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

In today's newsletter:

  • What the latest court ruling means for Waymo's overnight charging in Santa Monica
  • Why Santa Monica's 23rd Street bike lane may need a redesign.
  • What Culver City's robot pilot means for nearby Santa Monica streets.

Also on today's calendar: The Wilbury Super Group and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with increasing clouds, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
  • Friday: Humid, with a high of 78 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Waymo Gets Overnight Reprieve In Santa Monica Charging Fight (patch.com) — Waymo can temporarily resume 24-hour operations at its Santa Monica Broadway charging facilities after a state appeals court paused a city-won injunction limiting overnight use. The court will now review whether the restrictions were proper, while Santa Monica prepares its opposition and nearby residents continue pressing concerns over late-night noise, lights, and traffic.
   

• Driver Smashes Plastic Bollards on Santa Monica's 23rd Street Bike Lane (streetsblog.org) — A driver recently plowed through plastic bollards protecting the 23rd Street bike lane in Santa Monica, reigniting calls for sturdier barriers. The piece walks through the corridor's history and urges the city to upgrade from flexible posts to concrete or rigid separators to better protect local cyclists.
   

• Delivery Robots Are Coming to Culver City (westsidecurrent.com) — Culver City has approved a one-year pilot to let delivery robots from companies like Coco and Serve operate on local sidewalks, following earlier rollouts in Santa Monica, Los Angeles and West Hollywood. Officials will use the trial to study safety, accessibility and emissions impacts before deciding how these devices might permanently fit into neighborhood deliveries.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Marina del Rey

  • Bay Area Firm's Affiliate Snatches Marina del Rey Apartment Community for $170M (yovenice.com)
  • LA County reopens public housing waiting lists for 16 properties (foxla.com)
  • Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of 'On Golden Pond,' dies at 97 (sentinelcolorado.com)

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Ok Santa Monica! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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