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Election update:

Tuesday night update shows Fox, Saro and Thrash-Ntuk leading in their Long Beach council districts

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Long Beach theatres go dark amid virus scare

As of the update, the fight for the 2nd District remains close with Fox leading by 93 votes.

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The Long Beach City Council discussed moratorium on evictions due to the coronavirus. The council also voted not to meet for the next two weeks due to the need for social distancing, but will return in April.

LB council recap: Long Beach City Council approves measure to look in to moratorium on evictions CSULB students encouraged to move out of dorms, graduation postponed to prevent spread of coronavirus Page 3

Long Beach Grand Prix officially canceled this year Page 7

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The City Council voted to offer some form of relief to residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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At its Tuesday March 17 meeting, the Long Beach City Council converged via teleconference. Like many social settings affected by the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the council was not able to meet due to the restrictions placed on large groups. Mayor Robert Garcia sat in the chamber alone, while the rest of the Council participated in the meeting by calling in.

Future Meetings The council voted 9-0 to cancel the March 23 and the April 1 meeting, and resume council meetings for the rest of April through teleconference.

The City was granted a waiver from the Governor’s office that allowed the Council to hold meetings by teleconference due to the ongoing spread of the

coronavirus.

The vote also canceled Non-Charter Commission Meetings up through April 30, 2020, unless requested by the Acting City Manager Tom Modica.

Emergency Ordinance The council voted to move forward on looking into a moratorium on evictions in relation to coronavirus COVID-19, as well as other measures to stop the spread of the disease.

The proposed bill will place a freeze on rent for tenants who are unable to pay rent due to the loss of jobs or work hours due to coronavirus.

Under the ordinance, tenants will be given a four to sixmonth grace period after the lift of the moratorium to back the deferred rent along with current rent. The proposed ordinance suspending rent and evictions

are set to sunset on May 31.

Also discussed, was a freeze on evictions during this period due to the need to quarantine as a way to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

One topic of debate concerning the emergency ordinance was the range of eviction ban.

Third District Councilmember Suzie Price argued against a total ban on evictions and asked that it be limited to evictions relating to non-payment due to COVID-19.

“I do not think we should be eliminating property owner’s right to evict tenants, under the law, who violates a term of their rental agreement by virtue of committing one of the enumerated offenses that’s listed in our California code,” Price said.

Ninth District Councilmember Rex Richardson argued see LB COUNCIL page 10

Karla Enriquez Staff Writer

Tuesday’s updated results for the state’s March 3 primary election show Long Beach council candidates Robert Fox, Suely Saro and Tunua Thrash-Ntuk in the lead respectively.

As of Tuesday afternoon Measure A, an extension of the 1% tax hike, stands at 48,460 “yes” votes and 48,815 “no” votes according to the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder.

Measure B, which would raise the Transient Occupancy Tax 1%, stands at 57,765 “yes” and 40,122 “no” votes.

According to the Long Beach City Clerk’s office, all council races are headed toward a run-off election on Nov. 3, 2020, since no candidate has secured 50% of the vote plus one. The top two candidates will run against each other.

As of Tuesday’s update, Fox, who is vying for a seat in the 2nd District, is still in a tight race with Allen.

Tuesday’s night’s results show Fox with a 93 vote see ELECTIONS page 10

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Long Beach theatres go dark amid virus scare

Disruption leaves companies uncertain and cast and crew members jobless.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Responding to the state ban on large gatherings of people to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, most Long Beach theatres have gone dark.

The Long Beach Playhouse (LBPH), Musical Theatre West (MTW), Long Beach Opera (LBO) and International City Theatre (ICT) are among local companies that have canceled or postponed shows after Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order last week banning large gatherings of people until the virus is contained.

Some companies, such as the Long Beach Landmark Theatre Company and The Found Theatre, have no current productions scheduled, but here is how others are faring: MTW Paul Garman, MTW’s executive director, told the Signal Tribune this week that about 55 cast and crew members are affected by the theatre’s postponement of its musical production “Mame” that was supposed to have opened March 28.

Theatre companies have to negotiate rights to stage copyrighted material so postponement can be iffy. But MTW hopes to move “Mame” to August instead, at which time the 55 actors and workers would be paid, Garman said.

“We were fortunate in that we were able to postpone it,” Garman said. “All those people will eventually get that money. They just didn’t get it when they hoped to.”

In addition to cast and crew, the postponing the show also affects employees of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the CSULB campus, which MTW rents by the day for its productions, including paying for staff.

“We employ ushers from them and some of the stage crew and backstage people,” Garman said. “So certainly those people will be without that income for the next month that they were anticipating having.”

Garman added that cast and crew members also work parttime as waiters and bartenders in bars and restaurants that the state-mandated to be closed or reduced in occupancy as of earlier this week.

MTW’s income will also be reduced by the lack of ticket sales, though Garman is not yet sure how much that will be. Its income has been further reduced since the closure coincides with MTW’s season ticket-holder renewal period.

But Garman hopes that

MTW will be up and running by May. Rehearsals are still scheduled at the end of June for its July production of “Treasure Island.” He added that MTW is not in as bad a shape as other theatre companies that have had to completely cancel shows.

“We should be fine,” he said.

“When times are tough, people like to get out and see theatre because it gives them some hope and gives them a diversion. But it may just be the time to stay at home and work on other things.”

ICT ICT, on the other hand, may have to cancel at least one show.

Nestled in the Beverly O’Neill Theatre between the Long Beach Convention Center and the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, ICT has been attempting to postpone its scheduled production of a new play called “Daisy” that was set to open April 29.

Artistic director caryn desai [sic] told the Signal Tribune on Monday that she hoped to push the opening date back a week to May but then over the weekend learned of the CDC’s suggested ban on gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.

“I’m thinking I will have to lose a show or more this season,” desai said. “Obviously, the health and safety of our patrons, artists, staff and community are the first priority.

It’s challenging trying to make decisions about an unknown future.”

She added that losing those shows will be a huge hit to ICT’s operating budget and programming.

“Right now we cannot predict the unknown or the size of the negative impact on our budget– or the impact on our work, not only on the mainstage but in our six education programs,” desai said.

Aside from financial concerns, desai expressed regret that she may not be able to bring the California premiere of “Daisy” to Long Beach audiences as a cultural experience. “[It’s] a riveting new play about actual events in 1964– the Johnson/Goldwater campaign and the first negative televised political ad– which only aired once and then was banned,” desai said. “It’s timely, relevant, and an important play.”

LBO In a statement issued last week, LBO’s Executive Direcsee THEATRES page 6

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CSULB students encouraged to move out of dorms, graduation postponed to prevent spread of coronavirus Kristen Farrah Naeem Staff Writer

Cal State University Long Beach no longer plans to continue in person classes for the rest of the semester. Whereas in-person classes were initially scheduled to be given online to prevent the spread of coronavirus until April 20, CSULB will not be offering any in-person classes for the Spring 2020 semester in order to support social distancing in the face of the pandemic.

“I completely understand the decision to cancel in-person classes,” Ethan Ortiz, CSULB senior, told the Signal Tribune. “I commend CSULB for taking every precautionary measure to ensure the safety of everyone. With that being said, it is frustrating having to transition to online courses. This is my final semester as a student. I will not get the privilege of attending my final class in person. I will not get the satisfaction of walking out of my final class in person. I will not get to see or thank my professors in person for teaching me this semester. It is what it is, right now I’m just trying to get through this situation.”

The commencement ceremony for graduates, which was originally scheduled for May 19-22, has also been postponed. A future date has yet to be announced.

“I hope commencement is only postponed,” Ortiz said in an email, “But at this rate I can see it getting canceled. This last week I’ve been hesitant about getting my cap and gown, so I’m glad I waited to buy it, now knowing what’s going on.

I just want to walk, so if I have to wait another year, so be it.”

Students who are dorming in one of CSULB’s residence halls are being encouraged to move out if they are able to. Currently there are over 700 living at the Beachside college dorms, around 1,035 at Parkside and anywhere between 405 to 1800 at Hillside.

Residence halls, dining facilities and many student services will remain open, Student Health Services and the library will continue to operate but with limited hours. Staff members have been asked to work remotely when possible.

Ortiz believes that refunding students who have already paid for campus parking passes and graduation would help alleviate some of

the frustration felt by students at this time. “[I] literally cried all day yesterday,” CSULB student Maria Martinez told the Signal Tribune on Tuesday, March 17 concerning finding out her commencement ceremony had been postponed. “I’m honestly depressed. I’ve worked so hard for this accomplishment and to have this happening — it sucks.”

Cultural events on campus have also been cancelled to the disappointment of students.

“The cancellation of cultural celebrations was even more upsetting,” CSULB student Eddie Infante told the Signal Tribune in an online message. “I personally was looking forward to the Chicanx/ Latinx graduation so that my abuela could watch me walk across the stage and understand everything that was going on because the ceremony would’ve been in Spanish and now it looks like that won’t happen anytime soon. I get that it’s the logical explanation to do with our current pandemic but its still really sad.”

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Remembering polio As we struggle with coronavirus (COVID-19) some may remember another epidemic disease–– infantile paralysis, better known as polio. It spread through the feces of someone who was infected. In areas of poor sanitation, it could get into water, by touch or into food. It was highly contagious. It could attack a person of any age, but children were most susceptible. In the hot days of summer before air conditioning, the young often headed to public swimming pools to cool down, but swimming pools could also be a source of the disease.

Our parents and grandparents were terrified that infantile paralysis might strike one of their own; for my own family, it did when a cousin was diagnosed with polio, unable to breathe after the virus paralyzed muscles in the chest.

He was placed in an iron lung,

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with everyone praying for young Billy B. Poliomyelitis has been with mankind since the dawn of history, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that major polio epidemics occurred. The disease first struck Southern California in 1912. In one week, 21 cases were reported and one death. Long Beach, which was free of the disease, suffered $100,000 ($2.6 million today) in lost revenues because of rumors of outbreaks in the city.

On the morning of August 13, City health officials, trying to keep the disease out of Long Beach, passed an ordinance prohibiting youngsters under fifteen years of age from congregating together in one area. This was disastrous for business, coming during the tourist season, but it undoubtedly helped curtail the spread of the disease. Theater

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owners were particularly hard hit and suffered large economic losses. Pike merry-go-round entrepreneur Charles Looff was so upset he decided to disobey the new law and was arrested. Because of the success of the quarantine, Long Beach did not suffer a single case of infantile paralysis, something City health officials were proud of. Businessmen, however, viewed the quarantine as extreme, considering there was not a single case of the disease reported in Long Beach. Because of public pressure, the ordinance was repealed on September 5th, and Looff’s case dropped. (Daily Telegram Sept. 5, 1912) One of the worst outbreaks occurred as the world was trying to recover from World War II. Fathers recently returned from battle, who had fought for a better world for their families, were

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now witnessing their children suffer from a disease that had no cure. Would their youngsters, if they survived, still be able to enjoy life without permanent physical disabilities? Such thoughts raced through Long Beach parents’ minds as they witnessed an epidemic in the making. Polio cases in the city had jumped from a mere 28 in 1947 to 275 in 1948.

(Press-Telegram Jan. 1, 1949) The epidemic was not just happening in Long Beach but nationwide as more and more children experienced headaches, nausea, upset stomachs, sore muscles and unexplained fevers, all symptoms of infantile paralysis.

In 1949, the number nationwide for polio outbreaks set record numbers, soaring to 41,173 with 2,720 deaths. In Muncie, Indiana, the infection was so bad the City was forced to ban public gatherings, including funeral services. The outbreak was not as severe in Long Beach, the number dropping to 111 cases from the city’s record of 275 the previous year. Perhaps this was due to city health officials asking residents to avoid crowds and close contact with other people. Also to be avoided was swimming in polluted water, overexertion and sudden chilling. Residents were also asked to observe strict personal cleanliness, keep food safe from flies and make sure lids on garbage cans were tightly covered.

The poliovirus operated by attacking nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, often causing paralysis. The virus got into the body through the nose and mouth and into the intestines. The infection then traveled along nerve fibers or through the blood to the central nervous system. There, the virus entered a nerve cell, multiplying

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so rapidly it killed the cell. Paralysis resulted when the majority of the nerve cells were destroyed.

Surprisingly, some people who became infected by the virus did not always get the disease.

Doctors believed fatigue made the disease more severe.

Complete bed rest and simple treatments such as a hot, moist bandage were recommended to relieve pain. When the fever abated it was important to start gently moving the limbs. If this didn’t happen deformities and painful tightening of the muscles could occur. Splints, braces and crutches were needed by some patients, though exercises helped strengthen and retain the muscles.

Often breathing muscles became paralyzed and doctors put the patient on a respirator called an iron lung to help with oxygen intake.

With the help of a respirator twothirds of patients would eventually recover their natural breathing.

Sometimes as little as two weeks in an iron lung was needed for treatment, in other cases, it lasted a lifetime.

Can you imagine placing a young child in an iron lung, trying to keep the frightened child calm? There wasn’t much for youngsters to do but keep still.

There was a mirror in front so they could see what was going on behind. There was a frame over the top where they could put a book or a newspaper, but they had to have someone to turn the pages. There was the radio they could listen to, but no television.

That was still being developed.

Patients could only be let out for about 15 minutes several times a day, gradually increasing as the lungs began to work again on their own. see BYGONE page 5

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worked miracles. The downside of his research, however, showed some glands failed to recover and the use of artificial steroids had to be continued. (Press-Telegram 1/15/1949) Despite years of research, it wouldn’t be until 1955 that a partial cure would be found. That year, anxious parents rushed to have their children immunized with the Salk polio vaccine. Free mass polio immunization got underway in Long Beach on April 18, 1955. Eleven thousand first and second grade students lined up for the first of three injections.

Following the first shot, a second shot was given two to four weeks later, and a third, or booster shot given seven months to a year later. The series of shots provided three years of protection from the paralyzing virus. Within a few days of the injections, reports appeared stating that some of the Salk vaccine manufactured by Cutter Laboratories were unsafe.

One Pocatello Idaho girl died one week after being vaccinated. The vaccine was recalled and inoculations halted, however, several Long Beach youngsters suffered polio attacks after being given the Cutter-produced vaccine. All, however, recovered.

Salk’s vaccine was only partially effective. It did not prevent the initial intestinal infection. In the 1960s, the Sabin oral vaccine was released by Albert Sabin, who refused to patent his vaccine so the low price would guarantee coverage for all. The Sabin vaccine blocked the chain of transmission the Salk vaccine did not, effectively obstructing the poliovirus from entering the bloodstream.

Infantile paralysis didn’t just strike the young, it infected adults as well. Perhaps the most well-

known instance is that of Franklin D. Roosevelt who contracted the disease in 1921. A lesser-known case is that of Long Beach’s Don Hornsby, a tremendously gifted concert pianist and composer who performed at the Jack Lasley Cafe in Belmont Shore. There, he combined his piano artistry with song parodies, magic tricks, unusual facial expressions and hilarious ad-lib comedy. His talents were recognized by NBC who signed Hornsby to a five-year television contract to present a late-night show out of New York. Broadway Open House was network television’s first late-night comedy variety show. It was televised live on NBC from May 29, 1950, to Aug. 24, 1951, airing weeknights from 11 pm to midnight. It went on to become the Tonight Show.

Unfortunately, Hornsby did not even get to perform one show.

He died May 22, 1950. His name would most likely have been as well-known as Steve Allen, Jack Parr, Johnny Carson and Jay Leno if death brought on by polio hadn’t overtaken the 26-year-old Long Beach comedian.

For the younger audience reading this, which never experienced the battle against polio and fear of epidemics, rest assured. We have been through similar times before, as my last article Coronavirus vs. 1918 Influenza pointed out. The United States has been polio-free since 1979, though it still exists in underdeveloped parts of the world.

We have also developed vaccines to help combat other diseases and will do so with the Coronavirus. Oh yes, my cousin, Billy B. survived polio after six months in an iron lung, followed by physical therapy, with no ill effects and is still enjoying life today.

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Hospitals such as the Adelaide Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic in Long Beach helped children, who were most susceptible to the disease, regain the use of their limbs.

The Tichenor Clinic was supported by endowments, fees and donations and was available for children up to the age of 18 with orthopedic complaints whose parents could not afford the needed care. In 1948 the clinic treated 511 children, half of whom were victims of polio. (Press-Telegram Jan. 2, 1949).

Many “boomers” may remember the March of Dimes drives to raise money for polio research and treatment. The dimes collected helped aid victims and search for a cure for this muchfeared disease. It was estimated that just one polio case a year cost $3,415 to treat with more money needed for continued therapy. (Press-Telegram Jan. 1, 1949). Often the money collected through the March of Dimes was not enough to cover local expenditures. In 1949, for instance, the March of Dimes spent $102,750 to treat Long Beach polio victims, but just $56,831 had been raised through city donations.

(Press-Telegram Jan. 18, 1950) From 1912 onward a polio epidemic appeared each summer in at least one area of the county. Research continued, resulting in the invention of the iron lung in 1927.

In September 1949, Dr. Harvey E. Billig Jr. on the staff of Community Hospital gave a glimmer of hope to sufferers of the disease.

Dr. Billig had experimented by injecting glandular secretions into muscles. These steroid injections, he claimed, caused the ligaments to relax. His research showed that when this treatment was used in the first stages of the disease it

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Theatres continued from page 3

tor Jenny Rivera expressed similar disappointment at not moving forward with its scheduled March 21 opening of “The Lighthouse,” an opera based on a Virginia Woolf novel and staged at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific.

Rivera noted that the production had been in rehearsals for weeks with an innovative set designed by LBO Artistic Director Andreas Mitisek in the Aquarium’s new Pacific Visions theater.

“As he often does, Andreas has figured out a way to change the way opera and a performance space interact with one another, creating something that is totally unique and immersive,” Rivera said. “The singers are terrific (and fearless, climbing around on a very tall set!) and the score is truly haunting and effective at creating the atmosphere for this mysterious story.”

Rivera said LBO is working on a contingency plan to postpone “The Lighthouse” performances to a later date. Its next production of “Billy the Kid” is still scheduled for early May. “I hope that experiencing art together can help soothe the soul in these troubled times,” Rivera said.

LBPH LBPH, located at 5021 E. Anaheim St., canceled its final week of “Noises Off” on its Mainstage that was supposed to have continued through March 21, as well as a collaborative series of plays in its upstairs Studio Theatre. It’s also postponing its New Works Festival that had been scheduled for March 27 and 28.

Madison Mooney, LBPH’s executive director, told the Signal Tribune this week that reactions have been disappointing.

“Our cast and crews work quite hard,” Mooney said. “Nearly all are volunteers, so to see your efforts canceled or up in the air is incredibly hard.”

LBPH’s website still lists show

dates for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” beginning April 4, but Mooney said it will announce a revised production schedule next week.

In the meantime, LBPH is trying to keep its employees paid.

“LBPH has been quite fortunate the last two years that we’ve ended in the black and we had put a little money aside in an emergency fund,” Mooney said. “It won’t last forever, but this will help to pay staff while we have limited income coming in. We are also monitoring spending even more closely.”

Mooney also echoed a sentiment about the value of artists that many of those interviewed for this story also expressed.

“While all these live-arts events are canceled or postponed, people are still turning to art to help them through this– watching something on Netflix, listening to music while they work from home or creating their own art to help ease their anxiety,” Mooney noted. “I hope everyone realizes how arts and culture help them, and after we get through this, they support their local artists and arts organizations.”

Garage Known for its edgy and visceral shows, the Garage Theatre, at 251 E. 7th St., will also likely cancel the remaining run of its current production, “Psycho Beach Party,” scheduled to run through April 11.

Matthew Anderson, one of the theatre’s founders and artistic director, told the Signal Tribune Wednesday that the theatre was first only going to cancel this coming weekend’s show but now realizes it may have to shut its doors for longer.

“Everything’s changing so fast,” Anderson said.

It’s tough on the cast and crew, who’ve been working on the show for two months, he added.

Though they are nearly all volunteers, the theatre usually allocates

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a portion of its budget to pay the actors, designers, set builders and stage managers as a sign of appreciation.

“It’s not much, but it’s something,” Anderson said.

However, last year, the theatre didn’t get a grant from LA County that it had previously used for that purpose and ticket sales are its only other source of income.

The theatre’s “feed the actors’ fund” will also not be fed with donations from audience members during the closure.

Expenses ramp up at the start of the year as theatres line up productions for the season, trusting that audiences will come, Anderson said.

“If people don’t come, we’re going to have to have faith in the City and faith in our landlord that we can keep this going,” he said.

Artists bring people together times of crisis such as this one, Anderson added.

“We do what we do because we love what we do,” he said. “People come out of their houses to be together and to share this experience. To have that not really be an option right now is really surreal and it’s really strange. The nature of what we do is being in a room together.”

Cal Rep and P3 CSULB’s student-oriented Cal Rep and relative newcomers P3 Theatre Company are viewing their current closures positively.

Margaret Black, interim dean of CSULB’s College of the Arts, told the Signal Tribune Tuesday that Cal Rep’s performances of “The Wolves” and “Zoot Suit” have been canceled with the campus’s closure.

Since its productions are funded by ticket revenue from the previous season, Cal Rep will take a financial hit, though Black said it hasn’t yet calculated how much

that will be.

Theatre students are continuing their coursework, but through nontraditional means, such as video, to keep progressing toward their degrees.

“We will be using alternate modalities and will be working with students remotely until the end of this semester,” Black said.

But Black stressed that students and faculty are facing the challenge positively, embracing new avenues through which to work.

“The good thing about artists is you give them a problem and they solve it,” she said.

For the P3 Theatre Company, mandatory closure has allowed needed time to move out of the Ernest Borgnine Theatre in the Long Beach Scottish Rite Event Center, where it had taken up residence last fall.

Jon Peterson, P3’s executive director, told the Signal Tribune this week that P3 wasn’t able to bring in as much money for the event center as it could get from other sources, such as the film industry.

P3 is canceling its productions of “Next to Normal” in early April and “A Chorus Line” in early June, hoping to stage those later in a new venue.

The company is currently considering the Renaissance High School for the Arts as a possible new location, with its unique stage offering multiple seating configurations and new state-ofthe-art lighting and sound equipment.

“It really opens the level of creatively we can bring,” Peterson said.

Peterson had also been hoping to take P3’s productions of “MGM in Concert” and “Day After Day” on the road to other theatres and retirement communities, but those plans are also on hold given the virus scare.

“We’re just on pause right

now,” he said.

LBSC Possibly a bright light in the darkness, LBSC in the Helen Borgers Theatre at 4250 Atlantic Blvd. maybe a small enough venue to avoid having to close, at least for now.

Producer Dana Leach told the Signal Tribune that LBSC is continuing its programming.

However, it had to cancel its final weekend of “Hamlet,” scheduled to have run through March 23, because one of the actors faced pressure from his family not to perform given the virus threat.

“We are all volunteers, even the actors,” Leach said. “We can’t ask someone to sacrifice their relationship with their family for our show.”

For its two upcoming radio-format plays in April– “An Inch and a Half of Glory” and “The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax”– LBSC has scrubbed its surfaces, cleaned air vents and changed filters and will wipe down bathroom surfaces after each use.

If patrons still feel uneasy, LBSC will exchange already purchased tickets for other shows in the season, but cannot provide refunds and still stay afloat, Leach said.

LBSC also welcomes donations of any amount to help pay the theatre’s rent until ticket sales resume, Leach added. It has previously relied on community support when facing setbacks, such as the 2017 passing of founding artistic director Helen Borgers.

“We have survived a fire, the crash of 2008 and the loss of Helen,” Leach said. “I hope the community will rally around us again, lift us on their loving shoulders and carry us through this storm.”

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#27 NAPA Auto Parts IndyCar Driver Alexander Rossi exits out of turn 11 hairpin during the 45th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday, April 14. Rossi dominated the competition, leading 80 of the 85 laps for his second straight Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach victory.

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Efforts to reschedule the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, which was scrubbed from its original date due to the coronavirus, have proven unsuccessful, with organizers announcing Wednesday, March 18 that the event is officially canceled this year.

“Over the past few days, we

have actively pursued the possibility of rescheduling the Acura Grand Prix to a later date this year with the city of Long Beach, the Convention Center, the NIT IndyCar Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and our other race sanctioning bodies,” Jim Michaelian, president/CEO of the Grand Prix Association said in a statement.

“We are very disappointed that we were unable to put something together for all our loyal fans

and valued clients, but trying to reassemble all the elements that have made the Long Beach event such a success does not appear feasible for 2020,” he said.

The race had been scheduled for April 17-19. The 2021 event will be held April 16-18.

Grand Prix officials said people who have already purchased tickets for the race will have the choice of applying the credit toward the 2021 event or receiving a full refund.

Long Beach commits to protecting those experiencing homelessness from the spread of COVID-19 Karla Enriquez Staff Writer

The City of Long Beach has committed itself to protect those experiencing homelessness as well as those providing services to them from the spread of COVID-19 by taking new measures.

Some public facilities have closed temporarily across the city, but all City facilities and services for folks experiencing homelessness such as the Winter Shelter, the Multi-Service Center and Safe Parking Program are open.

“Protecting and supporting people experiencing homelessness is critical as they are some of the most vulnerable in our community,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a press release. “Our Homeless Services team is working hard to ensure we continue to deliver the best care and services possible during this public health emergency.”

According to Jennifer De Prez, media relations for City of Long Beach Joint Information Center, the City is providing direct, in-person services including educational outreach in order to share relevant information about COVID-19 with folks experiencing homelessness within the Long Beach community.

“The Multi Service Center and Winter Shelter have posted educational signage specifically related to COVID-19, available in multiple languages, in front of and throughout their facilities,” De Prez said in a statement to the Signal Tribune. “We are also working with partnering agencies for them to display and distribute this signage at their facilities, in an effort to further disseminate

this information, and are continuing to provide extensive updates via the City’s social media, website and other platforms.”

De Prez added that outreach workers are canvassing the city daily in an effort to distribute educational materials to folks experiencing homelessness and discussing preventative measures with individuals.

Sanitation kits are also being distributed during daily outreach.

Deputy City Manager Teresa Chandler said in a press release that the City is not aware of any COVID-19 cases among folks experiencing homelessness.

“The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded what was already a dire situation for persons experiencing homelessness,” Chandler said. “[…]We stand ready to respond if such a case presents itself to any of our facilities or if we become aware of that situation in an encampment.”

Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press conference that the California state government was acquiring private hotels and motels to shelter those experiencing homelessness in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Long Beach is currently exploring a variety of options to determine what will best fit the needs of the city.

“We continue to take all suggested actions seriously, and are looking into the feasibility of moving forward with such suggestions,” De Prez said. “For the short term, the City is actively seeking and identifying locations for isolation, if needed, for people who are experiencing homelessness who display symptoms of illness.”

The Homeless Services team,

which is a division of the Health and Human Services Department has released the following guidelines to help minimize the spread of the virus: • Installing soap dispensers, hand-washing stations or hand sanitizer stations at strategic locations throughout the city, including public restrooms.

• Outreach by City teams to provide direct, in-person services and educate the community about how to recognize the symptoms of COVID-19 and what to do if one begins experiencing those symptoms.

• New protocols by the Winter Shelter and Multi-Service Center, including disinfecting frequently touched objects, providing masks to clients who are coughing, installing hand sanitizer and hand-washing stations to ensure good hygiene and posting educational signage in multiple languages. Shower services remain available with social distancing protocols in place.

• Homeless Services will distribute sanitation kits to people experiencing homelessness.

• Identifying isolation rooms to house people experiencing homelessness who exhibit symptoms.

The City will pay for the cost of quarantine, should the need arise.

• Instituting precautions for all employees engaged in providing in-person services to people experiencing homelessness, including observing social distancing, wearing masks and stepping up sanitation procedures before and after each interaction.

To keep up with more updates directly from the city check the latest information at: www.longbeach.gov/COVID19

The California State Water Resources Control Board urged residents to avoid flushing paper towels, wipes and other cleaning materials down the drain to avoid plumbing back-ups.

“Flushing wipes, paper towels and similar products down toilets will clog sewers and cause backups and overflows at wastewater treatment facilities,” Water Resource officials stated, “creating an additional public health risk in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.”

Even wipes marked as “safe” to wash down the toilet can block the passage of water and other materials.

According to Water Resource officials, wastewater treatment facilities around the state are already reporting issues with their sewer management collection systems.

Water-treatment companies are also asking the public to not discard wipes in the toilet, but instead to throw them in the trash to avoid backups and overflow.

Major cities in the state have centralized sewage-col-

lection systems, according to a press release from The California State Water Resources Control Board. These systems depend on gravity to move water and human waste.

“Wipes are among the leading causes of sewer system backups, impacting sewer system and treatment plant pumps and treatment systems,” officials stated.

“Many spills go to our lakes, rivers and oceans where they have broad ranging impacts on public-health and the environment.”

As global health officials continue to implement restrictions to workers, businesses and other events to stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, water officials stated that keeping the plumbing system clear helps protect the public’s health.

“Preventing sewer spills is important, especially during this COVID-19 emergency, for the protection of public health and the environment,” officials said.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, March 12 5:36am, Burglary, 2600 block Lime Ave. (suspect arrested) 9:06am, Felony warrant; misdemeanor warrant, 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 10:44am, Battery, 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 7:41pm, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2200 block E. Willow St. Friday, March 13 10:04am, Identity theft, 1900 block Junipero St. 12:31pm, Auto burglary, Raymond Ave./E. 19th St. 5:33pm, Auto burglary, E. 21st St./Cherry Ave. 11:22pm, Misdemeanor warrant, 700 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) Saturday, March 14 1:14pm, Auto burglary, 2000 block Orizaba Ave. 6:03pm, Battery; resisting/obstructing Police Officer, 1800 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) 10:48pm, Auto burglary, 1300 block E. 23rd St. Sunday, March 15 1:41am, Battery on spouse/co-habitant, 2000 block E. 19th St. (suspect arrested) 2:26pm, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 700 block E. Spring St. Monday, March 16 7:00am, Burglary, 2800 block Cherry Ave. 10:57am, Auto burglary, 2600 block Myrtle Ave. 12:56pm, Auto burglary, 2300 block E. 21st St. 6:45pm, Auto burglary, E. 29th St./Atlantic Ave. Tuesday, March 17 7:43am, Burglary, 1100 block E. 25th St. 10:45am, Stolen vehicle – recovered, 1000 block E. 32nd St. 1:21am, Burglary, 2900 block E. PCH Wednesday, March 18 8:18am, Auto burglary, Wall St./Temple Ave. 1:14pm, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3000 block California Ave.

TST6196 Case No. 20LBCP00061 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 275 MAGNOLIA AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90802 PETITION OF: Brian Demetrius Shaw TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: BRIAN DEMETRIUS SHAW has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: BRIAN DEMETRIUS SHAW to Proposed Name: MAAZI AMIR JAMAAL 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: April 3, 2020; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. 27. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, February 28 & March 6, 13, 20, 2020. ___//ss//___ Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 21, 2020 TST6198 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-19-872951-BF Order No.: CA19162919 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/21/2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CHAU MARTIN AND RORY MARTIN, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY Recorded: 12/29/2010 as Instrument No. 20101927633 and re-recorded on 4/8/2011 as Instrument Number 20110519973 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 6/18/2015 as Instrument No. 20150723973 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGE-

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LES County, California; Date of Sale: 4/9/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $240,148.98 The purported property address is: 2501 TEMPLE #202, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755-4030 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 7214-021-022 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-872951-BF. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee.

This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19-872951BF IDSPub #0161034 3/13/2020

March 20, 2020 3/20/2020 3/27/2020 TST6200 Case No. 20CMCP00048 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 W. COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90220 PETITION OF: Yeni Manzo TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: YENI MANZO has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: YENI MANZO to Proposed Name: YENI BATES 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 7, 2020; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020. ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 26, 2020 TST6201 Case No. 20CMCP00043 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 W. COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90220 PETITION OF: Alieda Patricia Lopez TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ALIEDA PATRICIA LOPEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ALIEDA PATRICIA LOPEZ to Proposed Name: ALEIDA PATRICIA LOPEZ BEY 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: April 30, 2020; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020. ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 24, 2020 TST6202 / 2020 039902 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: GRACE’S GOURMET GOODS, 4234 Rose Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807.

Registrant: GRACE YANAGISAWA CARNEY, 4234 Rose Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Grace Yanagisawa Carney. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in January, 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 18, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business

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March 20, 2020 name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020.

TST6204 / 2020 047427 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. REAL ESTATE TECHNICAL GROUP INC., 2. RETC GROUP INC., 5510 E. El Jardin, Long Beach, CA 90815. Registrant: REAL ESTATE TECHNICAL GROUP INC, 5510 E. El Jardin, Long Beach, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Mark Pirelli, CEO. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in January, 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 26, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020.

TST6205 / 2020 056327 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. SANCUS TAX, 2. SANCUSTAX, 3. SANCUS ACCOUNTING, 4. SANCUS TAX & ACCOUNTING, 5. SANCUS TAX AND ACCOUNTING, 235 E. Broadway Suite 1060, Long Beach, CA 90802. Registrant: SANCUS TAX INC., 235 E. Broadway Suite 1060, Long Beach, CA 90802. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Douglas Dick, CEO. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in January, 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 6, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see

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TST6211 / 2020 054006 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. BLACK DOG COFFEE ROASTER, 2. BLACK DOG ROASTERS, 3.

BLACK DOG COFFEE, 4. BLACK DOG COFFEE ROASTERS, 1360 Burnett St. Unit G, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: Jose F. Portillo Kessler, 6416 E. Bay Shore Walk #5, Long Beach, CA 90803. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jose F. Portillo Kessler.

The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 4, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2020.

Signal Hill Costco optometry office among those closed by recommendations of The California Optometric Association Kristen Farrah Naeem Staff Writer

Dr. Marsha Howard, OD. sent an email to her patients on Monday, March 16 announcing that her office, located inside Costco’s Signal Hill location, will be closing from Wednesday, March 17 until April 1. This is in cooperation with recommendations from The California Optometric Association (COA) to suspend nonurgent and nonessential optometry care for two weeks.

Staff will be contacting patients to reschedule appointments. “Things have changed rapidly today,� Howard told her patients.

An optometric assistant will be present at the optometry office to schedule future appointments and answer questions Mondays from 10am to 3pm,

Friday, March 27 from 10 am to 3pm and Saturdays from 9:30am to 2pm.

The Costco Optical station at the Signal Hill location will also be closed for a month and customers will be unable to purchase glasses. “COA does not make this request lightly,� COA President Jason Tu said in a written statement to the state’s optometrists, “and it is being done out of an abundance of caution during this historic public health emergency. As health care professionals, we all have a role to play in ‘flattening the curve’ in order to follow sound, scientific public health advice to help limit infections and slow the spread of the virus.�

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LBPD release footage to help identify suspect in kidnap and sexual assault case

section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2020.

TST6209 Case No. 20CMCP00023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 W. COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90220 PETITION OF: Henry Alexander Amaya TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: HENRY ALEXANDER AMAYA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: HENRY ALEXANDER AMAYA to Proposed Name: HENRY ALEXANDER PALACIOS. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: April 9, 2020; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, March 13, 20, 27 & April 3, 2020. ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 5, 2020

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A man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman last weekend in Long Beach remains at large, and police Wednesday, March 18 released video footage in the hope that the public can help identify him.

The video can be viewed on the LBPD’s YouTube page by clicking here.

Officers were dispatched around 3:30pm Sunday to the 400 block of Pine Avenue, where they contacted a woman who said she was sexually assaulted in her own vehicle.

The victim had pulled into a space in a parking structure and was approached by the suspect, who forced her back into her vehicle, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “The suspect then drove the victim’s vehicle to several unknown locations where the acts of sexual assault occurred. The suspect then fled the scene on foot prior to officers’ arrival,� according to a LBPD statement.

Sex Crimes detectives obtained video from surveillance cameras in the area and released the footage to try to track down the suspect, described as a bald white or Hispanic man of medium build with tattoos all over his body.

He is 35 to 40 years old, 5-foot7 to 5-foot-8, with blue eyes, and

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was wearing a white tank top, colorful beach shorts and white tennis shoes at the time he approached the victim. “We’re hoping that the public will identify this individual so we can arrest him,� Officer Emily Garcia said. “We obviously don’t want anything like this to happen ever again.�

Anyone with information about his identity or whereabouts is asked to contact Long Beach Police Department Sex Crimes detectives at 562-570-7368 or Police Dispatch at 562-435-6711.

Anonymous tips may be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Port of Long Beach to continue operations during pandemic Staff Report Signal Tribune

The Port of Long Beach will continue to keep its marine terminals open and operating despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this includes regular vessel calls and scheduled work shifts, according to a press release by the Port of Long Beach.

Port workers will transfer cargo on and off ships following the health directives of the US Coast Guard and Customs and

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While the port is taking precautions to protect its workforce, its continued role in the supply chain will supply the American population with necessary supplies during this health crisis, port officials stated.

The Port Administration Building, Joint Security Command and Control Center and Maintenance Facility will be

closed until March 31, or until further notice, in order to slow the spread of coronavirus in the community.

While normal port administration will continue, communications and meetings will take place over the phone or online.

The port will also be working with the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services to plan its health practices.

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against limiting the moratorium except in extreme cases due to the ongoing health crisis.

“The idea here isn’t necessarily to help bad guys. The idea is to limit movement.

You can’t shelter in place if you don’t have shelter,” Richardson said.

Also discussed were small interest loans for small businesses and deferment of property taxes.

The council also asked the city attorney to establish language in the ordinance that would require employees at the airport, hotels and the convention centers to wash their hands every 30 minutes.

The city attorney said that he could potentially have an ordinance drafted by Tuesday, March 24, or Thursday, March 26.

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Fox, is a small business owner and volunteer community advocate who founded the Alamitos Beach neighborhood and Broadway Corridor associations. His platform includes maximizing parking, investing in infrastructure and affordable housing.

According to campaign finance documents from the Feb.16-26 period, Fox brought in $600 in monetary contributions with all three donors being local individuals.

In the 6th District, Saro maintains the lead with 2,731 votes while incumbent Andrews trails with 1,728 votes.

Saro, an educator and former Chair of the Long Beach Citizen Police Complaint Commission also served as a policy advisor to a state senator. Saro’s platform includes strengthening safety, building a comprehensive strategy to address homelessness, expanding affordable housing and public transportation and supporting community health.

Campaign finance documents from the period of Feb. 16-26

Housing on Midblock site The Council also voted to authorize the city manager to move forward on development on the Midblock site downtown.

As part of the project, Garcia announced that the City has been working with California State University Long Beach, Long Beach City College and Long Beach Unified to develop a teacher’s village. “[As part] of that teacher’s village, which will be part of the development, […] half of those units will be affordable units,” Garcia said.

“The other half will be more market-rate units, but all of the units will have benefits that could include no deposit payments, free Long Beach transit, free Bike Share, and access to community space.”

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Over in the 8th District, Thrash-Ntuk leads with 3,525 over Austin’s 2,943 votes. Ovalle trails them both with 2,803 votes.

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Campaign finance reports show Thrash-Ntuk’s recent monetary contributions totaled at $1,797 with the top donation coming from a developer and the second highest from the Institute for Maximum Human Potential, a human service and community economic development agency. According to the agency’s website, they provide services to “children in foster care, minors in the juvenile system, the learning disabled, and families experiencing social, emotional and economically challenging issues.”

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Every museum in Long Beach now closed, Rancho gardens to remain open Staff Writer

All museums in the city of Long Beach have closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the community. This includes The Long Beach Museum of Art, the Museum of Latin American Art, the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum on Cal State University Long Beach’s campus and the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum.

The Kleefeld announced on its social media that it would be closing for the foreseeable future on March 14, with the The Long Beach Museum of Art doing the same on March 17. However, the museum will still be open to the public until Thursday, March 19.

The Museum of Latin American Art and the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum both originally attempted to stay open with limited hours, but eventually both announced that they would be closing to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the community.

The Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum announced its closure on March 13, and may reopen after April 8. MOLAA announced on Monday, March 16 that it will be

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The Long Beach Community College District announced that remote instruction will continue until the end of the Spring Semester and that both LBCC campuses will remain closed until Monday, June 8 amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

In an email update, the LBCCD stated, “Based on guidance from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office as well as state and local officials, we have crucial changes to Long Beach City College’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).”

The changes include: • Students and faculty will continue the temporary remote instruction through the end of the Spring Semester.

• The Pacific Coast Campus and the Liberal Arts Campus will be completely closed starting Monday, March 23. The only essential personnel that will be onsite are

those required to ensure the safety and security of buildings and grounds; their location, and dates/ times of onsite presence requires the pre-approval of the appropriate vice president.

• LBCC Child Development Centers are closed until further notice.

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