🌱 Oceanside Surfer Joins Tour + Mission Pacific On 'Best Hotel' List

Happy Valentine's Day! Let's get this Tuesday started off right with a quick review of everything you need to know that's happening in town these days, including ...

• Oceanside man gets five months for threats to kill NY senator.
• Genentech invests $450 million for manufacturing facility in Oceanside.
• Mission Pacific Hotel dubbed "Best for a buzzing beach resort."

Get passionate and take a deep dive into all things Valentine's Day!

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But first, today's weather:

Clearing, a shower or two. High: 58 Low: 33.

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

1. The Mission Pacific Hotel in downtown Oceanside made the list of the "Best hotels in California 2023" under the category of "Best for a buzzing beach resort." The accolades of note for the hotel were "it's easy Californian boutique living, with sleek design, balconies overlooking an ocean-facing courtyard... a rooftop bar for sundowners, plus the Top Gun House — a pie restaurant made famous in the eponymous film." Mission Pacific joins a prestigious group of 13 hotels that includes Hotel del Coronado and the Disneyland Hotel. (AOL)
2. Caitlin Simmers from Oceanside is among seven top surfers from around the world to join the 2023 Championship Tour (CT). The 17-year-old surfer qualified for the tour in 2022 but decided to keep competing on the Challenger Series for an additional year, which she rounded out tied for third. "My goal is probably just to make the cut. I'm just going to see what happens, maybe try to do some roundhouse cutbacks, maybe get barreled. That'd be pretty sick." (TheInertia.com/paywall)
3. An Oceanside man received a five-month prison sentence last week for threatening to kill Senator Chuck Schumer of New York. Johnathan Ryan McGuire was charged with leaving a voicemail message at Schumer's D.C. office, which included antisemitic and homophobic slurs and threatened to "blow your (expletive) head off" and "send some bullets your way," according to an FBI agent's affidavit filed in San Diego federal court. The affidavit also states that U.S. Capitol Police documented "numerous threats by McGuire to various members of U.S. Congress and a USCP officer" between 2019 and 2021, which were allegedly sent by phone and email. McGuire pleaded guilty last year to one count of threats in interstate commerce. (Times of San Diego)
4. Genentech plans to build a new $450 million biologics manufacturing facility at its biotech campus in Oceanside. The new facility will be "one of the most modern commercial-scale biotech manufacturing facilities in the world" and will expand the number of buildings on the company's 60-acre site on Antibody Way. It's also expected to add 150 new positions by the time it's operational in 2025. Genentech said Oceanside was chosen for the expansion because of proximity to "world-class biotech talent" in the San Diego area. (Patch)

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Today in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton:

• Valentine's Coastal Cruise - Oceanside Adventures (4:00 PM)
• Lock & Key Valentine's Day At The Rooftop Bar (5:00 PM)
• Nerd Comedy Valentine's Day - Brooks Theatre (7:00 PM)

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From my community notebook:

• "Our community and our world needs kindness. As a Kindness Certified Chamber of Commerce, we promote kindness in business and honor #KindnessCertifiedCompanies for being good to our people, community, planet and world!" (Oceanside Chamber via Instagram)

• "Renowned historians, descendants, and experts in the field will explore the struggles, triumphs, and significance of the brave African American women who made a life on the frontier. - The free in-person panel discussion will include the..." (Nextdoor)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Lisa Frost

About me: I am the Community Publisher for the Oceanside-Camp Pendleton Patch and love sharing all things Oceanside. It's a privilege to help locals and those visiting our incredible and diverse city stay informed about local news, people, and the stories that shape our community. Explore all that Patch has to offer Oceansiders:

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