🌱 Which Compton teams scored big in Monday’s basketball action?

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• Which Compton teams scored big in Monday’s basketball action?

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

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Elizabeth H.!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• High school basketball: Monday's scores (latimes.com subscription) — Compton hoops fans have plenty to cheer about, with Compton High’s boys beating Crenshaw 74–53 and Compton Centennial’s girls topping Rancho Dominguez 43–16 in Monday’s intersectional matchups. The roundup also lists dozens of other City and Southern Section boys’ and girls’ basketball scores from across the region.
   

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📸 Around Compton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Compton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Car Wash
  Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser!
  855 W Victoria St, Unit F, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220,
  4:00 pm
• Christmas Car Wash
  Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Baby Band: Holiday Jams
  East Rancho Dominguez Library , 4420 E Rose St , East Compton
  11:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Compton Library , 240 W Compton Blvd , Compton
  12:00 pm
• Snowed in at the Library: Pajama Storytime
  Compton Library , 240 W Compton Blvd , Compton
  12:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Smarty Pants Storytime
  East Rancho Dominguez Library , 4420 E Rose St , East Compton
  11:00 am
• Christmas Car Wash
  Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center , 2729 E Carson St , Lakewood
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• STAR Reader
  Mark Twain Branch Library
  1:00 pm
• Teen Gaming Afternoon
  Carson Library , 151 E Carson St , Carson
  4:00 pm
• CalAPS Meeting - Bellflower USD
  Ramona Elementary School - Cafeteria , 9351 Laurel St , Bellflower
  5:30 pm
• Korrupted Comedy @ Club Fat Sal's in HOLLYWOOD, CA!
  Fat Sal's Deli - Hollywood , 1154 Highland Ave , Los Angeles
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Teen Advisory Board (TAB) & Video Gaming Afternoon
  A C Bilbrew Library , 150 E El Segundo Blvd , Los Angeles
  4:00 pm
• After School Kids Club
  Carson Library , 151 E Carson St , Carson
  4:00 pm
• Storytime with the Mayor
  Paramount Library , 16254 Colorado Ave , Paramount
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
  Unknown was LOST on December 14, 2025 in South Gate, CA 90280 near Near Alexander Ave South Gate Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information… (Nextdoor Alondra and Tamarind)

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Compton. Apply here.
• California Staffing posted a job opening for Export Agent in Compton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Compton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Paramount

• Café Corleone dishes out old-school Italian charm in Paramount (abc7.com)
• Movie review: 'Search for SquarePants' a step down for 'SpongeBob' (upi.com)
• Animating the Frontier: Realism and rigging in 1923 with WeFX (autodesk.com)

Carson

• 12th Annual Women in Entertainment Celebrates Trailblazing (3blmedia.com)
• Making of a Poem: Millicent Borges Accardi on 'Good Tank Farms' by Millicent Borges Accardi (theparisreview.org)
• Daily Breeze girls basketball Top 10: Redondo Union remains No. 1, North Torrance moves up to No. 2 (dailybreeze.com)

Long Beach

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