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Good day Carlsbad! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • When and where can you donate blood in Carlsbad this week?
  • Can the Lancers turn one big win into a true season comeback?
  • How will the seawall construction change your next beach walk?

Also on today's calendar: Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Rain in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
  • Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Medical Treatments Don't Take a Holiday; Give Blood Or Platelets Now With Red Cross - (thevistapress.com) — Carlsbad residents have several chances to give blood locally over the holidays, including drives today at Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach and upcoming dates at the Shoppes at Carlsbad. The Red Cross says types O, A negative and B negative are especially needed, and donors between Dec. 19 and Jan. 4 can receive a T‑shirt and enter a Super Bowl trip drawing on January donations.
   

2. Basketball Recap: Carlsbad's Luck Changes for the Better on Monday (maxpreps.com) — Carlsbad High’s boys basketball team snapped a five-game skid by beating Oceanside 52-42 on Monday, improving to 4-8. The Lancers now prepare to host high-scoring Mount Si at home Friday night to close out 2025. Oceanside, meanwhile, continues to struggle, dropping three of its last four games.
   

3. Improvements underway for Carlsbad's seawall promenade (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Carlsbad’s popular seawall promenade is getting a $13 million, multi-year upgrade that will widen sidewalks, replace four aging stairways, and add future ADA-compliant access ramps along Carlsbad Boulevard. Expect occasional lane reductions, closed seaward sidewalks, and construction through May 2027, with work paused each summer to minimize impacts on beachgoers and tourists.
   

4. Grinch-of-a-storm makes a mess of Christmas Eve in San Diego County (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Carlsbad saw roughly double San Diego’s rainfall as a powerful Christmas Eve storm lashed San Diego County with stronger-than-expected winds, power outages, and flight delays. The system toppled trees, tragically killed a man in City Heights, closed Lemon Grove parks, and prompted a state of emergency, with more showers and possible thunderstorms expected into early Friday before conditions dry out.
   

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