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In today's newsletter:

• How Arcadia firefighters brought an unconscious dog back from a house fire.
• Why an Arcadia mansion raid is reshaping the surrogacy debate.

Also on today's calendar: Here to Serve's "Take a Bite Out of Cancer" Fall Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pasadena dog saved from burning home greets firefighter rescue teams (dailynews.com) — Arcadia Fire Department paramedics are being thanked for saving Milo, a 6-year-old Shetland Sheepdog pulled unconscious from a Pasadena house fire near the Arcadia border. Using a special pet oxygen mask they revived him within minutes, and the grateful family later hosted a press conference, gifting shirts to Arcadia, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre firefighters.
   

• Report: Chinese Billionaire Has Fathered Up to 300 Children in US Through Surrogacy ' American Greatness (amgreatness.com) — Arcadia residents may recall the high-profile raid on a local mansion where police removed 21 children and uncovered an alleged large-scale surrogacy operation run by a Chinese couple. That case is now being cited in a broader national debate over commercial surrogacy, birthright citizenship, and how loosely regulated California's surrogacy industry has become.
   

📸 Around Arcadia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arcadia

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 16
• LA North Chapter Meeting →
  Villa Catrina Mexican Resaurant & Cantina, 251 N Santa Ana Ave, Arcadia
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Baby Storytime
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• WOW! That's STEM: Make Your Own Hydraulic Crane
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  4:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Good Sleep for Emotional Wellbeing for Older Adults
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Fall Family Night
  Plymouth Elementary School Monrovia, CA 91016
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Little Artists
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Taste of Arcadia →
  Arcadia CA
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Mental Health Presentation - Thriving at Every Age @ Rio Hondo RM
  Rio Hondo Elementary School, 11425 Wildflower Rd, Arcadia
  8:30 am
Thursday September 24
• Sales/Training/Techniques for the Modern World →
  Samuel Training Room, 12389 Lower Azusa Rd, Arcadia
  8:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Big Butter Jazz Band →
  Arcadia Elks Lodge, 27 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia
  1:00 pm
• 626 Peacock at Astronaut City - Arcadia, CA →
  Astronaut City, Arcadia
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Here to Serve's "Take a Bite Out of Cancer" Fall Fundraiser →
  365 Campus Dr, Arcadia
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A big thank you to our ND neighbor for our cat and dog!
  They bring so much happiness to my children, teach them responsibility, and are such wonderful healing companions. (Nextdoor Baldwin Stocker)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  Found on September 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA 90039 near Larga ave Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Holly Avenue Santa Anita)

• Levi Strauss & Co. posted a job opening for Seasonal Sales Stylist in Arcadia. Apply here.
• Temple City Unified School District posted a job opening for Cafeteria Assistant I - HOURLY / SUBSTITUTES in Temple City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arcadia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sierra Madre

• Young & Healthy Says Pickleball Palooza Tickets Close Sept. 20 (pasadenanow.com)

Temple City

• 5928 N Muscatel Ave Temple City CA (zillow.com)

Monrovia

• City Council candidate Rojas attacks candidate Spicer's past (monrovianow.com)
• Bears in Los Angeles Are Getting Their Close-Ups, Ready or Not (gvwire.com)
• STAAR Surgical (STAA) Swings To Profit On China Rebound (insidermonkey.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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