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Today's riddle: What has hands but isn't able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Encinitas, National City officials clash over homeless shelter deal (inewsource.org) — Encinitas officials are under scrutiny for reserving 12 shelter beds in National City for local unhoused residents, a temporary move after losing access to beds in Vista. The decision has sparked a political clash with National City leaders and highlights Encinitas' stricter, treatment‑first approach to homelessness, recent cuts to local services, and the city's ongoing struggle to create solutions closer to home.
• What's Next for San Diego's Hospitals? (sandiegomagazine.com) — Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has opened its new three-story Lusardi Tower, adding private rooms, intensive care, and postpartum services that will directly expand care options for local residents. The piece also outlines major hospital investments from Oceanside to Escondido and La Jolla, signaling broader upgrades in emergency, pediatric, and specialty care that Encinitas patients may increasingly access across North County.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has hands but isn't able to clap?" — A clock! (Thank you Lois R. for sending it in!)
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