🌱 Patch AM: How many Poway adventures can you pack into one weekend?

Hi Poway! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How many Poway adventures can you pack into one weekend?
• State board suspends license of Poway surgeon amid pill-theft allegations
• How Poway helped power the Navy's latest autonomous drone test

Also on today's calendar: Art Glass Guild Show and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and sweltering heat, with a high of 103 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine and very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 65.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Between San Diego And Palm Springs Lies A Historic City With Hiking Trails And Family Fun (planetware.com) — Poway takes center stage here as a family-friendly base with detailed suggestions for hiking Lake Poway, climbing to Potato Chip Rock, and exploring Old Poway Park's railroad, museum, and farmers market. You'll also find tips on the Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center, Lake Poway Recreation Area fees, and how close Poway is to regional draws like the zoo, Legoland, and nearby airports.
   

• Medical board suspends doctor's license for allegedly pilfering patients' meds (sandiegouniontribune.com) — State regulators have temporarily suspended the license of a Poway otolaryngologist after allegations he took patients' prescribed pain pills during post-surgery visits, though he denies the claims and will get a hearing. The report outlines specific 2025 incidents, UC San Diego Health's investigation, his positive oxycodone test, and his ongoing treatment and monitoring while he seeks possible reinstatement.
   

• GA-ASI, U.S. Navy to Demonstrate Collaborative Autonomous Mission Planning for Simulated Battle (seapowermagazine.org) — Poway figures into a new Navy and General Atomics test, where a Mission Operations Center in town helped run an autonomous mission-planning demo using an MQ‑20 Avenger drone. The exercise showed how software based partly in Poway can interpret commanders' intent, coordinate crewed and uncrewed aircraft, and adapt plans in real time during simulated battle scenarios.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Poway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Art Glass Guild Show and Sale →
  1770 Village Pl, San Diego
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• The Fall Home Garden Show →
  Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Beer and Brushes at The Hop Stop (paint and sip) →
  The Hop Stop, 14055 Midland Road, Poway
  6:30 pm
• Love & Logic Parent Workshop
  ESS Rooms 1 & 2, 2080 Mission Avenue, Oceanside
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Prompt Engineering (AI) 4 of 5
  Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
  5:00 pm
• PUSD Board of Education (BOE) Meeting
  Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Dieg
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• October Pickleball Tournament →
  14343 Silverset Street, Poway
  8:30 am
• Love on a Leash →
  Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road, Poway
  2:30 pm
• Homecoming Football Game: Titans vs. Torrey Pines
  Poway High School, 15500 Espola Rd, Poway
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Poway Farmers' Market →
  Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway
  8:00 am
• Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band →
  Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Rd, Poway
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• The Fall Home Garden Show →
  Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Driveway fire pit, werewolf and lots of decorations.
  We're honoring my dogs Peaches and Skittle who celebrated Halloween with us last year and passed about a month later. Skittles and Peach flavored… (Nextdoor Old Poway)

• Aerotek posted a job opening for Quality Inspector in Poway. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Poway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Poway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ramona

• 3 beds 2 baths 1,988 sqft $774,000, Ramona, CA (ramonajournal.com)
• Record heat fries greater San Diego for third day and won't end until next Sunday (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• October heat wave brings scorching temperatures to millions in West (weather.com)

Santee

• WWE and SummerSlam sizzle in Los Angeles (wwe.com)

Escondido

• Tragic Collision on Champagne Boulevard Kills Cyclist (sweetlaw.com)
• San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival (kpbs.org)

Ok Poway! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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