🌱 Patch AM: What big changes will Monrovia’s council weigh at its next meeting?

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In today's newsletter:

• What big changes will Monrovia’s council weigh at its next meeting?
• How a Monrovia local helped launch a unifying Rose Parade float

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

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
• Monday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Council to consider repealing Japanese incarceration resolutions; solar panels on reservoir; reimbursing preservation group (monrovianow.com) — Monrovia residents should know the City Council is set to revisit two World War II-era resolutions that supported incarcerating Japanese Americans, consider adding money-saving solar panels atop the Mountain Avenue reservoir, and vote on reimbursing the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group for advancing Old Town’s bid for the National Register of Historic Places. These decisions could affect city finances, energy costs, and historic preservation priorities.
   

• Can a Rose Parade float help heal a politically fractured nation? (sgvtribune.com) — A Monrovia resident and longtime Tournament of Roses volunteer helped spark the idea for a patriotic America250 float that will feature three soaring bald eagles in the Rose Parade, aiming to inspire unity ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday. The detailed design, from animated eagles to regionally inspired florals, is meant to evoke shared pride without overt partisanship.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monrovia

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Monday December 15

• Free Vaccine Clinic: Flu and COVID-19 for for All Ages
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  12:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm
• Read With STAR Volunteer Suze
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Blues
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Computer Classes
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  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Dungeons and Dragons for High School
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• English Conversation With Ronnie
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• AI International Film and Music Video Festivals
  Los Feliz 3 Theatre , 1822 N Vermont Ave , Los Angeles
  10:30 am
• Intermediate Meditation & Buddhist talk
  Dhammakaya International Meditation Center , 865 E Monrovia Pl , Azusa
  12:30 pm
• A Night of Christmas with The Lettermen
  Arcadia Performing Arts Center , 188 Campus Dr , Arcadia
  2:00 pm
• Rachel Maddow
  The Orpheum Theatre , 842 S Broadway , Los Angeles
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello everyone!
  My girlfriend got in to a accident on Decemeber 3rd around 11am-12pm between Diamond St. and Mayflower Ave. The light brown/gray toyota is the one… (Nextdoor Diamond)
• So discouraged.
  My E bike lock ($90 and rated a 9/10 on reviews) was cut and my bike stolen outside the Metro Monrovia station on Wednesday. Filed a police report… (Nextdoor Alta Vista)

• SBM Management posted a job opening for Day Porter in Monrovia. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Duarte

• Giredestrant Combo Yields Positive PFS in Subgroups After CDK4/6i in ER+/HER2– Breast Cancer (cancernetwork.com)
• Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, Dec. 12-20 (sgvtribune.com)
• OBITUARY: Christyann Emmerson Tanner, 1965-2025 (lostcoastoutpost.com)

Sierra Madre

• Magical Sierra Madre Tradition Returns This December (coloradoboulevard.net)

Arcadia

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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