🌱 Patch AM: What sentence did the ex–Mar Vista High aide receive and why?

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In today's newsletter:

• What sentence did the ex–Mar Vista High aide receive and why?
• How many free air purifiers Imperial Beach homes can now qualify for
• How Imperial Beach deputies helped pull 138 guns off South Bay streets

Also on today's calendar: Real Estate & Economic Update Webinar: A Look Ahead to 2026 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Fog, then sun, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ex-campus aide sentenced for sex crimes involving Mar Vista student (timesofsandiego.com) — An aide who worked for a contractor at Imperial Beach’s Mar Vista High School has been sentenced to six months in a county work-furlough program and probation after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a 17-year-old student. The judge cited her early guilty plea and remorse but still imposed custody and a 10-year protective order barring contact with the teen.
   

• South Bay households to receive more air purifiers as sewage crisis persists (kentucky.com) — Imperial Beach households will soon be eligible for more free air purifiers as the county expands its AIRE program to better protect residents from Tijuana River sewage pollution. The Air Pollution Control District approved up to $1 million more to boost units from one to three per home, after surveys showed purifiers easing asthma, odors, and other health impacts in South Bay neighborhoods.
   

• South Bay gun safety event nets almost 140 firearms (nbcsandiego.com) — Imperial Beach’s sheriff’s substation helped lead a South Bay gun buyback in Chula Vista that collected 138 unwanted firearms and handed out gift cards and free safety locks. Residents can still turn in guns anytime at any sheriff’s station or local law enforcement agency, where weapons will be checked for crimes or theft and otherwise destroyed.
   

📸 Around Imperial Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Imperial Beach

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Monday December 15

• Creative Monday @ the IDEA Lab & Makerspace
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  4:30 pm
• Girls Soccer vs Southwest (JV/Var)
  SYH Stadium
  5:00 pm
• Intergenerational STEM Nights / CITAM para Familia: Las Posadas
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Dance to EvOLvE presents Elves in Training!
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  12:00 pm
• Get Lit with Patty
  Otay Mesa Branch Library , 3003 Coronado Ave. , San Diego
  4:00 pm
• Girls Soccer vs Madison (Var)
  SYH Stadium
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Mobile Health Services / Servicos de Salud MĂłviles
  San Ysidro Branch Library , 4235 Beyer Blvd , San Diego
  9:00 am
• Cafecito con Alzheimer’s San Diego: Conversando sobre la pérdida de memoria
  Otay Mesa Branch Library , 3003 Coronado Ave. , San Diego
  10:00 am
• Real Estate & Economic Update Webinar: A Look Ahead to 2026
  Online Zoom
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Cabaret 2025
  Coronado Playhouse , 1835 Strand Way , Coronado
  2:00 pm
• - I'm Still Developing 2025 Holiday Party | The Cultural Calendar
  I'm Still Developing. , 2629 Highland Ave , National City
  5:00 pm
• Operation Holiday Cheer 2025
  2601 National City Blvd , National City
  5:00 pm

Monday December 15

• DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY
  Logan Heights Branch Library , 567 S. 28th St. , San Diego
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• He is DAVID —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch
• It is the Return of THE EMPORERS NEW GROOVE —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch
• TRON: Ares Opens a New Chapter —Jeri Jacquin Read on Patch

• NB to WB SR-75 is blocked due to police activity, while SB to WB SR-75 has reopened to traffic.
  8:23PM on Dec 12: Northbound and southbound I-5 to westbound SR-75 is blocked due to police activity. (Nextdoor )
• Lady said she had a fight with her boyfriend so instead of driving her to her destination in Chula Vista he dumped her at the bicycle path in Imperial Beach.
  Lady refused help from the deputy. She walks with assistance from a crutch. Feel free to give her whatever assistance you want. She refused the… (Nextdoor Bayside)

• Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Imperial Beach. Apply here.
• South Bay Union School District posted a job opening for Emory Kitchen Lead #218 in Imperial Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

National City

• California Coastal Commission signs off on National City bayfront plan (timesofsandiego.com)
• Sheriff's office says new ‘secure treatment' program to improve inmate care (timesofsandiego.com)
• Broken gas line leaves National City tenants without service (inewsource.org)

Coronado

• Beyond the tent and into the community: How the Coronado Floral Association brings art to all (coronadotimes.com)
• Coronado Public Library launches Winter Read Challenge (thecoronadonews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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