🌱 Patch AM: How a college fraud lawsuit could affect a district serving Fountain Valley.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a college fraud lawsuit could affect a district serving Fountain Valley.

Also on today's calendar: FREE Pickleball, Coaching, and Giveaway with 150+ Health and Alignment Health and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Santiago Canyon College president sues district over enrollment fraud claims (ocregister.com) — Residents of Fountain Valley are among 571,000 people served by the Rancho Santiago Community College District, whose former Santiago Canyon College president is suing over alleged retaliation after reporting suspected enrollment fraud. The lawsuit details claims of whistleblower punishment, discrimination, and leadership turmoil, while the district denies knowingly accepting fraudulent state funds and faces separate investigations into its chancellor.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fountain Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• FREE Pickleball, Coaching, and Giveaway with 150+ Health and Alignment Health →
  Pickleball Xscape, 14800 Goldenwest St, Westminster
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• DFC Expo Fall 2026 →
  Hotel Fera Anaheim - A Double Tree By Hilton, 100 The City Dr S, Orange
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• JV Girls' Volleyball @ Santiago HS
  Santiago High School, 12342 Trask Ave, Garden Grove
  4:15 pm
• VAR Girls' Volleyball @ Santiago HS
  Santiago High School, 12342 Trask Ave, Garden Grove
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Legislative Update & Candidates Breakfast →
  Fountain Valley CA
• Network at Night at Fogo de Chao →
  Fountain Valley CA
• Network at Night
  Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce, 10055 Slater Ave #250, Fountain Valley
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• JV Girls' Volleyball vs Bolsa Grande HS
  Los Amigos High School, 16566 Newhope St, Fountain Valley
  4:15 pm
• VAR Girls' Volleyball vs Bolsa Grande HS
  Los Amigos High School, 16566 Newhope St, Fountain Valley
  5:30 pm
Friday September 25
• City Hall Closure →
  Fountain Valley CA
• Senior Center Fall Dance →
  Center at Founders Village, 17967 Bushard Street, Fountain Valley
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Hyundai Hope On Wheels 5K and Color Fun Run →
  Fountain Valley CA
• SHAPE Conference →
  Free Life Community Church, 18225 Bushard St., Fountain Valley
  9:30 am
Sunday September 27
• OC Around the Table 2026 →
  Mile Square Regional Park Warner@Euclid Corner, 16801 Euclid St, Fountain Valley

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Huntington Beach

• Silver Alert Activated for 75-Year-Old Man Last Seen in Huntington Beach (mynewsla.com)
• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Sept. 10-17) (ocregister.com)
• Individual in Costa Mesa, 2 in Huntington Beach infected with West Nile virus (latimes.com)

Costa Mesa

• Local D-II volleyball teams lose on road (staradvertiser.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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