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Hello Redondo Beach! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Redondo Beach space startup just hit a major in‑orbit navigation milestone
  • How special-teams miscues doomed Redondo Union's promising home performance
  • How a hoax bomb threat disrupted BeachLife and shuttered a beloved Strand cam

Also on today's calendar: Second Saturday Divorce Workshop and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunshine and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
  • Sunday: Humid, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Impulse Space Proves In-House Navigation at 200 Meters, Ending Need for Software Partner (techtimes.com) — A Redondo Beach aerospace startup, Impulse Space, has just proven it can autonomously guide its Mira spacecraft to within 200 meters of another vehicle in orbit using only its in‑house navigation software. This breakthrough eliminates reliance on a software partner, strengthens the company's role in future military and commercial space‑servicing missions, and further cements Redondo Beach's growing reputation in the space industry.
   

2. Dylin Bruce's big night leads Huntington Beach football in win over Redondo Union (dailybreeze.com) — Redondo Beach football fans saw Redondo Union fall 28-14 at home to Huntington Beach, despite a strong 218-yard rushing night from junior Rocky Martinez. Special teams breakdowns, including three return touchdowns by Huntington's Dylin Bruce, proved decisive, and coaches say the Sea Hawks now need to clean up turnovers and coverage mistakes as they move deeper into the season.
   

3. Good Stuff Strand Cam ends after 25 years, 'swatting' to blame (easyreadernews.com) — Redondo Beach residents may remember BeachLife Festival's brief shutdown after a fake bomb threat, part of a wider swatting trend now hitting nearby Hermosa Beach businesses. Good Stuff restaurant has permanently shut down its long-running Strand Cam after repeated hoax bomb calls forced evacuations, with Hermosa police increasingly relying on help from Redondo Beach and other neighboring departments to handle these resource‑draining incidents.
   

4. The Econ Kid: Jude Wallis started trading stocks at 12. At 17, he created EconLearn.org, an advanced teaching platform being used at Mira Costa High and attracting attention nationwide. (easyreadernews.com) — A South Bay teen closely tied to Redondo Beach has built EconLearn.org, an advanced economics study platform now licensed by Mira Costa High and drawing thousands of users nationwide. With his father's Beach Cities Medicine practice based in Redondo Beach and early customers here, the 17-year-old blends stock-trading experience, classroom insight, and local mentorship into a growing education-tech business.
   

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  • Stolen bike update:
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Ok Redondo Beach! 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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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