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🌱 Patch AM: What Calabasas shoppers should know about the frozen Measure ER tax

Coming up: 20th Annual Ross Porter Celebrity Golf Classic Benefitting Stillpoint Family Resources on the Calabasas Patch calendar

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Hello Calabasas! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Calabasas shoppers should know about the frozen Measure ER tax
  • How two Calabasas pitchers landed spots at USC and Stanford

Also on today's calendar: 20th Annual Ross Porter Celebrity Golf Classic Benefitting Stillpoint Family Resources and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 102 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 101, low: 72.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 101 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Estimated $1B generated from new sales tax hike will sit frozen after legal action (nypost.com) — Shoppers in Calabasas are now paying some of the county's highest sales tax rates—up to 11.25%—after Measure ER's half‑cent increase took effect, but the roughly $1 billion a year it raises is frozen during a court challenge. Residents will keep paying the higher tax while a lawsuit over the measure's legality and marketing works its way through the courts.
   

• Prep talk: Calabasas junior pitchers commit to USC and Stanford (latimes.com subscription) — Two standout Calabasas High School junior pitchers have already committed to powerhouse college programs, with Jayden Singer headed to USC and Cash Wiltgen pledged to Stanford. Their coach, Thomas Cassidy, is thrilled to build the Coyotes' next two seasons around this talented duo while filling in the lineup around them.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Beach Warnings Issued as Heat Wave Approaches (iheart.com)

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  • Santa Clarita Fire Map: See Bouquet Fire Perimeter, Evacuation Areas (patch.com)

Ok Calabasas! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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