🌱 Bell Gardens voters reject selling the city’s water system
Bell Gardens, California Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Bell Gardens! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Bell Gardens voters reject selling the city’s water system
- Lakeside sports schedule includes an older Bell Gardens connection
Also on today's calendar: Table 4 Tonight: Bell Gardens | Dinner with New Friends small town edition and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: A morning shower in places, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local Election Results: Artesia, Commerce, Hawaiian Gardens and Pico Rivera Races Take Shape as Ballot Counting Continues (loscerritosnews.net) — Bell Gardens voters rejected Measure W, the proposal to sell the city’s municipal water system to Golden State Water Company, according to the election roundup. Earlier returns showed roughly three-quarters opposed the sale, though county officials still must finish counting and certify the results. 
• Lakeside High School (nfhsnetwork.com) — Lakeside High School’s sports page lists upcoming junior varsity basketball and soccer dates in November and December, alongside archived highlights. Its Bell Gardens connection is an older listing dated December 10, 2025, rather than a newly announced game in town.
📸 Around Bell Gardens
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★ Featured events ★
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Pet Vaccine Clinic →
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1:30 pm
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Table 4 Tonight: Bell Gardens | Dinner with New Friends small town edition →
Restaurant of the Week, Eastern Avenue, Bell Gardens
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Fall Crafts →
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Tax Preparation Workshop →
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Kids Cooking →
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Friendsgiving →
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Planning Commission Meeting →
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Art Space →
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Recreation, Cultural & Youth Commission Meeting →
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6:00 pm
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Thursday November 19
📣 Bell Gardens Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Early Closure →
Columbia Memorial Space Center, 12400 Columbia Way, Downey
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Student Zone: Homework Help for K-12 Students
Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
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Harvest festival
Upper playground
4:00 pm
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a muzzle for a large dog willing to barter.
I Do professional detailing and computer repair and would be willing to barter my skills for a good muzzle that allows the dog to drink water while… (Nextdoor Heliotrope Ave)
🗞 Nearby News
Bell
- Food Forward, Seeds of Hope, and The Farmlink Project expand access to surplus produce in Crenshaw and Leimert Park (ourweekly.com)
Commerce
- A new In-N-Out Burger will open in Commerce on Thursday, Nov. 12 (dailynews.com)
- CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive live broadcast schedule (newsbreak.com)
- Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: How to find Dirty soda in Southern California (dailynews.com)
Downey
- Veterans Day: Remembering those who answered the call — The Downey Patriot (thedowneypatriot.com)
- Downey girls tennis falls in CIF D6 quarterfinals — The Downey Patriot (thedowneypatriot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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