🌱 Patch AM: How soon could Imperial Beach’s toxic Saturn Boulevard hotspot be removed?

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In today's newsletter:

• How soon could Imperial Beach’s toxic Saturn Boulevard hotspot be removed?

Also on today's calendar: Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Heavy rain; windy in the a.m., temps: high: 67, low: 58.
• Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local legislators press state to catch up to feds on Tijuana River pollution clean up (timesofsandiego.com) — Imperial Beach’s shoreline has been closed for three years, and county leaders are now planning to remove a major pollution hot spot at Saturn Boulevard and launch a detailed health study of affected residents. Local and state officials are pressing California to match federal funding and tighten air-quality rules as Tijuana River sewage continues to foul air and water, sicken neighbors, and disrupt daily life.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Imperial Beach

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Wednesday December 31

• New Year's at Noon
  810 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• LEGO Creators Club
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Creative Monday @ the IDEA Lab & Makerspace
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast
  Living Coast Discovery Center , 1000 Gunpowder Point Dr , Chula Vista
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• đžBarks and Booksđ
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Toddler Storytime: Holidays
  Coronado Public Library , 640 Orange Ave , Coronado
  11:00 am
• Music and Motion
  MountainView/Beckwourth Branch Library , 721 San Pasqual St. , San Diego
  11:30 am
• Yoga Sculpt
  Cays Yoga & Pilates , 503-B Grand Caribe Causeway , Coronado
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Vinyasa Yoga Flow-2
  Cays Yoga & Pilates , 503-B Grand Caribe Causeway , Coronado
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Preschool Storytime
  Coronado Public Library , 640 Orange Ave , Coronado
  11:00 am
• Farmers Market National City
  National City Chamber of Commerce , 901 National City Blvd , National City
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• MOWW Board/General Meeting
  Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Make its Debut on 4K UHD is the Spectacular CLOUD ATLAS —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch
• It Rings Again in BLACK PHONE 2 on Bluray —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch

• Thank you so much Denise for stepping up today and making these boxes for some of the teens and tweens that are being raised by grandparents or other kin.
  In case anybody still wants to step up, I can pick up tomorrow or meet you. There are still other young people. That did not get picked by any… (Nextdoor Seacoast)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Imperial Beach. Apply here.
• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in National City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coronado

• Coronado to focus on sewage, affordable housing mandates, infrastructure, and e-bikes in 2026 legislative session (coronadotimes.com)
• Year in review: The biggest San Diego visual art stories of 2025 (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Tacos for the night owls (coronadotimes.com)

Chula Vista

• San Diego County in for a wet Christmas week (10news.com)

San Diego

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