🌱 Patch AM: How a Baldwin Park police chase ended at Francisquito and Puente

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Baldwin Park police chase ended at Francisquito and Puente
• What an FBI sting revealed about Baldwin Park's marijuana permit dealings
• See how Baldwin Park's offense exploded in a 45-8 opener

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 90, low: 64.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Suspect Arrested After Police Pursuit in Connection With a Baldwin Park Stabbing (baldwinparknewsonline.com) — Police say a suspect was arrested Saturday afternoon after a vehicle pursuit that began with a stabbing reported earlier in the day in Baldwin Park, drawing a major response from local and county agencies. Officers tracked the suspect's truck across Baldwin Park and ended the chase near Francisquito and Puente avenues, where the person was taken into custody and at least one victim was hospitalized.
   

2. Former California councilman's corruption unmasked after FBI finds cash buried in backyard (timesnewsnetworks.com) — A former Baldwin Park councilmember has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to taking bribes tied to a police union contract and marijuana business permits connected to the city. Prosecutors say the scheme involved cash hidden in his backyard, pay-to-play allegations around Baldwin Park cannabis permits, and an undercover FBI operation that later expanded to other officials.
   

3. SGV Varsity football wrap-up: Game stories, photos and scores from Week 1 (sgvtribune.com) — Baldwin Park High's football team lit up the scoreboard in Week 1, rolling past Rowland 45-8 behind what's described as an explosive offense. A wider San Gabriel Valley roundup shares scores from dozens of nearby schools, giving Baldwin Park fans a quick look at how local rivals and neighbors opened their seasons.
   

4. Coachella becomes second California city to ban data centers as opposition swells in Golden State (kvcrnews.org) — Baldwin Park is cited among several California cities that have already passed moratoriums on new data centers as communities from Coachella to Palm Springs push back on AI-related projects. The story details how environmental, water, and infrastructure worries are driving bans and pauses statewide, potentially shaping how any future data-center proposals near Baldwin Park are handled.
   

📸 Around Baldwin Park

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Monday August 31
• Coffee with the Principal
  De Anza Elementary Baldwin Park, CA 91706
  8:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• School Picture Day
  Baldwin Park Unified SVMS Campus
Thursday September 3
• Refreshments with Ms. Rodarte
  Vineland Elementary Baldwin Park, CA 91706
  8:30 am
• School Title 1 Meeting
  Baldwin Park Unified SVMS - Cafeteria
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Baldwin Park Unified Sierra Vista Middle School Campus
  5:00 pm
Friday September 4
• National Night Out
  Baldwin Park Unified Baldwin Park Police Department
  5:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day (No School)
  Baldwin Park Unified Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Tuesday September 8
• BPUSD - Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Baldwin Park Unified District Office
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Staff Social
  Whittier High School Whittier, CA 90601
  7:30 am
• Away JV Girl's Flag Football VS. Glendora
  Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
  4:30 pm
• Flag Football, Girls VR @ South El Monte(LB)
  El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
  5:00 pm
• Away VAR Girl's Flag Football VS. Glendora
  Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
  6:00 pm

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