Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Legislature bypasses voters, transfers remaining Palomar Health assets (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Control of Palomar Medical Center Escondido and the rest of Palomar Health's remaining assets is being shifted to a joint authority with UC San Diego Health without a public vote, thanks to a last-minute state trailer bill. District residents will keep paying off hospital bonds through property taxes while officials race to refinance $700 million in debt and hold required public hearings later this year.
• Jacqueline E. 'Jackie' Socin-Landes (times-advocate.com) — Longtime Escondido resident Jacqueline "Jackie" Socin-Landes, a devoted St. Mary's Catholic Church member and local realtor for over four decades, has passed away at 90. Her family remembers her deep faith, love of travel, music, animals, and the many lives she touched across Escondido and San Diego County; memorial service details will be shared later.
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🗞 Nearby News
San Marcos
13 Arrested In San Marcos Drug, Theft Crackdown (patch.com)
Disturbance – San Marcos Deputies investigating reported fight and gunfire. – North County Daily Star (northcountydailystar.com)
Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens Birds: Feathers, Beaks, and Nests September 12 (northcountydailystar.com)
E-Bike Rider Killed In Collision With Vehicle In North County (patch.com)
Free Business Support Office Hours Offered In Carlsbad (patch.com)
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