5 Things to Know: Beach Bacteria, Sea Otter Pup

Here are five things to start off your day in Los Alamitos and Seal Beach:

1. Due to rain that soaked the Seal Beach area overnight and is expected to continue sporadically into tomorrow, Orange County health officials Thursday warned beach-goers to avoid swimming near storm drains, creeks and rivers emptying into the ocean. Find out more here. 
2. With a small splash and frenzied excitement of her new aquarium mates, a rescued sea otter pup made her public debut Thursday at Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific. Click here to see photos of the new pup and find out how to see her for yourself. 
3. In case you missed it, yesterday's most-read story on Patch was: Seal Beach Fitness Seal Beach Expands to Los Alamitos
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5. Know of something going on around town? Email me at john.schreiber@patch.com.