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Hi there, Claremont! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a hidden Claremont hillside theater shaped Mexican American arts
  • Why Claremont's Village South townhome plan is facing intense community pushback
  • What Jose Martinez's exit means for Pomona dining and Milk & Honey

Also on today's calendar: Ophelia's Jump presents Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street - a musical thriller and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Stiff winds, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 99, low: 74.
  • Monday: Very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Home Away From Home: The history of Padua Hills Theatre (tsl.news) — Padua Hills Theatre in the Claremont hills once made the city a center for Mexican American performers and artists, yet many local students barely know it exists. A Pomona College student recounts uncovering the theater's 1930s history, including Mexican artist Francisco Sánchez Flores' prolific residency, and reflects on how this overlooked Claremont landmark reshapes their sense of home and belonging.
   

2. Claremont's Village South Plan public comment period ends with overwhelming negativity (ccclarion.com) — Claremont residents are pushing back hard against a revised Village South plan that shifts from mixed-use, transit-oriented housing to 140 for-sale townhomes with no ground-floor businesses. City staff, advocacy group Sustainable Claremont, and local academics all question whether the new proposal matches the 2021 council-approved vision and adequately addresses soil contamination and affordability concerns, leaving the project's future uncertain.
   

3. Jose Martinez leaves Pomona College Dining management amid Dining Services controversies (tsl.news) — Pomona College's Dining Services general manager Jose Martinez has quietly left his role, just weeks after controversy over the threatened closure of student-run boba shop Milk & Honey in Claremont. Student leaders and union organizers say workers feel relieved but remain unsure how the leadership change will affect contract talks, long-term funding, and the shop's promised reopening this academic year.
   

4. Claremont Student Group Plans Oct. 7 'Al Aqsa Flood Anniversary Talk' with Pro-Hamas Scholar (claremontindependent.com) — Claremont Colleges students with the People's Fund plan an Oct. 7 talk at an undisclosed campus location featuring Mohamed Abdou, a controversial scholar who openly supports Hamas. College officials say the event is not school-sponsored, denounce its promotional materials, and note Campus Safety is coordinating with local law enforcement as student groups also call for a broader "week of action" and Gaza strike on campus.
   

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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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