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🌱 What Gardena’s GTrans drivers just won at the bargaining table
Coming up on the Gardena Patch calendar: Palos Verdes Trail 5K
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In today's newsletter:
- What Gardena's GTrans drivers just won at the bargaining table
Also on today's calendar: Palos Verdes Trail 5K and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Be Heard: What Working People Are Doing This Week (aflcio.org) — GTrans bus operators in Gardena have secured a new two-year union contract after nearly a year of negotiations, a notable local win highlighted in a national roundup of labor news. The broader piece surveys union actions across the country, but Gardena's operators stand out for holding out past the first offer to get a deal that better recognizes their work. 
📸 Around Gardena
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gardena
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★ Featured events ★
- Palos Verdes Trail 5K →
Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates
8:00 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- First Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
El Camino College , Gardena, CA 90249 - Native American Day
El Camino College , Gardena, CA 90249 - Blu Art's ARCH / TURE Closing Art Exhibition →
Toyo Art Gallery, 1305 West Gardena Boulevard, Gardena - ARCH / TURE Closing Reception →
Toyo Art Gallery, 1305 West Gardena Boulevard, Gardena - The Game Changer →
144 West Gardena Boulevard, Gardena - Food Wine & Brew
City of Gardena, 1700 W 162nd St, Gardena
12:00 pm - Respect the Road Gardena →
Rowley Park, 13220 Van Ness Avenue, Gardena - Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
El Camino College , Gardena, CA 90249 - Shmini Atzeret (Jewish)
El Camino College , Gardena, CA 90249 - 43rd Annual Senior Citizens' Health Fair
Nakaoka Community Center, 1670 W 162nd St, Gardena
9:00 am - Satans Grasp at Backstage Live →
Backstage Live, 18205 South Broadway, Gardena - 7th Annual Furbaby Lovefest →
Gardena City Hall (Lawn), 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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We're sitting at Safe Landing, advocating for a bed for an individual with a cat who is ready to accept help. Earlier today, I spent the afternoon… (Nextdoor Harbor Gateway North)
- Del Taco posted a job opening for Team Member in Gardena. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Hawthorne
- NASA, SpaceX target October for Crew-13 launch from Florida to ISS (fox35orlando.com)
- Tesla reopens Roadster reservations — but you'll need $50K (nypost.com)
- Ayotzinapa Families March in Chilpancingo Demanding Release of 853 Secret Files: Sheinbaum Denies Cover-Up (latintimes.com)
Torrance
- Helicon brings automation to high-volume composites manufacturing (therobotreport.com)
Redondo Beach
- Redondo Beach Vocational Program Launches For Neurodiverse Adults (patch.com)
- Bomb Threat Locks Down Torrance High School, Nearby Homes Evacuated (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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