🌱 How could new casino rules hit Bell Gardens’ budget and services?

Morning Bell Gardens! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How could new casino rules hit Bell Gardens’ budget and services?

Also on today's calendar: Ben Schwartz and Friends and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New Cardroom Regulations Are A Crisis For Some California Cities — But Not All (casinoreports.com) — Bell Gardens has declared a fiscal emergency over new state cardroom regulations and is asking voters in June 2026 to approve a quarter‑cent sales tax to plug looming budget gaps. The article explains how these rules could sharply cut casino‑driven revenue and jobs in Bell Gardens and Commerce, while other California cities with cardrooms expect smaller or uncertain impacts.
   

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📸 Around Bell Gardens

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bell Gardens

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• It Ends With Guinea Pigs
  The Elysian Theater, 1944 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm
• Ben Schwartz and Friends
  Largo at the Coronet , 366 N La Cienega Blvd , Los Angeles
  7:30 pm

Sunday April 19

• A Conversation With David Archuleta at LA Times Festival of Books
  University of Southern California
  12:00 pm
• Larry David in Conversation with Lorraine Ali
  Bovard Auditorium , Bovard Administration Building , 3551 Trousdale Pkwy , Los Angeles
  12:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Walk-In Tutoring With Saskia
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Baby & Toddler Storytime
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Baby Band Practice
  Leland R. Weaver Library , 4035 Tweedy Blvd , South Gate
  11:00 am
• Georgia O'Keeffe Inspired Watercolor Painting
  Hollydale Library , 12000 Garfield Ave , South Gate
  12:30 pm
• TIERRA CALI & DINASTIA @ LEONARDOS HP
  Leonardos De Huntington Park , 6617 Wilson Ave , Huntington Park
  8:00 pm
• La Clika de Los 90s
  A Mi Hacienda de Pico Rivera , 9613 Whittier Blvd , Pico Rivera
  9:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Commerce

• Disney Store Opening New Physical Locations Following Viral Claims (mickeyvisit.com)

Downey

• Carrie Uva announces run for City Council — The Downey Patriot (thedowneypatriot.com)
• 12621 Glenshire Rd # 19, Downey, CA 90242 (realtor.com)
• OLPH carnival returns with rides, music and presale discounts — The Downey Patriot (thedowneypatriot.com)

Long Beach

• Big Bang On The Bay Promoter Loses Appeal; Annual Long Beach Fireworks Show In Doubt (patch.com)
• County Medical Examiner ID's 2 Who Died In Long Beach Incidents (patch.com)
• Man Dies Following Long Beach Hit-And-Run, Suspect Still On The Loose (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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