Community Corner
🌱 How many license plate cameras watch you driving through Tolleson?
Coming up on the Tolleson Patch calendar: Planning and Zoning Commission
Good morning to you Tolleson! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How many license plate cameras watch you driving through Tolleson?
- Did you know one of Arizona's top billionaires calls Tolleson home?
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 111 and low of 92 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 113, low: 90.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 113 and low of 88 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WATCH: Automated license plate reading cameras blanket Arizona: Here's where they are concentrated (abc15.com) — Drivers along 91st Avenue in Tolleson are being closely watched, with 27 automated license plate cameras lining the stretch from I-10 to just south of Van Buren. A new analysis maps more than 2,500 such cameras statewide, highlighting dense clusters in Tucson, Phoenix, and even private parking lots. The report raises awareness of how extensively vehicles are tracked in everyday travel. 
• The 10 richest billionaires in Arizona in 2026 (azbigmedia.com) — One of Arizona's richest residents, transportation magnate Jerry Moyes, actually lives in Tolleson, placing the city on a statewide list of top billionaires. The ranking, based on Forbes data, shows fortunes built in used cars, tech, sports, and logistics. Collectively, these ten billionaires control more than $69 billion in wealth across Arizona.
📸 Around Tolleson
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tolleson
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- Planning and Zoning Commission →
Tolleson Calendar
5:00 pm - City Council Meeting →
Tolleson Calendar
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
📣 Tolleson Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mesa Job Fair →
Maricopa County, AZ Calendar
10:00 am - Girls Volleyball Scrimmage vs. Carl Hayden (Gardner)
Agua Fria High School Avondale, AZ 85323
4:00 pm - Back to School Dance
Independence High School 6602 N 75th Ave Glendale, AZ 85303
7:00 pm - PetSmart Tempe Marketplace Adoption Event →
Maricopa County, AZ Calendar
11:00 am - Lunaire at Estrella Apartments Adoption Event →
Maricopa County, AZ Calendar
2:00 pm - JV & Varsity Badminton vs Carl Hayden
Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
4:00 pm - Early-Release PLC Wednesday
Laveen Elementary District Laveen, AZ 85339
5:00 am - Glendale Job Fair →
Maricopa County, AZ Calendar
10:30 am - JV & Varsity Badminton @ Washington
Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
4:00 pm - 9/10 Girls Volleyball vs Valley Vista
Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Wednesday August 26
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Tolleson PatchAM possible:
- Artemis Adolescent Healing Center — (520) 614-8647
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning, neighbors.
I need someone to recharge my AC unit. Could you please refer me to an honest and God-fearing person? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in… (Nextdoor Voltera) - Found in Avondale
- Unable to secure but they're both friendly. I left food and water (l don't have a place to contain them and can't lift them to get them into the… (Nextdoor Alamar)
- Silgan Containers Corporation posted a job opening for Injection Molding Maintenance Technician in Tolleson. Apply here.
- Tolleson Union High School District posted a job opening for Head Boys Track Coach - Westview (Spring 2025-26 SY) in Tolleson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tolleson here.
🗞 Nearby News
Avondale
- 'Where's my baby?': Family of Isabella Comas push for tips seven months into search (abc15.com)
- Avondale Tech Center breaks ground on industrial campus (azbigmedia.com)
Litchfield Park
- Woman charged nearly a year after more than 60 doodles and yorkies rescued from Litchfield Park home (abc15.com)
- What drives parricide? Experts detail rare parent homicides (fox10phoenix.com)
- AM Roundup: Two Phoenix cops under investigation, woman facing animal cruelty charges, Shoot your shot (abc15.com)
Glendale
- Glendale's Memory Café gives dementia patients and caregivers a place to connect, cope and find community (abc15.com)
Ok Tolleson! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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