🌱 Patch AM: What Aliso Viejo’s new 61-townhome approval says about housing trends

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In today's newsletter:

• What Aliso Viejo's new 61-townhome approval says about housing trends

Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Ice Cream Social and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 64.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shopoff Approved to Turn Amway Campus Into Housing (ocbj.com) — Aliso Viejo is highlighted as part of a growing Orange County trend of turning aging commercial properties into housing, with a local office site recently approved for 61 townhomes. A larger Buena Park project converting the former Amway Nutrilite campus into 281 homes shows how cities are using underused sites to meet housing needs, a pattern likely to influence future development near Aliso Viejo.
   

📸 Around Aliso Viejo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aliso Viejo

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Labor Day Ice Cream Social →
  Irvine Auto Center, 30 Auto Center Dr, Irvine
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• La Dolce Vita on the Green →
  Crown Valley Park, 29751 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Laguna Niguel Woman's Club September General Meeting →
  Laguna Niguel City Hall, 30111 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! →
  Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Aliso Niguel's September PTSA Meeting →
  Aliso Niguel High School Library, 28000 Wolverine Way, Aliso Viejo
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Saddle Up For Good →
  27125 Calle Arroyo, 27125 Calle Arroyo, San Juan Capistrano
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Ice Cream Social and Ribbon Cutting - Rainbow Cone
  Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce 244 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
  11:30 am
• ELAC #1 in the Library
  Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo, CA 92691
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Bonita Canyon Elementary Irvine, CA 92603
  5:00 pm
• First Thursdays Art Walk →
  Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce 357 Glenneyre, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• PTA Room Parent Mtg
  Bonita Canyon Elementary Irvine, CA 92603
  8:30 am
• Brookhurst: Coffee with the Principal
  Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA 92803
  8:30 am
• TNL in the Theater
  Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo, CA 92691
  7:00 pm
• LBHS v. Shadowridge H.S.
  Laguna Beach High Laguna Beach, CA 92651
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MemorialCare posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide PD in Laguna Hills. Apply here.
• Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Little Caesars - Crew Member - 5746 in Laguna Woods. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aliso Viejo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Laguna Hills

• Angels Classroom Connections (mlblogs.com)
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• Fair Game 090126 (stunewslaguna.com)
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Laguna Niguel

• City Announces Plans For Dia De Los Muertos Celebration In Dana Point (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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