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Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Suspicious Packages Prompt Shelter-In-Place Orders In Oceanside (patch.com) — Residents in parts of Oceanside were ordered to shelter in place Sunday after multiple suspicious packages were found near Castellano Way and Vandegrift Boulevard, prompting a hazardous materials response and road closures. Oceanside fire and police, along with regional hazmat and bomb units, secured the area, issued targeted instructions to nearby homes, and reported no injuries while the investigation continued.
2. Oceanside adds I-5 offramp option for access to Capistrano neighborhood (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Oceanside officials are studying a new I-5 offramp onto Camp Pendleton and three bridge options over the San Luis Rey River to give the isolated Capistrano neighborhood another way in and out. Residents worry about gridlock and wildfire evacuations, while city engineers warn any solution could take seven to ten years and cost tens of millions of dollars.
3. Write On, Oceanside! Literacy Festival September 26 - (thevistapress.com) — Oceanside readers can look forward to the free Write On, Oceanside! literary festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Civic Center Library Plaza. More than 25 local authors, workshops on publishing and writers' groups, spoken word performances, and kids' crafts will all be on offer, with full details and contacts through the Oceanside Public Library.
4. Oceanside spent tens of millions on homelessness. Here's what they used it for. (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Oceanside residents are getting a closer look at how more than $40 million is being used to tackle homelessness, with most funding going to Section 8 rental assistance and housing-first programs. A recent City Council presentation detailed outcomes from the Navigation Center, safe parking, and state grants, while highlighting rising homelessness numbers and the growing vulnerability of local seniors.
5. Oceanside steps up storm preparations ahead of El Niño (northcoastcurrent.com) — Oceanside is ramping up preparations for a potentially very strong El Niño, with an interdepartmental working group, storm-drain clearing, and flood-response training already underway. Residents are urged to sign up for Ready Oceanside alerts, review flood risks, and pick up free sandbags at Moody's El Corazon Recycling on Oceanside Boulevard before heavy winter storms arrive.
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