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Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Why Is Redondo Beach Spending $638K Investigating Soil, Waste And Landfill Gas At Dominguez Park? (patch.com) — Redondo Beach officials are weighing a contract of up to $638,700 to investigate buried waste, test soil, and install landfill-gas monitoring equipment at Dominguez Park, which sits atop a former city dump. The work, driven by county health regulations after recent playground upgrades, could shape future park safety measures, monitoring, and what kinds of new facilities can be added there.
2. Bacteria Warnings Issued for Several LA County Beaches (iheart.com) — If you're heading to the water in Redondo Beach, health officials advise avoiding the ocean near the pier, Sapphire Street, and the Avenue I storm drain due to elevated bacteria levels. The county warns that swimming there could increase the risk of illness, and provides a hotline and online map so residents can check the latest beach conditions before going out.
3. Secure Community Network (jewishpresstampa.com) — A Lomita man has been ordered to stand trial on felony hate-crime charges after allegedly making violent antisemitic threats in August against a Jewish community center in Redondo Beach. The broader report highlights rising threats to Jewish institutions nationwide and encourages local organizations to stay alert and connected with security resources.
4. VinFast Isn't Ready To Give Up On The US, Despite Its Woeful Sales (carscoops.com) — Despite very weak U.S. sales, VinFast plans to open a franchised dealership in Redondo Beach as part of a small expansion that also includes Tustin and Philadelphia. The move signals the Vietnamese EV maker still sees a future here, even as it offers steep incentives and delays its planned North Carolina factory to 2028.
5. Banned Books Weeks 2026 is about protecting the things we care about (dailynews.com) — Redondo Beach readers can join Banned Books Week activities at Moonstone & Mist Bookshop on Oct. 10, part of a wider Southern California push to resist book bans. The piece urges residents to support local indie bookstores and libraries, defend free expression, and celebrate human-created writing in an era of rising censorship and automation.
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