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🌱 Mysterious Booms + Oceanside Violation For Using Roundup

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Happy Wednesday, people of Oceanside-Camp Pendleton! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 66 Low: 31.

Here are the top five stories in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton today:

  1. San Diegans are looking for answers after hearing mysterious booms throughout the county Tuesday afternoon. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake was reported around 2:30 p.m. near Maneadero, Baja California, but no major activity has been reported in the area Tuesday. (10News)
  2. A ticket with five numbers but no Powerball number was sold at a supermarket in San Diego, the California Lottery announced. The ticket was sold at the Vons store at 665 Saturn Blvd. The ticket is worth $489,235, according to the California Lottery. The numbers drawn Monday night were 10, 15, 51, 61, 69 and the Powerball number was 14. (San Diego Patch)
  3. The San Diego Water Board issued a notice of violation to the city of Oceanside for using Roundup on storm drains. On January 31, Erica Ryan, water resources control engineer says her department was assured by Oceanside that it would comply with its own jurisdictional runoff management plan and not use Roundup in its waterways. Oceanside's Roundup dustup is a big deal according to George Courser, the conservation committee chair for the Sierra Club, San Diego chapter. (San Diego Reader)
  4. The Oceanside Fire Department was the first agency in the city to use Zoom with drones and suggested that its police counterparts try it out. Zoom helped make a dangerous SWAT situation a success. The department needed to catch an individual who had stabbed someone in an apartment complex. (Government Technology)
  5. A new Oceanside Unified School District initiative is in the works to help remove students' barriers to education by building stronger connections between school staff and the community. Mission, Libby and Laurel elementary schools and Jefferson Middle School have become "community schools," according to a recent announcement on the district's initiative. The four schools were chosen based on their individual needs. (Coast News)

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Today in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton:

  • Maryott for Congress Town Hall - Veterans Association of North County (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Camp Pendleton: "Guiding you through A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier with 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment ground guides an assault amphibious vehicle during ground maneuver training during exercise Iron Fist 2022 at Marine Cor..." (Instagram)
  • Oceanside Historical Society: "Celebrating Black History Month: George Mitchell was one of the first Black men to be admitted into the Marine Corps at Montford Point, North Carolina. In the late 1940s George was stationed at Camp Pendleton. George became close friend..." (Facebook)
  • City of Oceanside - Government: "📣Take a look! 👀 Learn about City programs, projects, and events in The Oceanside Tide newsletter 📰> https://conta.cc/3HmgzQ6 #OceansideCA #Oceanside #CityNews #LocalGov" (Facebook)
  • Oceanside Chamber of Commerce: "If there's anything we've learned over the past two years, it's that this community has heart! What better way to illustrate that sentiment than with a community sculpture? Soon, Oceanside residents and visitors will be able to cement th..." (Facebook)
  • Oceanside Unified School District: "Community COVID-19 Vaccine Event on February 2nd!" (Facebook)
  • Oceanside Chamber of Commerce: "Check out this awesome Taco Pop-Up Shop featuring a unique collaboration of downtown O'side businesses!" (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Lisa Frost

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