Community Corner
🌱 Which Alhambra educators just earned top honors from Assemblymember Mike Fong?
And check out Caged Haunted House on the Alhambra Patch calendar
Good morning Alhambra! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Alhambra educators just earned top honors from Assemblymember Mike Fong?
- How will Alhambra's new 11% sales tax hit your wallet?
Also on today's calendar: Caged Haunted House and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sizzling sunshine and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 74.
- Saturday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fong Honors Educators and School Leaders Across the San Gabriel Valley (coloradoboulevard.net) — Educators from Alhambra High School and Ramona Elementary in the Alhambra Unified School District have been honored by Assemblymember Mike Fong as Outstanding Educators for Assembly District 49. The awards spotlight teachers and principals across the San Gabriel Valley who strengthen local schools, support student success, and reflect Fong's ongoing focus on celebrating impactful classroom and campus leadership. 
• A South Pasadena Family Earning $160,000 Pays $45,000 A Year In Taxes. Here Is The List & New Tax Hike Oct. 1 (southpasadenan.com) — Starting today, Alhambra shoppers will pay an 11% sales tax, matching South Pasadena and several nearby cities under LA County's Measure ER increase. A detailed breakdown shows how this hike, combined with income, gas, utility, and hidden property taxes, can push a typical local family's annual tax burden above $44,000 and make everyday expenses feel even tighter.
📸 Around Alhambra
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alhambra
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★ Featured events ★
- Caged Haunted House →
Alhambra High School Theater, 101 S 2nd St, Alhambra
3:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- City of San Gabriel's Dumpling & Beer Fest 2026
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel
6:00 pm - SGHS Theatre Presents: Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE
San Gabriel High School, 801 S Ramona St, San Gabriel
6:00 pm - Community Event: City of Alhambra Autumn Fest
Alhambra Park, 500 N Palm Ave, Alhambra
9:00 am - EIC Community Conversations (Emery Park School)
Emery Park Elementary School, 2821 W Commonwealth Ave, Alhambra
5:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Alhambra Unified School District, 1515 W Mission Rd, Alhambra
5:00 pm - Almansor Court Fall Expo Open House →
Almansor Court, Alhambra
6:00 pm - National Walk To School Day
Monterey Highlands Elementary, Casuda Canyon & Garvey, Alhambra
7:15 am - Starstruck: An Animatic Pilot Screening →
210 East Main Street, Alhambra - Toots McApplesauce: Only Slightly Misbehaving →
Visionarium Live Italian, 1020 Mission St, South Pasadena
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
📣 Alhambra Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Coffee with the Principal
Washington Elementary Montebello, CA 90640
8:30 am - Football (11 person) JV vs La Canada
Schurr High Montebello, CA 90640
4:00 pm - SGHS Theatre Presents: Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE
San Gabriel High School, 801 S Ramona St, San Gabriel
4:30 pm - Celebrating 40 Years of HKBASC →
Courtyard Los Angeles Monterey Park, 555 North Atlantic Boulevard, Monterey Park
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am giving away good clothes, house household goods.
bedroom sheets. tomorrow is my last day..725 orange grove, alhambra 91803 626.627.0696. I'd rather give things to whoever can use them. 26 years… (Nextdoor Emery Park) - Looking for a reliable, independent handyman or solo contractor to finish the last 25% of a bathroom remodel (mainly vanity/shower door/fixtures).
Unfinished project, need someone affordable who works independently. Recommendations? (Nextdoor Birch)
- UFC Gym posted a job opening for Front Desk Opener in Alhambra. Apply here.
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Assistant Restaurant Manager in Alhambra. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alhambra here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Pasadena
- UPDATE: Mission-Pasadena-Arroyo Intersection Improvement Project: Join the Oct. 5 Community Meeting (southpasadenan.com)
- South Pasadena Woman's Club Hosts Breast Cancer Awareness Night (southpasadenan.com)
- DUDES 4th Annual Pickleball Tournament Raising Funds for Girls' Sports (southpasadenan.com)
San Gabriel
- THE NUTCRACKER to Return to San Gabriel Mission Playhouse (broadwayworld.com)
- New releases a leap forward for endangered frog in southern California (mongabay.com)
Ok Alhambra! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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