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🌱 Patch AM: How you can join December’s wildlife crossing festival in Calabasas
Also check out Annual Mayoral Luncheon with Calabasas Mayor James R. Bozajian on the Calabasas Patch calendar
Good day Calabasas! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can join December's wildlife crossing festival in Calabasas
- Calabasas-born Avery Oder shines in Duke's dominant 6–1 victory
- How Kobe's Calabasas tragedy still shapes emotional Kobe Bryant Day
Also on today's calendar: Annual Mayoral Luncheon with Calabasas Mayor James R. Bozajian and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 99 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 100, low: 74.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. How to celebrate the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing's December grand opening (laist.com) — Calabasas residents can celebrate the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing's grand opening with a Dec. 2 community festival at King Gillette Ranch, featuring exhibits, music, and a live broadcast of the ribbon cutting. Tickets are modestly priced, support the #SaveLACougars campaign, and coincide with the long-awaited opening of the massive crossing that will reconnect wildlife habitat across the Santa Monica Mountains. 
2. Minestrella's Hat Leads No. 2 Duke Past Rhode Island, 6-1 (goduke.com) — A Duke women's soccer standout from Calabasas, Avery Oder, helped set up one of Mia Minestrella's three goals in a 6–1 win over Rhode Island. The match recap highlights Oder's assists, Duke's offensive surge, and the team's unbeaten start to the season.
3. Vanessa Bryant Shares Sweet Message for Kobe Bryant on Day That Would Have Been His 48th (hardwoodheroics.com) — Kobe Bryant's connection to Calabasas is recalled as Vanessa Bryant marks what would have been his 48th birthday with a heartfelt Instagram tribute. She shared intimate throwback photos and simple, emotional messages, while Lakers legends, former teammates, and fans across the league added their own birthday remembrances leading into Kobe Bryant Day.
4. Mamba Forever: Ranking Kobe Bryant's 10 Best Nike Sneakers (cassiuslife.com) — Kobe Bryant's legacy in Calabasas is briefly recalled as the piece notes his fatal 2020 helicopter crash there before diving into his most iconic Nike sneakers. It walks readers through fan-favorite models and colorways, explaining how his innovative low-top designs reshaped basketball footwear and still dominate courts today.
📸 Around Calabasas
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Calabasas
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- Parent Ed With Ms. Mendoza
Mariposa School of Global Education , 6050 Calmfield Ave, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, USA
4:15 pm - BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Alice C. Stelle Middle School Calabasas, CA 91302
5:30 pm - Annual Mayoral Luncheon with Calabasas Mayor James R. Bozajian →
Calabasas Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada, Calabasas
11:00 am - Mayoral Luncheon With Calabasas Mayor James R. Bozajian
Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Calabasas Country Club 4515 Park Entrada Calabasas, CA 91302 Outdoor Patio
11:30 am - Back to School Night 2nd-5th
Round Meadow Elementary School Calabasas, CA 91302
4:30 pm - White Oak Back to School Night
White Oak Elementary School Calabasas, CA 91302
5:30 pm - 1st-5th Back to School Night
Bay Laurel Elementary School Calabasas, CA 91302
5:45 pm - ASB: Freshmen Movie Night: Students Only
Agoura High School Calabasas, CA 91302
7:00 pm - Ambassadors Meeting via Zoom
Calabasas Chamber of Commerce via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88007545528?pwd=REVrVjFYSWNQczBSSkNxYW5za09hQT09 Meeting ID: 880 0754 5528 Passcode: 373812 Dial by your location +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Tuesday September 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Parent Ed With Ms. Mendoza
Mariposa School of Global Education , 6050 Calmfield Ave, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, USA
4:15 pm - Off The Grid at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum →
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga
7:30 pm - Mayoral Luncheon With Calabasas Mayor James R. Bozajian
Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Calabasas Country Club 4515 Park Entrada Calabasas, CA 91302 Outdoor Patio
11:30 am - Back to School Night 2nd-5th
Round Meadow Elementary School Calabasas, CA 91302
4:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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