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Hello again Carson! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How close is Carson girls basketball to cracking the Top 10?
  • How did a Carson refinery inspire a nationally published poem?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Car Wash and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunshine and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Daily Breeze girls basketball Top 10: Redondo Union remains No. 1, North Torrance moves up to No. 2 (dailybreeze.com) — Carson High’s girls basketball team is just outside the Daily Breeze Top 10 at 6-1, putting them on the bubble among the area’s best programs. Redondo Union holds the No. 1 spot, with North Torrance moving up to No. 2, as several South Bay teams open league play this week.
   

• Making of a Poem: Millicent Borges Accardi on 'Good Tank Farms' by Millicent Borges Accardi (theparisreview.org) — A poet with deep ties to the ARCO refinery in Carson explains how that industrial landscape and its tank farms inspired her new poem. She describes specific refinery locations in Carson and reflects on blue-collar work, technical writing, and turning local refinery life into vivid, accessible poetry.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday December 16
  • Smarty Pants Storytime
    East Rancho Dominguez Library , 4420 E Rose St , East Compton
    11:00 am
  • Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
    Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
    12:30 pm
  • Teen Gaming Afternoon
    Carson Library , 151 E Carson St , Carson
    4:00 pm
  • Winter Concert
    J. H. Hull Middle Torrance, CA 90501
    6:00 pm
  • Read With STAR Volunteer Suze
    Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
    6:00 pm
  • TPC Trio Live at Project Barley
    Project Barley Brewery & Pizzeria , 2308 Pacific Coast Hwy , Lomita
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday December 17
  • Computer Classes
    Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
    3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Ringo, a dog who went missing in Carson, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 19 minutes. More details here https://www… (Nextdoor Sun Ray Manor)
  • Today!
    Blood drive for the Red Cross. We all know there's a shortage of blood and plasma needed for life saving emergencies and surgeries. Will YOU come… (Nextdoor Carson Friendship Park)
  • Yoshinoya America, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Carson. Apply here.
  • Superior Grocers posted a job opening for Produce Clerk in Carson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Compton

Torrance

  • Costco Gets Best Of 2025 Nod For 'Putting Customers First' (patch.com)
  • Redondo Union girls wrestling wins 2nd Annual Carla Esparza Invitational (dailybreeze.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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