🌱Sexual Assault Suspect Stabbed + L.A. River Trail Under Maintenance

Good morning, people of Long Beach; today is National Caramel Popcorn Day! Sylvia here with today's edition of the Long Beach Daily.

A man allegedly attempted to sexually assault a minor at a Denny’s. Also, there’s going to be maintenance of the River Trail. Finally, are part-time faculty members expected to work for free?

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Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach:

1. Sunday morning at around 1:39 a.m., the LBPD was called to the Denny’s in the 600 block of LB Boulevard. A 33-year-old man was suspected of sexually assaulting a minor. Patrons intervened, held the man, and called the police. Officers noticed that the suspect had stab wounds; however, “it is unknown if the suspect sustained injuries during this incident or during an unrelated incident.” (KTLA)
2. If you are planning on using the L.A. River Trail, there will be some maintenance done. Officials plan for it to occur between Ocean Blvd and Artesia Blvd through Monday, April 18. Because there’s a chance for trail closures, plan on using a different route. (@GoActiveLB)
3. Two Long Beach Community College District part-time faculty members filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday. They allege that “part-time faculty are compensated only for classroom time and office hours, even though the district knows they spend additional time on activities related to teaching, like prepping for lectures and grading student work.” The California Teachers Association supports the suit. The District declined to “comment on pending litigation.” (LAist)
4. On Monday, Mayor Robert Garcia was on hand to open the “Ronald R. Arias Health Equity Center in North Long Beach.” You can find it at Houghton Park. It will “provide clinical services, including HIV support, family planning, immunizations, and the City’s Black Health Equity Program. . . . non-health services will also operate out of the building including workforce reentry programs, community safety programs, violence prevention, rental assistance, and youth mentorship programs.” (@LongBeachMayor, Signal Tribune)
5. The small silvery fish known as the grunion is making its annual run. Coming ashore to lay eggs, “Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro has been quite active the last few nights, with hundreds of the fish running aground.” The next run “is expected to begin the night of Saturday, April 16 and continue through the night of Tuesday, April 19.” “The state predicts the last run of the season will be Aug. 30 from 11:50 p.m. - 1:50 a.m.” (Fox 11)

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Today in Long Beach:

• APAHE National Conference at The Westin Long Beach (8:05 AM)
• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming to 600 Queensway Dr (9 AM)
• Photos With The Bunny at Lakewood Center (11 AM)
• Plants And Children Grow Healthy Together (online) (12 PM)
• Classic Car Show at Duke's Café (4 PM)

From my notebook:

• A neighbor from the Naples area lost their cat. He is mostly black with gray stripes and very friendly. He is probably around Savona and Via Di Roma on the bay side of the Toledo. Please keep an eye out! (Nextdoor)
• An Alamitos Beach neighbor is wondering if anybody has any experience or recommendations for bereavement support groups in the Long Beach area. Specifically, they would be interested in joining an in-person young adult group. (Nextdoor)
• A frustrated Washington area neighbor says they've posted three times here searching for a gardener. They've gotten replies all three times. They contact them. And they don’t respond. What do they have to do to find a gardener? (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.