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🌱 How Gardena became the South Bay’s lone legal poker stronghold

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Gardena became the South Bay’s lone legal poker stronghold
  • How Toyota’s Gardena hub is shaping the future of hydrogen trucking
  • When and where Circle Jerks will hit the stage in Gardena

Also on today's calendar: Water Harvest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has hands but isn’t able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Bay History: Gardena stood alone after other South Bay cities battled over legalizing gambling (dailybreeze.com) — Gardena’s long-running embrace of legal poker rooms, from early clubs like the Embassy Palace to today’s Hustler and Lucky Lady casinos, set it apart from neighboring South Bay cities that rejected gambling. This history piece walks through key court rulings, ballot fights, and regional crackdowns that left Gardena as the South Bay’s lone legal card-room hub, shaping its reputation and economy.
   

• Toyota achieves heavy-duty hydrogen truck milestones (thetrucker.com) — Toyota is expanding hydrogen fueling capabilities for heavy-duty fuel cell trucks at its Gardena-based Hydrogen Headquarters and nearby parts center, supporting freight runs from the Port of Los Angeles across the region. With mobile fuelers already in place and a permanent public station planned, Gardena will play a central role in testing faster refueling and next-generation clean trucking expected to roll out by 2027.
   

• Circle Jerks Re-Record Keith Morris-Era Black Flag Songs on Forthcoming EP (noecho.net) — Circle Jerks are bringing a special California tour to Gardena this December, pairing live performances with screenings of the cult film Repo Man. The run supports their first standalone release in over 30 years, a four-song EP of re-recorded Keith Morris–era Black Flag tracks. Fans in Gardena can expect a nostalgic punk night with a cinematic twist.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Hawthorne

  • HPE Spaceborne Computer-4 Will Bring AI and HPC to the Moon on Astrolab FLIP (servethehome.com)
  • Waymo has ordered thousands of Chinese-made cars to expand its US robotaxi fleet — sparking security concerns on Capitol Hill (nypost.com)
  • "He's trying to buy Texas" - James Talarico claims Elon Musk is single-handedly funding the campaign to "install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate" (newsbreak.com)

Torrance

Redondo Beach

  • State Authorizes Emergency Treatment Of Hazardous Chemicals At Torrance Facility (patch.com)

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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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