🌱 What’s planned for Hawthorne’s new Water Tower Park pocket park?
Coffee in hand, Hawthorne? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What’s planned for Hawthorne’s new Water Tower Park pocket park?
- Which Hawthorne artist just made a top Latino albums list?
- How did San Pedro’s narrow win over Hawthorne set up Thursday’s clash?
Also on today's calendar: H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser! and 6 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Hawthorne? Post it to Hawthorne photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 55.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Pocket park proposed at 4623 Michu Lane in Hawthorne (urbanize.city) — A former City of Hawthorne Public Works yard at 4623 Michu Lane is slated to become Water Tower Park, a new pocket park packed with play areas, fitness stations, and picnic space. Designed to serve neighbors within a quarter-mile, it will also support residents of a 68-unit townhome project rising nearby on the old Hawthorne Nursery site. 
2. De Los Picks: 10 best albums by Latino artists in 2025 (latimes.com subscription) — Hawthorne’s own Cuco earns a shout-out for his neo-Chicano soul album “Ridin’,” praised for channeling Southern California lowrider culture and classic soul and R&B. He’s featured alongside Bad Bunny, Silvana Estrada, Fuerza Regida and other standout Latino artists in a year-end list of 2025’s most compelling albums from across the Americas and diaspora.
3. Soccer Game Preview: San Pedro vs. Palos Verdes (maxpreps.com) — Local soccer fans may notice San Pedro recently edged Hawthorne 1–0 as part of a strong run that has them unbeaten through nine matches. That momentum sets up a big home showdown Thursday against Palos Verdes, where San Pedro hopes to avenge a lopsided 2018 loss and keep its high-scoring offense rolling.
4. 2 CT Lottery players win $50K on Powerball as jackpot grows to $1.25 billion (nhregister.com) — A photo from Hawthorne’s well-known Bluebird Liquor Store illustrates a national Powerball update, as the jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no one hit Monday’s $1.1 billion prize. While the detailed winnings focus on Connecticut players, the story underlines growing national lottery fever ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.
5. 2025 in Review: Seven Questions for Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, Champion of Reparations, Housing and Workers' Rights (eurweb.com) — State Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, whose district includes Hawthorne, reflects on a year focused on renters’ protections, re-entry programs, and reparations efforts that could affect local residents. She highlights securing state budget funds for formerly incarcerated people, frustrations with vetoed bills, and her plans to revive key legislation in 2026 that may shape housing and education policy in Hawthorne’s region.
📸 Around Hawthorne
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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H.E.A.P Holiday Showcase & Fundraiser!
855 W Victoria St, Unit F, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220,
4:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
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Painting for Littles
Wiseburn Library , 5335 W 135th St , Hawthorne
10:15 am -
Smarty Pants Storytime
Hawthorne Library , 12700 Grevillea Ave , Hawthorne
11:30 am -
Dungeons and Dragons for High School
Playa Vista Branch Library
4:00 pm -
English Conversation With Ronnie
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am -
Smarty Pants Storytime
Wiseburn Library , 5335 W 135th St , Hawthorne
10:15 am -
Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
1:00 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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Moovin' & Groovin'
Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
11:00 am -
Computer Classes
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
3:00 pm -
Zany Zoe Magical Discoveries
Manhattan Beach Library , 1320 Highland Ave , Manhattan Beach
3:00 pm -
Building Blocks Bonanza
Angeles Mesa Branch Library
3:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
Kitty, a cat who went missing in Inglewood, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 8 hours, 51 minutes. More details here https://www… (Nextdoor Prairie and 135th St) - BEWARE.
A white suv with a male driver and female in the back seat, wearing a head scarf, stops to ask you for directions. She then says she wants to bless… (Nextdoor Hollyglen)
- Employnet Inc posted a job opening for Import & Export Operation in Hawthorne. Apply here.
- Teledyne Technologies Incorporated posted a job opening for Assembler in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.
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