🌱 Patch AM: Why a deputy opened fire near the busy Imperial Beach Pier

Morning Imperial Beach! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a deputy opened fire near the busy Imperial Beach Pier

Also on today's calendar: Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.
• Monday: Sunlit and beautiful, temps: high: 70, low: 58.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Diego police ID deceased man and the deputy who fatally shot him in Imperial Beach (nbcsandiego.com) — Imperial Beach residents are learning more about Sunday’s fatal deputy-involved shooting near the Imperial Beach Pier, as authorities identify Deputy Maxwell Hammond and 51-year-old Gary Gates. Investigators say Gates advanced with a knife and was shot, later dying at a hospital. Multiple agencies are now reviewing the incident, and anyone with information is urged to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers.
   

📸 Around Imperial Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Imperial Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

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

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Other local events

Monday December 29

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

Wednesday December 31

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

Sunday December 28

• Mat Pilates
  Cays Yoga & Pilates , 503-B Grand Caribe Causeway , Coronado
  10:00 am
• COCKBURNS BAND
  Downtown Cafe Bar & Grill , 182 E Main St , El Cajon
  12:00 pm
• A Christmas Story: The Musical (Touring)
  Cygnet Theatre , 2880 Roosevelt Rd , San Diego
  2:00 pm
• Claudio Martin at La Mesa Wine Works
  La Mesa Wine Works , 8167 Center St , La Mesa
  2:00 pm
• A Magical Cirque Christmas (Touring)
  Balboa Theatre , 868 Fourth Ave , San Diego
  3:00 pm
• Abbotsford Canucks at San Diego Gulls
  Pechanga Arena , 3500 Sports Arena Blvd , San Diego
  5:00 pm
• Barefoot Hockey Goalie
  Casbah , 2501 Kettner Blvd , San Diego
  8:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Year-End Sew-In — SD METRO MQG
  Lemon Grove Library , 3001 School Ln , Lemon Grove
  11:00 am
• Coronado Library
  Coronado Public Library , 640 Orange Ave , Coronado
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found good girl!
  On Broadway, Chula Vista if anyone knows the owner please contact (619) 966-8393 (Nextdoor Nestor-Egger Highlands North)
• I’m still looking for a licensed contractor to run a gas line up for a new dryer.
  Let me know if anyone can recommend someone who is licensed. Thank you! (Nextdoor Mar Vista)

• Bodega Latina Corporation - El Super posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk - # 25 National City in National City. Apply here.
• Vallarta Supermarkets posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in National City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

National City

• San Diego's Forecast December 27, 2025: Strong winds and more rain coming next week (10news.com)
• Schiff Cosponsors Bill to Restrict Border Patrol Operations to Areas Within 25 Miles of the Mexican Border (sdjewishworld.com)
• Deal to sell 117 JCPenney stores in danger of collapse (localmemphis.com)

Coronado

• Avenue of Heroes: Louis E. Burke Jr. (coronadotimes.com)
• Calendar of events for the week of Dec. 31 (thecoronadonews.com)
• San Diego-bound Arizona football fans get special treatment at California seafood eatery (tucson.com)

Ok Imperial Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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