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Imperial Beach Digest: IB-Area Unemployment Rate Improves

Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing today in Imperial Beach.

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The national unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 5.2 percent in August. The latest available local unemployment figures are for July; the rate improved since June in the Imperial Beach area.
The national unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 5.2 percent in August. The latest available local unemployment figures are for July; the rate improved since June in the Imperial Beach area. (Shutterstock)

Happy Monday, Imperial Beach! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 73 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories in Imperial Beach today:

  1. California Recall: Where To Vote In Imperial Beach (Imperial Beach Patch)
  2. Imperial Beach-Area Unemployment Rate Improved In July: Feds (Imperial Beach Patch)
  3. Fishermen Ask Imperial Beach To Lift Pier Restrictions, But City Says They've Improved Public Safety (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
  4. Over 837K Recall Ballots Returned So Far In San Diego County (City News Service)
  5. San Diego Public Safety Agencies Get Wildfire Prevention Grants (City News Service)

Today in Imperial Beach:

  • Regular Board Meeting - Sweetwater Community Day (6 p.m.)

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  • County of San Diego: "Did you know that we currently have close to 140 cats and kittens waiting for their #fureverhomes?" (Instagram)

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— Kristina Houck

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