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Also on today's calendar: The Fall Home Garden Show and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Missing since 2023 from Encinitas, California: Sophia Hall Nunez was one year old when she vanished (newsbreak.com) — A young girl who disappeared from Encinitas in 2023, believed to be with her non-custodial mother, is still missing and would now be four years old. Authorities urge Encinitas and San Diego County residents to report any tips to local investigators, federal partners, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children so even small details can help bring her home.
2. Coronado officially joins nonprofit San Diego Community Power, eyes 2028 for service (kpbs.org) — Encinitas is already part of San Diego Community Power, the nonprofit energy provider that Coronado has just voted to join for cleaner, potentially slightly cheaper electricity. For local residents, the move signals growing regional momentum behind community choice energy, which lets cities decide their power mix while still using SDG&E's lines and infrastructure.
3. Boardroom celebrates surfboard craft at Del Mar Fairgrounds (thecoastnews.com) — An Encinitas surfer and resident, Scott Bass, created The Boardroom International Surfboard Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, which returns October 10–11 celebrating surfboard shapers from San Diego and around the world. Local surf fans can browse gear, watch shaping competitions, enjoy food and music, and even join a grom board swap while voting on big-wave designs inspired by a forecasted strong El Niño.
4. Newsom Signs SB 1167, Drawing a Clearer Line Between E-Bikes and E-Motos (fiorreports.com) — Encinitas residents will see statewide changes after Governor Newsom signed SB 1167, authored by local Senator Catherine Blakespear, tightening rules on how powerful electric motorcycles can be marketed as e-bikes. The law, effective January 1, 2027, strengthens labeling, safety, and crash-data requirements and comes alongside separate legislation aimed at protecting a state-funded protected bike lane on Santa Fe Boulevard in Encinitas.
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