Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 73.
Saturday: Sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Archer and AEG plan an eVTOL vertiport at L.A. Live for future (mrobusinesstoday.com) — Hawthorne residents could see their local airport become a key hub in a new electric air taxi network linking downtown L.A., LAX, and other Southern California vertiports. Archer Aviation has bought Hawthorne Airport and plans to base its Midnight eVTOL operations there while also building a vertiport at L.A. Live, aiming for short, 10–20 minute urban flights across the region.
• SpaceX plans on 'winding down Falcon' once Starship becomes operational (starlust.org) — SpaceX's long-term plan to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket directly touches Hawthorne, where the company's headquarters and engineering teams are based. As Starship ramps up, SpaceX expects to shift resources away from Falcon, focusing future launches and Starlink expansion on the new fully reusable system and leaving fewer commercial Falcon missions after 2028.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Gru is only five years old, and when I came home today, I was shocked to find the house a complete mess. At first, I was furious, but when I saw Gru turn around and look at me, my anger vanished instantly. Does your dog destroy things when you're not… (Nextdoor Del Aire)
** EDIT: She was found by a neighbor. Thank you all** My neighbor, Bobbi, her cat has gone missing. Her cat is 9 months old and has a chronic health condition that causes breathing… (Nextdoor Hawthorne-W 132nd)
SpaceX - Space Exploration Technologies Corporation posted a job opening for Sr. Product Sales Manager (Starlink Aviation) in Hawthorne. Apply here.
Teledyne Vision Solutions posted a job opening for Assembler - Temporary in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.
🗞 Nearby News
Inglewood
Inglewood approves $261 million plan to remake downtown, ease event traffic (thesportingtribune.com)
Inglewood Unified Enters New School Year With Local Control In Sight, But Questions Linger (ognsc.com)
Nike Kobe 1 Protro 'City of Champions' Now Available on Complex (complex.com)
El Segundo
MUOS Level 1 Testbed IPT Lead (Level L) at Boeing (boeing.com)
Manhattan Beach
New Manhattan Beach Home Sparks Setback Fight (patch.com)
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