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🌱 Patch AM: How abandoned boats are turning Marina del Rey’s harbor into a headache

Coming up on the Marina del Rey Patch calendar: Afterglow: Portraits By Sam Comen Exhibition at the Santa Monica Pier

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In today's newsletter:

  • How abandoned boats are turning Marina del Rey's harbor into a headache

Also on today's calendar: Afterglow: Portraits By Sam Comen Exhibition at the Santa Monica Pier and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'No tax money, no money to the slip and it's just an eyesore': Abandoned boats in LA are wreaking havoc on Marina del Rey (moneywise.com) — Abandoned and derelict boats are piling up in Marina del Rey, clogging slips, creating safety and pollution risks, and leaving local agencies with hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential cleanup costs. With state grant funding shrinking and only one authorized removal vendor, dozens of new abandoned vessels each year are straining the harbor while nonprofits scramble to raise private money for disposals.
   

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Culver City

  • Uziel Gomez is banking on his clients' future potential (financial-planning.com)
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  • Fortress takes ownership of former Sony Pictures Animation campus in foreclosure sale (westsidetoday.com)

Santa Monica

  • Sr Data Engineer - Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology - SANTA MONICA, CA, US (dice.com)

Redondo Beach

  • 43 Luxury Townhomes Starting At $2M To Go On Sale In Redondo Beach: Report (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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