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What's up Calabasas! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Calabasas residents are paying higher tax with no new services
  • How did Calabasas steal an overtime road win at Oak Park?
  • What spooky surprises await at Calabasas' Nights of the Jack trail?

Also on today's calendar: 'Good News' Nonfiction Author-Journalist-Boxer Tells Inspiring Stories About Heroic Everyday People and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Very hot with sunshine, temps: high: 102, low: 72.
  • Monday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 101 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Estimated $1B generated from new sales tax hike will sit frozen after legal action (nypost.com) — Calabasas shoppers are now paying some of the highest sales tax in the county—up to 11.25%—after Measure ER's half‑cent increase took effect, but a lawsuit means the roughly $1 billion in new revenue must sit untouched in escrow. While county officials defend the tax as vital for healthcare services, opponents argue voters were misled, leaving residents paying more at the register without seeing any new benefits until the case is resolved.
   

• Calabasas football outlasts Oak Park on Dominik Hardy's overtime touchdown (dailynews.com) — Calabasas High's football team pulled out a dramatic 13-7 overtime win at Oak Park, capped by quarterback Dominik Hardy's decisive keeper after racking up more than 300 total yards. The Coyotes' defense, led by hard-hitting safety Ryan Lovejoy, smothered Oak Park's passing attack, and Calabasas now turns its focus to next week's matchup against Camarillo as league play continues.
   

• Spooky Season 2026: The Best Halloween Events in Los Angeles (hooplablog.com) — Calabasas families can head to King Gillette Ranch for Nights of the Jack, a mile-long trail of hand-carved pumpkins, food trucks, and a Halloween bar running through early November. Beyond Calabasas, the guide rounds up major Halloween and Día de los Muertos events, bar crawls, movie nights, and themed dining experiences across greater Los Angeles for every age and scare level.
   

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  • The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Payroll Specialist in Westlake Village. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Calabasas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hidden Hills

Topanga

  • Bee & Co. skincare store at Westfield Topanga Mall closes following allegations of high-pressure sales tactics (cbsnews.com)
  • Botched Altadena evacuations, dysfunction in Pacific Palisades: Long-awaited fire investigation identifies missteps (spokesman.com)
  • What To Watch Friday: Alan Cumming In Tip Toe, Catherine Zeta-Jones In Kill Jackie, And More (tvline.com)

Los Angeles

  • 'Digger' Review: Tom Cruise Drives An Exhilarating, Exhausting Tragicomedy (patch.com)
  • Bystanders Jumped Into Ocean To Save Victims Of Deadly Catalina Helicopter Crash (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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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