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• Could your security camera hold clues to San Marino’s fake landscapers?

Also on today's calendar: Pasadena Society of Artists 1925-2025, Artists Choice Exhibition RECEPTION. and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
• Monday: Nice with sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dressed As Landscapers, Would-Be Burglars At Large After Failed SGV Break-In: Police (patch.com) — San Marino police are searching for three men who posed as landscapers and tried to break into a Canterbury Road home, cutting its power and water lines. The suspects fled toward Chaucer and Lombardy roads, leaving behind a possible surveillance camera. Residents are urged to review security footage and contact SMPD or Crime Stoppers with any tips.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Marino

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Pasadena Society of Artists 1925-2025, Artists Choice Exhibition RECEPTION.
  Whites Art Framing & Restoration, 2414 Honolulu Ave, Glendale
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Annual Holiday Tea
  Julienne Fine Foods & Celebrations , 2649 Mission St , San Marino
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 16

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

Wednesday December 17

• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm
• Holiday Tea
  Julienne Fine Foods & Celebrations , 2649 Mission St , San Marino
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Dungeons and Dragons for High School
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  4:00 pm
• Historic Holiday Harmonies at the Huntington
  The Huntington Library , Art Museum , San Marino
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• 2025 BLS Provider New/Renewal - Alhambra
  CPR Training Centre , 1 S Hidalgo Ave , Alhambra
  10:30 am
• Teen Advisory Board
  San Gabriel Library , 500 S Del Mar Ave , San Gabriel
  11:00 am
• SUGAR & MOON INDOOR "Winter Wonders" Holiday MAKER'S MARKET
  The Lodge at Sierra Madre , 33 E Sierra Madre Blvd , Sierra Madre
  11:00 am
• LA Fixit Clinic
  Rosemead Library , 8800 Valley Blvd , Rosemead
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All clear after standoff in Palmdale, California. Suspect arrested.
  12:09AM on Dec 12: The suspect has been arrested, per reports from KTLA citing authorities. No further updates will be provided. 8:45PM on Dec 11:… (Nextdoor )
• "Avoid the area" due to standoff in Palmdale, California.
  8:06PM on Dec 11: Residents are being instructed to avoid the area, shelter in place and use alternate routes near 35th Street East and Avenue R‑4 in… (Nextdoor )

• Talascend posted a job opening for Shipping/Receiving Clerk in Alhambra. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Alhambra. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Marino here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Gabriel

• Orange Lutheran girls basketball overwhelmed by La Salle's strong start (sgvtribune.com)
• Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, Dec. 12-20 (sgvtribune.com)
• Proposition 4 – Wildfire and Forest Resilience (ca.gov)

Alhambra

• New Homes For the Holidays (theeastsiderla.com)

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