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🌱 Patch AM: How will the new MB Wave Rider schedule affect your weekends?

Also, don't miss *VIRTUAL* FAFSA Webinar Event on the Manhattan Beach Patch calendar

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Hello Manhattan Beach! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will the new MB Wave Rider schedule affect your weekends?
  • Why Manhattan Beach-founded Skechers still designs and leads from the South Bay.

Also on today's calendar: *VIRTUAL* FAFSA Webinar Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 75, low: 69.
  • Wednesday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MB Wave Rider Service Extended at Reduced Service Level (thembnews.com) — Manhattan Beach's City Council has approved seven more months of the MB Wave Rider on-demand electric shuttle, but with fewer hours and vehicles starting December 1. Weekend service will shrink to 30 hours total, though the $5 fare and citywide coverage, including rides to the Metro K Line Douglas Station, will remain for residents who rely on it.
   

• MADE HERE: Southern California Manufacturing Is Booming Again — Here's Why (latimes.com subscription) — Southern California manufacturers are increasingly keeping production close to home, and Manhattan Beach-based Skechers is held up as a prime example. The company's local headquarters and flagship store, along with other LA-area brands, show how regional talent, logistics, and community ties can outweigh cheaper overseas options while supporting jobs and economic activity across the South Bay.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • California Pizza Kitchen (Retail) posted a job opening for Pasta Cook in Manhattan Beach. Apply here.
  • Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Manhattan Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hermosa Beach

  • Stewart Hagestad chases another Crump Cup title (usatoday.com)
  • Hustling for love: Inside the minds of the men and women who romance their way into the hearts of the ultra-rich (timesnewsnetworks.com)

El Segundo

  • Principal Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads - Varda Space Industries - El Segundo, CA, US (dice.com)
  • Space Avionics Systems Engineer II - Varda Space Industries - El Segundo, CA, US (dice.com)
  • Los Angeles Aerospace Manufacturing: Supply Chain Opportunities (latimes.com)

Ok Manhattan 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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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