🌱 Patch AM: How does Cerritos’ big water rate hike really compare regionwide?

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

In today's newsletter:

• How does Cerritos' big water rate hike really compare regionwide?
• When you can donate blood this September in Cerritos
• How Gahr stormed back to stun Valley Christian in Cerritos

Also on today's calendar: You Are Invited to a Free Reggae Concert!! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Hot, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Record-tying heat, temps: high: 97, low: 70.
• Tuesday: Hot, with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cerritos Water Rate Hike Sparks Recall Fight as SoCal Water Bills Surge (loscerritosnews.net) — Cerritos residents are facing a steep multi‑year water rate increase that's fueling a recall campaign against the mayor and mayor pro tem. The story compares Cerritos' 76% first‑year jump and five‑year hikes with similar or larger water bill increases across Southern California, explaining how aging infrastructure and rising imported‑water and treatment costs are driving higher rates regionwide.
   

• The Red Cross and Hello Kitty® and Friends join forces to help save lives (redcross.org) — Cerritos residents can roll up a sleeve at two local Red Cross blood drives in September, including one at Cerritos Library. Partnering with Hello Kitty and Friends, the Red Cross is offering small thank‑you gifts while stressing that donations now are vital to prevent blood shortages across Southern California as fall schedules get busier.
   

• Gahr football rallies to tie Valley Christian (presstelegram.com) — High school football fans in Cerritos saw Gahr rally from two touchdowns down to earn a 35‑35 tie with Valley Christian on Friday night. The game featured big rushing performances, late scoring drama, and a missed chance for Valley Christian to win, and now Gahr heads on the road to face Cerritos High next week.
   

📸 Around Cerritos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cerritos

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Tuesday August 25
• Mito Sister Cities group visits Walker
  Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
  8:00 am
• Strategic Planning Board Advisory Committee
  ABC Unified District Office Board Room
  5:30 pm
• AWAY - Varsity Girls' Volleyball @ Canyon HS
  John F. Kennedy High Canyon High School, 220 S Imperial Hwy, Anaheim, CA 92807, USA
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Kennedy Football Snap Fundraiser
  John F. Kennedy High MP1
  4:30 pm
• Back to School Night
  Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
  5:30 pm
• AWAY - Varsity Flag Football @ Westminster HS
  John F. Kennedy High Westminster High School, 14325 Goldenwest St, Westminster, CA 9
  6:00 pm
• Legislative/Policy Board Advisory Committee
  ABC Unified District Conference Room
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Late start PD/Department PLC
  Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
  7:35 am
Friday September 4
• You Are Invited to a Free Reggae Concert!! →
  18177 Pioneer Blvd, Artesia, CA, 90701 (Parking lot behind Jack in the Box)
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• DANIEL GARIBALDO →
  Lakewood Gardens Civic Association LGCA
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Fall Conference Week (Min Day)
  Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603
• Senior Sunrise (SRCC)
  Oxford Academy Cypress, CA 90630
  6:00 am
• School Picture Make-Up Day
  Fullerton Union High School Fullerton, CA 92833
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GardaWorld posted a job opening for Security Guard - Shipping Facility in Cerritos. Apply here.
• Swarovski posted a job opening for Retail Sales Consultant - Part Time - Los Cerritos Center - Cerritos, CA in Cerritos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cerritos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Artesia

• Four Home-Invasion Robbery Suspects Captured After Massive Artesia Manhunt (loscerritosnews.net)

Norwalk

• Becerra avoids backing nuclear energy in bid to govern power-starved California (washingtonexaminer.com)
• 120 Homes and 130-Room Hotel Approved at 12500 Firestone Boulevard in Norwalk (layimby.com)
• Where CA Cities Rank Among Nation's Best And Worst Real Estate Markets (patch.com)

Lakewood

• Lakewood football has tough time against Corona del Mar (presstelegram.com)
• Former Gang Member Testifies About Bad Boy and Death Row Rivalry (thesource.com)

Ok Cerritos! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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