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🌱 Patch AM: 11 Carlsbad Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

And check out in-Person Divorce Workshop Presented by Top Local Professionals on the Carlsbad Patch calendar

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What's up Carlsbad! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the 11 Carlsbad teens vying for major merit scholarships
  • How new e-bike age limits could influence rules in Carlsbad
  • How fast are Carlsbad rents rising compared with nearby cities?

Also on today's calendar: in-Person Divorce Workshop Presented by Top Local Professionals and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunshine and not as hot, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 11 Carlsbad Students Named National Merit Semifinalists (patch.com) — Carlsbad families have plenty to celebrate as 11 local high school seniors from Carlsbad High, La Costa Canyon, Pacific Ridge and Sage Creek are named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They join 190 students countywide and more than 16,000 nationwide competing for prestigious scholarships, with finalists to be announced in February and winners revealed next spring and summer.
   

2. Escondido approves e-bike rules, ban for riders under 12 (thecoastnews.com) — Escondido has approved new e-bike rules, including a ban on riders under 12 for most electric bike classes, and joined a countywide Youth Safety Pilot Program. Carlsbad is already part of this same pilot, which tests whether age limits reduce youth injuries, so the data and enforcement approach could eventually shape consistent e-bike rules across North County communities.
   

3. Southern California rent bargains becoming harder to find (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Carlsbad renters are seeing modest rent increases, with one-bedroom prices up about 1.7% over the past year even as some nearby cities see declines. A new regional analysis shows Southern California rent cuts are getting rarer, especially in higher-income areas, making it tougher for local tenants to find real bargains compared with earlier this year.
   

4. Aptera Solar EV Testing Clears 40-Mile Daily Range Benchmark (environmentenergyleader.com) — Aptera recently tested its solar-powered electric vehicle at its final assembly facility in Carlsbad, where independent engineers measured more than 4 kilowatt-hours of usable solar energy collected in a single sunny summer day. That output could translate into roughly 40 to 47 miles of driving if the company meets its efficiency goals, though the results are from one prototype and not yet guaranteed for future production vehicles.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have learned to embrace this smoldering humidity… after dinner each night I go out to the bistro in front of the house, light up an imitation Montecristo, pour myself a stout glass of Flor de Caña and pretend I am in an old Bogart film.
    I embrace the veil of sweat as it rolls southward seeking its final resting place as a small puddle in my dilapidated huaraches. Kathy comes out to… (Nextdoor Rancho La Costa North)
  • My team that we consider a family today got me birthday cake.
    Our team is family that we care about and in return they care about Mooyah. (Nextdoor Tamarack Point)
  • Aerotek posted a job opening for Inventory Control Coordinator in Carlsbad. Apply here.
  • Merlin Entertainments Limited posted a job opening for LEGOLAND CA Night Auditor PT in Carlsbad. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carlsbad here.

Ok Carlsbad! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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