Event • Christina Arellano, 28, took first place in the women’s long jump at the Special Olympics at Cal State Long Beach June 18. It was Arellano’s birthday. Stacy Schwed / Summer Forty-Niner

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• Special olympians meet at The Beach
  Athletes from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and the Arizona border congregated at Cal State Long Beach to participate in the Southern California Special Olympics last weekend.
  
• Juneteenth celebration of freedom recognized
  At Long Beach’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park, a Juneteenth celebration Saturday brought the community together.
  
• College stsudents high risk for 'silent' disease
  With an estimated 2.8 million Americans infected with chlamydia each year, the disease has now become the most common sexually transmitted disease among women and college students.