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Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Laguna Beach Prepares For Kelvin Wave Expected To Raise Sea Levels Along SoCal Coast (patch.com) — Laguna Beach officials are closely monitoring a coastally trapped Kelvin wave expected to raise local sea levels by 6 to 12 inches in early October, compounding erosion from recent Hurricane Marie surf. Marine Safety and Public Works crews are coordinating daily to protect vulnerable shoreline areas, while residents are urged to check conditions, avoid rocks and high-tide waterlines, and prepare oceanfront properties for possible flooding and prolonged higher tides into winter.
• 102 traffic violations issued in massive multi‑agency coastal OC police crackdown (newsantaana.com) — Laguna Beach drivers are seeing stepped-up enforcement after LBPD's latest multi-agency traffic crackdown along coastal and canyon corridors, where speeding, loud exhausts, and risky e‑bike riding draw frequent complaints. Officers cited or warned 102 violations from San Clemente to Seal Beach, including 33 speeding tickets, 18 loud exhaust citations, and one DUI and firearm arrest, with fines and insurance impacts that can linger for years.
• Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse (broadwayworld.com) — Laguna Beach theatergoers can catch the brand‑new musical WILD CHILD at Laguna Playhouse's Moulton Theatre, running through October 4 and opening the 2026‑27 season. The review praises its energetic young cast, pop‑rock score, and inventive staging of a wilderness therapy camp story, while noting it still has room to grow as a promising world‑premiere production.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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