Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Cerritos Leslie’s is closing—what pool owners should do next
Also, don't miss LUVN KIME GIVING HANDS on the Cerritos Patch calendar

Hello again Cerritos! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Cerritos Leslie's is closing—what pool owners should do next
Also on today's calendar: Garden Of Hope Cancer Care Fundraiser and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Very hot, with a high of 104 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Very hot, temps: high: 106, low: 73.
- Monday: Very hot, with a high of 106 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Leslie's Pool Supplies closes Coachella Valley store amid bankruptcy (mercedsunstar.com) — A Leslie's Pool Supplies store at 1900 South St. in Cerritos is among 26 California locations slated to close as the chain restructures in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While Leslie's says it will keep operating overall, Cerritos pool owners may need to shift to other branches or online ordering as the company trims underperforming stores statewide.
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📸 Around Cerritos
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cerritos
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★ Featured events ★
- LUVN KIME GIVING HANDS →
12340 South Street, Cerritos
1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Community Yoga Session →
Don Knabe Community Center, 19700 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos
6:00 pm - Board Meeting
ABC Unified, 16700 Norwalk Blvd, Cerritos
7:00 pm - Kennedy Band Concert
KPAC
7:00 pm - Walk to School Wednesday
G.B. Miller Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
7:30 am - Fall Concert
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
6:30 pm - Pickleball Night →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17909 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos - Cerritos Library and Sculpture Gardens →
Cerritos Library, Cerritos
11:00 am - AWAY - Varsity Football @ Cypress HS
Handel Stadium, 501 S Western Ave, Anaheim
7:00 pm - Community Yoga Session →
Don Knabe Community Center, 19700 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos
6:00 pm - Garden Of Hope Cancer Care Fundraiser →
Whittier SDA Church, 8841 Calmada Ave, Whittier
11:00 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Sunday October 11
📣 Cerritos Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2nd Annual Special Education Conference & Community Resource Fair
Bellflower Unified Bellflower, CA 90706
8:30 am - Cypress Run →
Cypress CA
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Cerritos PatchAM possible:
- BANA LAW, PC — (310) 273-7300
- April By The Sea — 5623574009
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Lakewood. Apply here.
- Kohl's posted a job opening for Full-Time Store Merchandising Lead in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cerritos here.
🗞 Nearby News
Artesia
- 'Anima Mundi'-Inspired Mural Graces Church Entrance (lmu.edu)
- NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: League play begins for area football teams with five teams boasting winning marks (loscerritosnews.net)
- Long Beach's speed safety devices are nearly installed, warning period to begin this month (presstelegram.com)
Norwalk
- Street fair features nostalgia (lvcampustimes.org)
- Father Pleads No Contest to Voluntary Manslaughter in Baby's Death (mynewsla.com)
Los Alamitos
- Pier Walk Supporting Breast Cancer Set For Seal Beach This Weekend (patch.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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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