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Jeremiah Dobruck

Jeremiah Dobruck is executive editor of the Long Beach Post where he oversees all day-to-day newsroom operations. In his time working as a journalist in Long Beach, he’s won numerous awards for his investigative reporting and editing. Before coming to the Post in 2018, he wrote for publications including the Press-Telegram, Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times. Reach him at [email protected] or @jeremiahdobruck on Twitter.

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At least 9,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Angeles River over the weekend prompted Long Beach to warn people to stay out of the ocean. After learning of the spill Monday, Long Beach health officials closed the water at all of its beaches and swimming areas west of the Belmont Pier, according to a bulletin from the city. The spill happened in the City of Commerce around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to Nelson Kerr, the city's Environmental Health Bureau manager. "There was a main sewage line up in the city of Commerce that was blocked by tree roots and that caused the sewage to back up though a manhole cover in the middle of the street," Kerr said. Even thought that happened 17 miles away from Long Beach, the sewage poured into a storm drain that eventually emptied into the Los Angles River. Kerr said 9,000 gallons is relatively small for a sewage spill, but health officials prefer to exercise caution with anything approaching 10,000 gallons, so authorities opted to close the broad swath of Long Beach shoreline. The water could reopen as soon as tomorrow afternoon, but, Kerr cautioned, "That's the best case." If testing finds evidence of contamination, the areas will stay closed until they meet state water-quality standards, he said.
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UPDATE: City reopens beaches near Belmont Pier after 9,000-gallon sewage spill

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UPDATE: Police find 68-year-old who went missing from Bixby Knolls

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Barrels of radioactive chemical prompt hazmat response in Bellflower

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Suspicious device prompts evacuation at Heartwell Park

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Hospitalized driver dies days after car smashes into motorhome

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Firefighters douse a three-alarm blaze at Dogz Bar and Grill in Belmont Shore on June 12, 2018. Investigators later said Snapchat helped them track down three teens suspected of arson. Photo courtesy the Long Beach Fire Department.
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Teen flaunts cash from bad check on Snapchat after arson arrest, authorities say

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Officer breaking up fight shoots at dog but misses near Memorial Medical Center

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Police lights crime file
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Man hospitalized after stabbing near Anaheim and Redondo, police say

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Motorcyclist killed in Central Long Beach crash had a revoked or suspended license, police say

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Three hurt when plane overshoots runway at Catalina Airport, authorities say

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