🌱 How AI-edited photos misled buyers on a Laguna Hills backyard

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In today's newsletter:

• How AI-edited photos misled buyers on a Laguna Hills backyard
• See how Laguna Hills gas prices stack up across Orange County

Also on today's calendar: DFC Expo Fall 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Laguna Hills real estate listing uses AI to hide dirt backyard (news-usa.today) — A Laguna Hills home listing for a house on Encanto Court is drawing attention after AI-edited photos showed a lush green backyard that is actually bare dirt, raising concerns about deceptive real estate marketing. Local buyers already facing high prices and water costs are warned that such digital alterations can hide major landscaping expenses and distort expectations in Laguna Hills' tight housing market.
   

• Lowest midgrade gas price in Orange County available at $5.53 per gallon in week ending Sept. 19 (southoctimes.com) — Laguna Hills drivers are paying about $6.21 per gallon for midgrade gas, according to recent GasBuddy reports comparing prices across Orange County cities. While one county station hit a low of $5.53, the report shows Laguna Hills and nearby communities still facing significantly higher-than-average fuel costs amid ongoing volatility in global oil markets.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laguna Hills

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★ Featured events ★

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

Wednesday September 30
• Bagels, Books & Buddies
  Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills, CA 92653
  7:30 am
• Grove-Books, Bagels & Buddies!
  Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills, CA 92653
  7:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Missing You - Celebration of Life with Art4Healing® In-Studio Workshop →
  ACFH Studio, 23011 Moulton Pkwy, Suite I-6, Laguna Hills
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Speed Dating Beyond Small Talk | Orange County (Laguna Hills) Speed Dating | Tantra Speed Date® →
  Orange County Yoga Studio, 25260 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills
  2:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Lake Forest, CA →
  23046 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills
Wednesday October 7
• Orange County Resource Panel October 2026 →
  Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills
• Orange County Resource Panel - October 2026 →
  Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills
• LET'S RUN THERE:GHOST AMP Demo w/ Brooks at Road Runner Sports Laguna Hills →
  24291 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills
  5:30 am
Friday October 9
• Jam Fest OC '26 →
  VOCO Laguna Hills, 25205 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Laguna Community Concert Band Presents "An Afternoon at the Opera" →
  The Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• FREE EVENT - FOCUS Dance Center Open House →
  4746 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have an urgent request out to the HOA that has been ignored since 9/11.
  Since then, I continue to get new bulging cracks appearing in my drywall, my sliding doors no longer shut, and there is unexplained water usage on my… (Nextdoor Laguna Village)

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T0259) in Aliso Viejo. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Laguna Woods. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laguna Hills here.

🗞 Nearby News

Aliso Viejo

• MY TOWN: Justin Tarkeshian (citylifestyle.com)
• Status Update: Discount retailer Burlington opens in Lake Forest (ocregister.com)
• See the list of 36 Starbucks closures in Southern California (pasadenastarnews.com)

Mission Viejo

• Irvine Police impound 62‑MPH illegal e‑moto; Parents warned of child‑endangerment charges (newsantaana.com)
• HeyPolo Customer Service: Every Contact Channel and What Support Can (and Can't) Fix (tidbitsofexperience.com)

Laguna Niguel

• Big Surf, Flooding To Hit Dana Point Coastline: Advisory (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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