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🌱 Patch AM: What could a $1 billion Tijuana River fix mean for IB?
And check out Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 on the Imperial Beach Patch calendar
Hello Imperial Beach! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What could a $1 billion Tijuana River fix mean for IB?
Also on today's calendar: Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; New rules for pumping water from Delta include restoration incentive; Butte County a (mavensnotebook.com) — San Diego County supervisors have approved the first $1.8 million phase of planning for a potential Tijuana River treatment or diversion system aimed at stopping sewage and toxic waste from fouling the ocean at Imperial Beach. Consultants will spend about 18 months evaluating sites, permits, costs, and funding options for a project that could reach $1 billion and might involve a future sales tax measure. 
📸 Around Imperial Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Imperial Beach
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★ Featured events ★
- Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 →
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
10:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Labor Day Holiday
South Bay Union Imperial Beach, CA 91932 - Labor Day (Legal Holiday)
Sweetwater Community Day Imperial Beach, CA 91932 - Holiday (Labor Day)
Los Altos San Diego, CA 92154 - HOLIDAY - Labor Day
San Ysidro High San Diego, CA 92154
7:30 am - Make-Up Photo Day
Southwest Senior High Cafeteria
8:00 am - Varsity Flag Football @ Orange Glen High
Southwest Senior High Orange Glen High School, 2200 Glenridge Rd, Escondido, CA 92027
4:00 pm - Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuento Bilingüe
Otay Mesa Branch Library 3003 Coronado Ave., San Diego, CA, 92154, US
10:30 am - Digital Navigator one-on-one assistance
Otay Mesa Branch Library 3003 Coronado Ave., San Diego, CA, 92154, US
11:30 am - JV Girls Volleyball vs CVLCC
Southwest Senior High GYM
4:00 pm - Flag Football @ Madison
Montgomery Senior High Madison High School, 4833 Doliva Dr, San Diego, CA 92117, USA
4:15 pm - Varsity Girls Volleyball vs CVLCC
Southwest Senior High GYM
5:30 pm - Boy's Water Polo @ Mount Miguel
Montgomery Senior High Mount Miguel High school
6:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Imperial Beach sunset a couple of night ago.
Taken by our Imperial Beach finest photographer, Thx you (Nextdoor Bayside)
- Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in National City. Apply here.
- Bering Straits Native Corporation posted a job opening for Tactical Athlete Coach – Swim in Coronado. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
National City
- Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Nurses in National City, CA (psychologytoday.com)
- On 25th anniversary of 9/11, San Diegans will remember with stair climbs, memorials and other events (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Coronado
- Bottling Coronado: Award-winning perfume captures the scent of Crown City (coronadotimes.com)
- Authors Jacqueline Friedland and Rosa Kwon Easton present books at Coronado Public Library (thecoronadonews.com)
- Coronado Unified robotics teams kick off outreach efforts at Southeast San Diego STEM and Art Expo (coronadotimes.com)
Ok Imperial Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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