Local Education: San Marino Unified School District shared a record-year update, citing a national top-school ranking, a full six-year accreditation renewal, and strong post-graduate outcomes across its Safety and Wellness, Fiscal Health, Community, and Post-Graduate Success goals. EU Partnership: The EU Council approved and will provisionally apply an association agreement with Andorra and San Marino, aiming for closer ties and cooperation across research, education, the environment, and consumer protection. Rugged Comms Review: TechRadar reviewed the RugOne Xlink 7, a rugged 4G walkie-talkie with GPS-based emergency SOS and strong durability ratings—great for coverage, but not for truly remote areas without 4G. Grid Modernization: Pasadena Water and Power is set to overhaul a 1999 Remote Intelligent Gateway system and add CAISO revenue meters under a $425,000 contract to improve cybersecurity and monitoring. Emergency Training Funding: Pasadena City Council will consider extra state money to expand Urban Search and Rescue training through 2028, supporting a regional task force. Botany Spotlight: The Huntington in San Marino drew huge crowds as two corpse flowers bloomed together, with peak viewing expected for only about a day. Water Resilience Project: Marin Municipal Water District moved ahead on a $2.65 million partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design an “atmospheric river capture” pipeline that would replenish reservoirs during droughts.