🌱 RIP Judi Doyle + El Dorado Park Lake Drowning + Strawberry Recall

Hi all; today is National Go Barefoot Day, which was created by Soles4Souls in 2004. It's me, Sylvia, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally...

A Long Beach Pride icon has died. Also, there was a drowning death on Memorial Day. Finally, if you freeze organic strawberries, check the packaging.

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Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach:

1. Judi Doyle, the co-founder of Long Beach Pride and inductee into Equality Park, died at the age of 78 earlier this year. The long-time civil rights activist weathered opposition and death threats. She had to wear a bulletproof vest in 1985 to walk in the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade. “Confronting hate and threats against the LGBTQ+ community are a part of Doyle’s legacy.” We learned on Monday that she died in her sleep from “complications of Alzheimer’s disease.” (Q Voice News)
2. A man drowned on Monday in one of the lakes at El Dorado Park. Witnesses said that what appeared to be an older man (LBFD said he was in his 80s) went into the lake around 5 p.m. Divers recovered his body “in a patch of reeds” at 6:45 p.m. According to authorities, “there were no immediate signs of foul play.” (Press-Telegram, LBFD)
3. There is a recall of fresh organic strawberries. They may be linked to cases of hepatitis A. Sold between March 5 and April 25, they were “branded as FreshKampo or H-E-B.” Retailers selling the strawberries include Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, Walmart and others. If you routinely freeze strawberries, you might want to check. (Patch)
4. On Sunday afternoon, at around 5:57 p.m., the LBPD headed to the 1000 block of Cedar Avenue after receiving reports of shots fired. It turned out that a man had accidentally fired a gun inside his home. “The firearm was legally registered and taken for safekeeping by officers.” (LBPD)
5. Mark your calendars! If you have been job hunting but have had a difficult time finding what you were looking for, head to the Convention Center on June 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for the “Long Beach Community Job Fair, an in-person multi-sector job fair.” Represented industries include, “aerospace, aviation, advanced manufacturing, construction, utilities, environmental services, government/non-profit, healthcare, IT, financial services, hospitality, retail, tourism and transportation, distribution and logistics.” This is a great opportunity for recent college grads! (City of LB)

Today in Long Beach:

• How To Memorize Information Webinar (7 a.m.)
• 2022 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship at the Walter Pyramid (9 a.m.)
• Bereavement Support Group (online) (3 p.m.)
• Cornhole Tournaments at Trademark Brewing (6:30 p.m.)
• Creating Characters: Level Three at My Acting Studio (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Long Beach State Athletics Senior Jason Smith is the Player of the Week! Smith once again qualified for the NCAA championships in multiple events, and will represent LBSU Track XC in the long jump and triple jump next week! (Instagram)
• Long Beach Public Works and Long Beach Recycles are conducting a citywide survey to gather feedback on the implementation of Senate Bill 1383's state-mandated household food scraps and yard trash curbside pickup program. (Facebook)
• A neighbor in the Los Altos East area noticed that tomato worms are starting already. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor)
• Our Alamitos Beach neighbor is wondering what to do with two very young male neighbors, who refuse to pick up their dog’s poop? (Nextdoor)
• A DeForest Park-South neighbor asks if anybody knows or has an idea how to sue a cellphone company? (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.

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