🌱 Patch AM: How to spend a perfect, garden-filled 24 hours around Coronado.

Hello again Coronado! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How to spend a perfect, garden-filled 24 hours around Coronado.
• See which Coronado neighbors and landmarks just earned regional and national honors.
• What new state laws now affect Coronado families and businesses?

Also on today's calendar: Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 97, low: 71.
• Sunday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Plant Lover's Guide to 24 Hours on Coronado Island (sunset.com) — If you're planning a day in Coronado, this guide walks you through gardens, bike routes, and local stops from the Ferry Landing to Hotel del Coronado. It spotlights Spreckels Park, the Coronado Flower Show, neighborhood architecture, the Silver Strand, and favorite shops, restaurants, and boutique lodging, all with an eye toward plant lovers and leisurely exploring your own backyard.
   

• News briefs: Awards bestowed, local artist exhibition, SD bayside park gets new name (coronadotimes.com) — Coronado readers can celebrate local leadership and creativity, from Rotary Club president Karol McClelland earning a national Spirit of Hope award to the city's Cultural Arts Commission opening its "Textures of Community" exhibition at the C3 Gallery on October 8. The piece also highlights a national award for a Hotel del Coronado TV program and a Port decision renaming a Barrio Logan bayside park.
   

• Governor Newsom Signs Senator Weber Pierson's Sweeping Legislative Package Into Law (ca.gov) — Coronado falls within Senator Akilah Weber Pierson's 39th District, which just saw 14 new bills signed by Governor Newsom on health care, education, sugar labeling, AI in medicine, and more. These statewide laws could affect everything from restaurant menus and kids' math support to Alzheimer's treatment access and port projects that influence the broader San Diego region.
   

📸 Around Coronado

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coronado

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration →
  Liberty Station, Ingram Plaza, San Diego, CA,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Pink & Purple Glow Yoga →
  Coronado CA
  8:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Community Cleanup →
  Tidelands Park, 2000 Mullinex Drive, Coronado
  8:00 am
• Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga - Coronado →
  2000 Mullinex Dr, Coronado
  9:00 am
• League of Women Voters to present November ballot measures in Coronado →
  Coronado Boathouse, 1985 Strand Way, Coronado
  10:30 am
• Understand Your Money Beliefs →
  640 Orange Avenue, Coronado
  11:00 am
• Trip to: Universal Studios Horror Nights →
  Coronado CA
  5:30 pm
• Trip to: Universal's Horror Nights →
  Coronado CA
  5:30 pm
• Pour It Forward: Coronado Wine Tasting and Auction →
  Christ Episcopal Church, 926 C Street, Coronado
  6:00 pm
• Coronado Rotary Wine Tasting →
  Coronado CA
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Heartland Coin Show →
  El Cajon Elks Lodge #1812, 1400 E Washington Ave, El Cajon
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• The Fall Home Garden Show →
  Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  10:00 am

📣 Coronado Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does your dog also think every visitor came just to see him?
  The family's Lab decided I was his this week. Wherever I was working, he lay down right next to it. Every time I stopped to check the tile, there was… (Nextdoor Coronado Island West)

• Hilton posted a job opening for Cook I Eno (Seasonal) - Hotel del Coronado, A Curio Collection by Hilton in Coronado. Apply here.
• J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Associate - Plaza Bonita in National City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coronado here.

🗞 Nearby News

National City

• New self-imposed property taxes could fund National City's downtown (inewsource.org)
• Activists Sue City to Block Flock – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
• Monarch School Temporary Location Change - San Diego County Office of Education (sdcoe.net)

Imperial Beach

• Candidates Call on Mayor to Hire COO – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

San Diego

• Kids Get Free Admission To San Diego Zoo, Safari Park In October (patch.com)
• Suspicious Death Of Woman In San Diego Under Investigation (patch.com)
• Give Blood, Get An 'Addams Family' T-Shirt In San Diego County (patch.com)

Ok Coronado! 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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