seen heading south. No collar, mainly grey/brindle and white, clipped ears, friendly. (Nextdoor)
• A Cambodia Town East neighbor is selling a 14-foot above-ground pool. Used for one year. Good condition. Includes salt water system, extra pump, solar heat. (Nextdoor)
• Our Bixby Knolls-N of Cal Heights neighbor is rehoming a sweet little German Shepherd. (Nextdoor)
• A Westside Long Beach neighbor is looking for GUAVAS. Is anyone giving away or selling guavas? Preferably white guavas. (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.