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🌱 Patch AM: How Lake Forest’s gas prices stack up against nearby cities

You won't want to miss DFC Expo Fall 2026 on the Lake Forest Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Lake Forest's gas prices stack up against nearby cities

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: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lowest midgrade gas price in Orange County available at $5.53 per gallon in week ending Sept. 19 (southoctimes.com) — Drivers in Lake Forest are paying among the higher midgrade gas prices in Orange County, with recent reports showing local stations well above $5.50 per gallon. A countywide breakdown highlights how Lake Forest compares with neighboring cities as global oil markets, refinery output, and seasonal demand continue to keep fuel costs elevated.
   

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    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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Beware > deer !
    I have been driving on Trabuco Rd, Trabuco Canyon for more than a decade but never encountered this situation before. All of a sudden a large deer… (Nextdoor Osterman/Normandale)
  • My daughter saw this in Lake Elsinore last night.
    She said there was two of them and this was the second one. Does anyone know what it is?? (Nextdoor El Toro Rd)
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Mission Viejo. Apply here.
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook - Mission Viejo Chili's in Mission Viejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

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)

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • Brandon McNulty and Team USA Take Historic World Title… (usacycling.org)
  • See the list of 36 Starbucks closures in Southern California (dailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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