🌱 Patch AM: What Del Mar hearings next week could reshape housing and lagoon protections?

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In today's newsletter:

• What Del Mar hearings next week could reshape housing and lagoon protections?
• How to reserve your spot for DMCC's next Page Turners meetup

Also on today's calendar: Cowboy Junkies and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Variable clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy, a shower; warm, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Legal Notices, September 4, 2026 (thecoastnews.com) — Several upcoming public hearings in Del Mar could shape local housing, lagoon flood protection, and fair-housing rules, including a Sept. 15 Planning Commission meeting at Town Hall on the San Dieguito Lagoon levee and a La Atalaya development agreement. Additional ordinance updates on supportive housing and reasonable accommodations may also affect how future projects are reviewed in Del Mar neighborhoods.
   

• Author Susan Thomas to discuss her memoir at DMCC Page Turners meeting (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Del Mar readers can meet local author Susan Thomas and discuss her memoir "Gifts from the Prairie and Beyond" at a Del Mar Community Connections Page Turners gathering on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2–3 p.m., at St. Peter's Parish Hall. In partnership with the Del Mar Library, DMCC is offering limited free copies for 92014 residents and invites older adults to register online or by phone.
   

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Monday September 21
• Cowboy Junkies →
  The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
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Wednesday September 23
• Kruder & Dorfmeister →
  The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
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Saturday September 26
• DJ Habibeats →
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  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• JACK WHITE LIVE 2026 →
  The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• Labor Day (no school)
  Carmel Creek CC-Public_Calendar
Tuesday September 8
• G Flag Football vs San Pasqual @ SDA 5:15JV, 4:00V
  San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas, CA 92024
  4:00 pm
• V G Tennis vs CCA @ SDA
  San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas, CA 92024
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• PTO General Meeting
  Carmel Creek CC-1-R05 (20), CC-Public_Calendar
  9:00 am
Thursday September 10
• JV G Tennis vs Westview @ SDA
  San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas, CA 92024
  4:00 pm
• Field Hockey vs Pt Loma @ SDA 5:00JV, 6:15V
  San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas, CA 92024
  5:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Atomic Groove Happy Hour →
  Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach
  5:30 pm

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Rancho Santa Fe

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