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🌱 Patch AM: What the new Haven on Palm means for Imperial Beach seniors
Coming up: Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 on the Imperial Beach Patch calendar
Hello Imperial Beach! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What the new Haven on Palm means for Imperial Beach seniors
- How a $1.8 billion plan could finally clean I.B. beaches
Also on today's calendar: Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: Chance of a shower, temps: high: 78, low: 70.
- Sunday: Humid with a shower possible, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Senior Affordable Housing Breaks Ground in Imperial Beach (countynewscenter.com) — A new 50-unit senior affordable housing complex, The Haven on Palm, has just broken ground in Imperial Beach, with half the apartments reserved for older adults exiting homelessness. Built on the former Imperial Beach United Methodist Church site next to the Neighborhood Center, the $48 million project backed by county funding and vouchers is slated for completion by early 2028. 
• Stinky river crisis: San Diego County approves $1.8 billion to treat Tijuana River sewage (latimes.com subscription) — Imperial Beach residents could see long-awaited relief from chronic sewage pollution as San Diego County supervisors advance a $1.8 billion plan to divert and treat Tijuana River flows before they reach local beaches. The proposal, partly dependent on a November countywide sales tax measure, aims to fund new treatment facilities and fix a Saturn Boulevard hotspot that has been sending airborne toxins into nearby neighborhoods.
📸 Around Imperial Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Imperial Beach
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- Girls Vball SUH Varsity Tournament @ Home
Montgomery Senior High Montgomery High School, 3250 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA 92154, US
8:00 am - Junior Rangers
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve - Just for Kids Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center, 301 Caspian Wy, Imperial Beach
11:00 am - Nature Walk: An Eye-Opening Experience Without Sight
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve - Walks & Talks 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
11:00 am - Holiday (Labor Day)
Los Altos San Diego, CA 92154 - Labor Day (Legal Holiday)
Sweetwater Community Day Imperial Beach, CA 91932 - Labor Day Holiday
South Bay Union Imperial Beach, CA 91932 - HOLIDAY - Labor Day
San Ysidro High San Diego, CA 92154
7:30 am - Make-Up Photo Day
Southwest Senior High Cafeteria
8:00 am - Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 →
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 19
📣 Imperial Beach Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Paws & Read
Rohr, Fred H Chula Vista, CA 91911
8:15 am - Lion Parent Planning Meeting
Rohr, Fred H Chula Vista, CA 91911
9:00 am - Casino Night
California State University San Marcos USU 2300 Full Ballroom
5:00 pm - Varsity Football vs. Valhalla
Castle Park Senior High Castle Park High School, 1395 Hilltop Dr, Chula Vista, CA 91911
6:30 pm
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- AZUL Hospitality posted a job opening for Kitchen Supervisor (Supervisor de Cocina) in Coronado. Apply here.
- General Atomics posted a job opening for Machinist Precision Components in Chula Vista. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
National City
- Expanding Horizons: The Future of LOGOCargo — Business (asianjournal.com)
- Chula Vista strikes deal with Caltrans to clear I-5 homeless encampments (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Attempting to Pay Teenage Girls for Sex - California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (cslea.com)
Coronado
- West Nile virus lands in Coronado; older residents more vulnerable (coronadotimes.com)
La Mesa
- Loan Fund Granted For La Mesa, East County Small Businesses In These Communities (patch.com)
Ok Imperial 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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