🌱 Patch AM: How new state bills could reshape bachelor’s options at Cerritos College

Good morning Cerritos! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How new state bills could reshape bachelor's options at Cerritos College
• Meet the architect behind Cerritos's landmark performing arts center

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Calif. Bills Could Expand Community College Bachelor Degrees (insidehighered.com) — Cerritos College is at the center of a statewide push to expand community college bachelor's degrees, already offering dental hygiene and adding field ironworker supervision in 2027. Two California bills advancing in Sacramento could broaden such programs but face opposition from some higher-ed leaders and uncertain support from Gov. Newsom, potentially shaping future options for Cerritos-area students.
   

• Architect Barton Myers Dies at 91 (architecturalrecord.com) — Cerritos readers may be interested to know that architect Barton Myers, designer of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, has died at 91. The piece looks back on his influential career across Canada and the U.S., highlighting major cultural projects, teaching at UCLA, and the awards that recognized his modernist work.
   

📸 Around Cerritos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cerritos

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★ Featured events ★

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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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• AUHSD Envolve Training
  John F. Kennedy High KPAC
  8:30 am
• AWAY - Varsity Girls' Volleyball @ Segerstrom HS
  John F. Kennedy High Segerstrom High School
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Family Band Night
  Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Artesia High School
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• HOME - Varsity Girls' Volleyball vs Fullerton HS
  John F. Kennedy High Kennedy Gym
  4:45 pm
• Back to School Night
  Los Coyotes Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
  5:30 pm
• Miller Back to School Night
  G.B. Miller Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
  5:30 pm
• Senior Luau
  John F. Kennedy High Kennedy First Court
  6:00 pm
• District Surplus Property Advisory "7-11" Committee
  ABC Unified District Office Board Room
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Volleyball, Girls JV vs - Buena Park Tournament
  Buena Park High School Fullerton, CA 92833
  8:00 am
• Saturday School
  Sonora High School Fullerton, CA 92833
  8:00 am
• Vanessa Avendano -Rental →
  Lakewood Gardens Civic Association lgca
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• OC Record Show — Buena Park — The Orange County City Guide →
  UFCW Union Local 324, 8530 Stanton Ave, Buena Park
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nordstrom, Inc. posted a job opening for Beauty Counter Manager - Jo Malone London - Los Cerritos Center in Cerritos. Apply here.
• Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Associate - Part Time in Cerritos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cerritos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norwalk

• Townhome project near Norwalk border returns for review — The Norwalk Patriot (thenorwalkpatriot.com)
• 4882461 (avpress.com)

Lakewood

• Press-Telegram girls flag football Top 10 rankings, Aug. 28 (presstelegram.com)
• Grunion Gazette Calendar: Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2 (presstelegram.com)
• Sheriff's Dept. takes steps to address rise in street takeovers (wavepublication.com)

Bellflower

• American Water white paper emphasizes benefits to community of water and wastewater system partnerships (roi-nj.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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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