🌱 Could Duarte schools face a teachers’ strike in the new year?
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- Could Duarte schools face a teachers’ strike in the new year?
Also on today's calendar: Saturday Art Surprise and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Duarte Unified School District is ending year with teachers, district at odds over a new contract (sgvtribune.com) — Teachers and the Duarte Unified School District remain locked in tense contract talks, with negotiations now moving into a formal fact-finding process and the union reporting 92% support in a strike assessment. Educators are pushing for higher pay, better benefits, and more prep time, while district leaders cite declining enrollment and long-term fiscal health. Union leaders are ramping up community outreach and warn a strike vote could follow if no agreement is reached. 
📸 Around Duarte
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Kids' Muffins and Scones Class, $45
Saute Culinary Academy, 150 E Colorado Blvd, Monrovia
9:30 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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Dungeons and Dragons for High School
Playa Vista Branch Library
4:00 pm -
English Conversation With Ronnie
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am -
Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
1:00 pm -
Saturday Art Surprise
Duarte Library , 1301 Buena Vista St , Duarte
2:00 pm -
Paint Nite: Starry Lake
The Old Spaghetti Factory , 1431 Buena Vista St , Duarte
8:00 pm -
Computer Classes
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
3:00 pm -
Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
1:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Wednesday December 24
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Holiday Blues
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
1:00 pm -
Computer Classes
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
3:00 pm -
Colin Meloy
Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever , 5970 Santa Monica Blvd , Los Angeles
7:00 pm -
Chaminade University Men's Basketball at Azusa Pacific
Felix Event Center , 701 E Foothill Blvd , Azusa
7:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Duarte. Apply here.
- Foley and Mansfield, P.L.L.P. posted a job opening for Hybrid Legal Administrative Assistant in Monrovia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Duarte here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monrovia
- Explore LA County Watersheds on a Festive Metro Adventure from Monrovia to Santa Monica (coloradoboulevard.net)
- Unsettling Advent 2025, Day 16 (wordandway.org)
- Monrovia City Council at a Crossroads: Balancing Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing (coloradoboulevard.net)
Azusa
- No Reserve: Emmick and Bug Go-Karts and Spare Parts (bringatrailer.com)
Arcadia
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