🌱 Which local rivalry is lighting up Covina District Field this week?

Good morning Covina! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which local rivalry is lighting up Covina District Field this week?
• What priorities does Covina's congressman say he'll fight for next?
• What would Covina's state senate hopeful change about gas prices first?

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Quartermania Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 104 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 103, low: 71.
• Thursday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SGV high school football schedule for Week 7, Oct. 8-9 (modbee.com) — High school football fans in Covina can catch Covina vs. Baldwin Park and Bonita vs. Northview at Covina District Field on Oct. 8–9, with all games starting at 7 p.m. The schedule also includes Diamond Bar visiting West Covina and several other San Gabriel Valley league matchups for a busy Week 7.
   

• Gil Cisneros, CA-31 candidate, 2026 election questionnaire (dailybulletin.com) — Covina resident and incumbent Congressman Gil Cisneros shares how he'd tackle affordability, housing, and healthcare while continuing to represent CA-31. He emphasizes reversing Trump-era tariffs and healthcare cuts, tightening rules on AI and surveillance tech, protecting DACA recipients, and opposing offshore drilling, while highlighting his focus on bipartisan work in Congress.
   

• Mike Netter, Senate District 22 candidate, 2026 election questionnaire (sgvtribune.com) — Covina residents can learn where local Senate District 22 candidate Mike Netter stands on issues like gas prices, housing costs, and homelessness as he campaigns from his home base in the city. In this detailed Q&A, he outlines conservative-leaning plans on taxes, energy, and regulation that he says would lower living costs across the region.
   

📸 Around Covina

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Covina

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Sing For The Cure LA: Live in Covina →
  3Vino's, Covina
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Away VAR Girl's Flag Football VS. Charter Oak
  Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
  4:45 pm
• Varsity Girls Flag Football vs. Wilson
  Glen A. Wilson High School, 16455 Wedgeworth Dr, Hacienda Height
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Family Literacy Nights Begin
  Washington Elementary School Covina, CA 91724
  4:00 pm
• VR Girls Volleyball @ West Covina
  West Covina High School, 1609 E Cameron Ave, West Covina
  6:00 pm
• Home VAR Football VS. Baldwin Park
  Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Football vs. Los Altos (AWAY)
  South Hills High Covina, CA 91723
  7:00 pm
• VR Football vs Bonita
  Covina District Field
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Fret House Bluegrass Jam Sessions 2.0 →
  The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Ave., Covina
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• SUNDAY NIGHT SUPERSTARS →
  Laugh Factory Covina, 104 North Citrus Avenue, Covina
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Halloween Quartermania Fundraiser →
  128 S San Jose Ave, Covina
  11:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble presents "A Saintly and Sinful Concert" →
  St Luke's Episcopal Church, 122 California Ave, Monrovia
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pap smear via mail?
  Wow ! What's next? I get this kit in the mail from Molina Healthcare. I will save you the details, but ended up with an envelope containing a vial… (Nextdoor Charter Oak Immediate)
• Urgently looking for a home.
  My Daughter works at Vons im Covina and he was staying in the dock and then got in the stockroom. She was able to trap him. But we have 5 cats… (Nextdoor Vincent Heart)

• Macy's posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor - CHANEL Beaute, West Covina - Full Time in West Covina. Apply here.
• Marukai Corporation U.S.A. posted a job opening for Custodian in West Covina. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Covina here.

🗞 Nearby News

Azusa

• Author Larry Ginn to Present at Next Chapter & Verse (robsonranchviews.com)
• USC cross country sees continued success halfway through season (dailytrojan.com)
• Alumni Feature: Michael Birnbryer-Lao, MM '14: Inspiring the Next Generation Through Music (apu.edu)

Glendora

• Glendora Pumpkin Festival Returns To Celebrate Its 33rd Year On Oct. 17 (patch.com)

San Dimas

• Landscape Durable Tires Brings Eight Patterns to SEMA 2026 (tractionnews.com)
• SGV football Top 30 rankings: Bishop Amat, La Serna, Bonita on top (sgvtribune.com)

Ok Covina! 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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