🌱 Suspect in Trump golf scare also tied to 2025 El Segundo robbery

Good day El Segundo! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Suspect in Trump golf scare also tied to 2025 El Segundo robbery
• What nearly $1B in Pentagon work means for El Segundo labs

Also on today's calendar: Fiesta Hermosa.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 74 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 72.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gun suspect at Trump Golf Course had hundreds of Secret Service notes (nypost.com) — A man accused of bringing weapons and surveillance notes to Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles is also facing a separate robbery charge stemming from a 2025 incident in El Segundo. Prosecutors say he's currently mentally unfit to stand trial on the federal gun case, while local authorities continue pursuing the earlier El Segundo robbery allegations in state court.
   

• Nearly $1 billion in contracts goes to major weapons suppliers for bomber and radar work (nj.com subscription) — A major Air Force radar upgrade for B-52 bombers will include work done in El Segundo, tying the city into nearly $1 billion in new Pentagon contracts. While the project runs through 2031 and won't affect daily life immediately, it underscores the ongoing role of local aerospace facilities in long-term national defense work and high-skilled jobs.
   

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Wednesday September 2
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Thursday August 27
• JV Football vs. Dominguez HS
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  North High 24300 Western Ave, Harbor City, California, 90710
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  North High 3620 W. 182nd St., Torrance, California, 90504
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  Hermosa Beach City Elementary Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls JV vs Kennedy/La Palma
  North High 3620 W. 182nd St., Torrance, California, 90504
  5:00 pm
• Girls' Varsity Volleyball at Maywood CES HS
  Inglewood High School Maywood CES HS
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls FS vs Kennedy/La Palma
  North High 3620 W. 182nd St., Torrance, California, 90504
  5:00 pm
• GV Back to School Night
  Grand View Elementary Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
  5:30 pm
• Water Polo, Boys VR vs Orange
  North High 2320 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, California, 90501, USA
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🗞 Nearby News

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• New Manhattan Beach Home Sparks Setback Fight (patch.com)
• Coming up: Cardinals West Coast Road Trip; Mixing Baseball with Hollywood Courtesy of our Celebrity Guides (stlsportspage.com)
• Can Rob Bonta Make His Case Against Paramount Without the Three Largest Theater Chains? (variety.com)

Hawthorne

• SpaceX plans on 'winding down Falcon' once Starship becomes operational (starlust.org)
• Archer and AEG plan an eVTOL vertiport at L.A. Live for future (mrobusinesstoday.com)
• Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates (wdsm710.com)

Beverly Hills

• Acclaimed Israeli Chef Eyal Shani Brings Malka To Beverly Hills (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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