🌱 Patch AM: Why Cedars-Sinai’s sewer project is making Marina del Rey residents miserable

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Cedars-Sinai's sewer project is making Marina del Rey residents miserable
• How a Marina del Rey week could reshape the Saints' QB depth chart
• Marina del Rey mourns renowned legal scholar Thomas D. Rowe Jr.

Also on today's calendar: Real Estate Investing Boot Camp.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marina del Rey locals blame sewage stench on hospital construction (amedpost.com) — Marina del Rey residents are dealing with a persistent sewage-like stench they link to ongoing construction at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, where an emergency sewer tank is being installed. Cedars-Sinai has paused excavation while working with LA Sanitation and air-quality regulators to address treated groundwater runoff that may be causing foul odors and murky marina water.
   

• Zach Wilson, Spencer Rattler attempting to solidify backup quarterback spot for New Orleans Saints (neworleanssaints.com) — New Orleans Saints coaches and quarterbacks are in Marina del Rey this week as they wrap joint practices in California before facing the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. With starters resting again, backup QBs Zach Wilson and Spencer Rattler are vying for the No. 2 role after strong preseason and joint-practice showings, while coaches finalize Saturday's rotation.
   

• In Memoriam: Thomas D. Rowe Jr. (ali.org) — A longtime Marina del Rey resident, legal scholar Thomas D. Rowe Jr. has died at 83, leaving a legacy that reaches far beyond the harbor. The Duke Law professor and American Law Institute leader shaped modern civil procedure, federal courts, and class-action doctrine over five decades, mentoring generations of lawyers while helping reform how courts handle complex litigation.
   

📸 Around Marina del Rey

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marina del Rey

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• LA Jazz Festival – Jazz on the Beach - Day 2 →
  Dockweiler Beach, 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey
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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Real Estate Investing Boot Camp →
  IMAN Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Ave, Los Angeles
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Killer Rides →
  Killer Shrimp, 4211 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• El Segundo Art Walk →
  El Segundo Art Walk (ESAW), 314 Main St, El Segundo
  3:00 pm
Monday August 24
• AVPA Info Night - Frost Auditorium
  Culver City High School Culver City, CA 90230
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  El Segundo Unified El Segundo, CA 90245
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• AVID College Night
  Culver City High School Culver City, CA 90230
  4:00 pm
• SuperSets Comedy →
  Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Blvd #1b, Culver City
  8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Make-Up Pictures
  Culver City Middle School Culver City, CA 90230
  8:15 am
Friday August 28
• Principal Coffee at the Culver Steps (after morning Drop off)
  Linwood E. Howe Elementary School Culver Steps
  8:45 am
• WEB Pajama Jammy Jam
  Culver City Middle School Panther Plaza
  5:00 pm
• Drunk Theatre - The Wildest Improv Comedy Show! →
  Santa Monica Playhouse & Group Theatre, 1211 4th St, Santa Monica
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dog on the loose !
  Pit mix Female ( Likely ) Wandering the Ballona canal with harness on !! Heading south to Marina channel ⬇️ Nearest cross street - pacific and… (Nextdoor Marina del Rey - Silver Strand)
• I was just coming home down via Marina by Marina's village right before the channel and they look like a young Bengal cat but a year old trying to get across the street that I almost hit… I went to the channel and made a U-turn and came back looking
  for them, but I couldn't find them so if anybody lost their cat, that's where he is. Looks like he was coming from Mariners Village (Nextdoor Venice-West Ballona)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Marina Del Rey. Apply here.
• J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Beauty Consultant - Fox Hills Mall in Culver City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marina del Rey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Culver City

• Culver City Makes Governor's Prohousing List: $11.3 Million in Funds to Be Shared (culvercitycrossroads.com)
• 3, 2, 1, Let it Rip! The 2026 Beyblade X Grand Prix North America Qualifiers Continue to Culver City, California (graphicpolicy.com)
• Amazon Brings E-Cargo Delivery Bikes to Culver City (westsidecurrent.com)

Los Angeles

• Waymo's New-Look Robotaxi Is Now Available To All LA Riders (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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