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🌱 Patch AM: Carlsbad Chamber to Launch Family-Friendly Business Certification Program

Coming up: 2026 LeucadiART WALK on the Carlsbad Patch calendar

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Hi there, Carlsbad! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New certification spotlights Carlsbad businesses that truly welcome local families
  • Is Carlsbad ready for a powerful El Niño winter?
  • Carlsbad's Karen Tsuru is teeing off on a new campus.

Also on today's calendar: 2026 LeucadiART WALK and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Carlsbad Chamber to Launch Family-Friendly Business Certification Program (patch.com) — Carlsbad families can look forward to a new certification program that highlights local businesses committed to welcoming parents, children and caregivers. About 20 Carlsbad businesses will test the free, voluntary Carlsbad Family-Friendly Certified Program in 2027, helping refine its standards before a possible citywide rollout and potential use as a model for other communities.
   

• Oceanside creates working group to prepare for El Niño flooding (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Carlsbad is stepping up El Niño preparations by reviewing dam emergency plans, readying swift-water rescue and Urban Search & Rescue teams, and organizing sandbag distribution and drainage clearing. The update comes as Oceanside and other nearby cities launch similar efforts to reduce flooding risks, inspect pumps and generators, and coordinate regional emergency responses ahead of potentially severe winter storms.
   

• Three Players Added to 2026-27 Women's Golf Roster - Eastern Michigan University Athletics (emueagles.com) — Carlsbad golfer Karen Tsuru is taking her talents to Eastern Michigan University after three standout seasons at Oregon, where she earned All-America honors and NCAA postseason experience. Local golf fans can follow her next chapter as she competes nationally with two years of eligibility remaining.
   

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💬 Chatter

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    This is my first hummingbird photo that I thought was good. It was April 29, 2014. I had only been shooting hummers for a short time, had one feeder… (Nextdoor Rancho La Costa Central)
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  • Encinitas Retail Properties Fetch $8.3 Mil (rentv.com)

Ok Carlsbad! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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