🌱 How a toxic Maywood riverfront became a community-focused green oasis
Good morning Maywood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a toxic Maywood riverfront became a community-focused green oasis
Also on today's calendar: Christmas Car Wash.
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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 69 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 51.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Designing for Community and Climate in Los Angeles (jstor.org) — Maywood Riverfront Park, a five-acre former brownfield and partial Superfund site along the L.A. River, is being redesigned to better serve Maywood’s dense, largely immigrant community. Landscape firm SALT and partners are working with residents to restore the park, address long-standing disrepair, and bring back safe, vibrant green space while tackling broader climate and environmental justice challenges in Los Angeles. 
📸 Around Maywood
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Upcoming Events in
Maywood
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Christmas Car Wash
Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center , 2729 E Carson St , Lakewood
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Computer Classes
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
3:00 pm -
Crafty Kids: Arts & Crafts
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
4:00 pm -
Winter Cultural Traditions Around the World
Cudahy Library , 5218 Santa Ana St , Cudahy
4:00 pm -
Embroidery Club | Taller de Bordado
Malabar Branch Library
4:30 pm -
Paint Your Own Ceramic Owl
Hollydale Library , 12000 Garfield Ave , South Gate
5:00 pm -
Evening Water Aerobics Class (Wed.) Dec. 17 - Commerce, CA 2025
Brenda Villa Aquatic Center (BVAC) , 5600 Harbor St , Commerce
6:30 pm -
Colin Meloy
Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever , 5970 Santa Monica Blvd , Los Angeles
7:00 pm -
Broadway Musical Theater
8348 3rd St , Downey
7:00 pm -
Family Sing @ L.A. Care Lynwood CRC
Community Resource Center in Lynwood , 3200 E Imperial Hwy , Lynwood
10:00 am -
Holiday Wreath
Malabar Branch Library
4:00 pm -
Dungeons and Dragons for High School
Playa Vista Branch Library
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
Jane was LOST on December 15, 2025 in Maywood, CA 90270 near 60th Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner, view… (Nextdoor N Maywood - Pixley Park)
- Elsupermarkets posted a job opening for Produce Clerk - # 7 Huntington Park in Huntington Park. Apply here.
- Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1459741-4) in Bell Gardens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maywood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vernon
- Harbor Marine Product Inc. MARCS-CMS 710589 — November 28, 2025 (fda.gov)
- 'Not a red-blue issue': Data center impact study bill sees new bipartisan push (foxbaltimore.com)
- Vernon councillors ask staff to look at enhanced safety measure on roads (castanet.net)
Huntington Park
- Basketball Recap: Dominguez Extends Winning Streak to Seven (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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