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• How many new bachelor's degrees could Cerritos College actually add?

Also on today's calendar: Paint & Pamper: A Spa Art Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community colleges suddenly oppose plan to let them offer more bachelor's degrees (timesofsandiego.com) — New state legislation will cap how many new bachelor's degrees community colleges can add, and Cerritos College's president expects the school could still launch six to eight more starting in 2028. While many community college leaders now oppose the bills, he believes Cerritos can work within the new rules, even as other campuses may face tougher limits and challenges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cerritos

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Saturday September 19
• Paint & Pamper: A Spa Art Experience →
  9849 Flower St, Bellflower
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Scripture Study and Discussion →
  17909 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos
• Miller Coffee Chat #2: 1% Changes
  G.B. Miller Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
  8:15 am
• AWAY - Varsity Girls' Volleyball @ Valencia HS
  Valencia High School, 500 Bradford Ave, Placentia
  5:00 pm
• Board Meeting
  ABC Unified, 16700 Norwalk Blvd, Cerritos
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Chariots So.Cal Weekly Car Show →
  Alas Toxicas, 10723 South St, Cerritos
  3:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Teach me the 403b (hybrid) →
  Amberwood Business park, Artesia Boulevard, Cerritos
• Free Educational Seminar on Estate Planning - Cerritos →
  BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Cerritos, 11101 183rd St., Cerritos
• The Future of Plump! Kiehl's Cerritos Event →
  Kiehl's, 239 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos
• Back to School Night
  Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
  5:45 pm
• Miller PTA Movie Night
  G.B. Miller Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Hairball - Balls to The Wall 2026 Tour Live in Concert →
  Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Dr, Cerritos
  7:30 pm

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• PACS posted a job opening for Maintenance Assistant-H in Cerritos. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Hawaiian Gardens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cerritos here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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