🌱 What penalties followed the 2021 Carson warehouse fire environmental crimes?

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In today's newsletter:

• What penalties followed the 2021 Carson warehouse fire environmental crimes?
• See where Carson’s star quarterback ranks among South Bay standouts

Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds, then sun and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Los Angeles Briefs: No Contest Plea in in 2021 Carson Warehouse Fire and $2 M. Federal Investment Transforms Crisis Response in L.A. - (randomlengthsnews.com) — Executives of Virgin Scent and their company have been sentenced after pleading no contest to environmental crimes tied to the massive 2021 Carson warehouse fire and hazardous waste discharge, with probation, suspended jail time, and community labor ordered. The same brief also highlights over $2 million in new federal funding to expand Los Angeles’ CIRCLE crisis-response program, including in Harbor Area communities near Carson.
   

• Daily Breeze football: Top 10 quarterbacks to watch for 2026 season (modbee.com) — Carson football fans will be watching senior quarterback Chris Fields III closely this season after he was named Daily Breeze Offensive Player of the Year and led the Colts to a City Section title. A new South Bay ranking lists him among the top quarterbacks to watch, alongside standouts from Palos Verdes, Torrance, Inglewood and other nearby programs.
   

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Thursday August 13

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Tuesday August 18

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💬 Chatter

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• City of Carson California posted a job opening for Recreation Specialist (Part Time) in Carson. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Compton

• Compton's Hub City International Film Festival Returns September 25–27 (2urbangirls.com)
• Suspects arrested after sheriff's pursuit ends with violent crash in Compton (abc7.com)
• LA SWAT deputies arrest barricade suspect in Compton (nbclosangeles.com)

Gardena

• Allee Willis Collection Preview to Feature FRIENDS, EARTH WIND & FIRE Items at Julien's Auctions (broadwayworld.com)

Long Beach

• Shark-Surveillance Robot Could Help Lifeguards Spot Great Whites In Real Time: Report (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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