🌱 How Lawndale fits into this year’s crowded L.A. County ballot
Lawndale, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Lawndale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lawndale fits into this year’s crowded L.A. County ballot
- How will top-seeded Lawndale handle Ocean View’s surging Seahawks Friday?
Also on today's calendar: Reflective Writing and Intuitive Collage and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Sun mixing with clouds; nice, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2026 election results: Los Angeles county and local races (latimes.com subscription) — Lawndale voters are part of a busy Los Angeles County election cycle that includes a local mayoral race, city council contests, and various tax and bond measures. Countywide, residents are also weighing in on sheriff, ethics and labor-related measures, plus numerous school, water and judicial races whose certified results will roll out over the next month. 
• Ocean View shuts out Rancho Alamitos to clinch Sigma League title (latimes.com subscription) — Ocean View’s football team just clinched the Sigma League title and now turns its attention to visiting Lawndale High, which earned the top seed in CIF Southern Section Division 9. Lawndale, at 9-1 and Ocean League champion, will host the Seahawks on Friday, setting up a high-stakes playoff opener for local fans to follow closely.
📸 Around Lawndale
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Upcoming Events in
Lawndale
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★ Featured events ★
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Reflective Writing and Intuitive Collage →
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino
8:30 am
Sunday November 8
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Other local events
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Town Hall: Veteran's Day Celebration
Jefferson Elementary Redondo Beach, CA 90278
7:45 am -
ELA Parent Workshop (Topic: Reading)
Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
9:00 am -
Movie Night!
Cinema West in El Segundo
4:00 pm -
PTA MOVIE NIGHT #1
Blacktop
4:30 pm -
ECHS-Lawndale's Dia de los Muertos Campus Celebration →
Environmental Charter High School, 16315 Grevillea Avenue, Lawndale
5:00 pm -
HPA - Social Media & Screen Time Tips
Hawthorne Middle Hawthorne, CA 90250
4:45 pm -
RBUSD Regular Board of Education Meeting (OPEN SESSION: 5:30 P.M.)
RBUSD Board Room, 1401 Inglewood Avenue, Redondo Beach
5:30 pm -
29th Annual MB Veterans Day Ceremony
Veterans Parkway (Valley Drive and Ardmore)
11:00 am -
Far Wars: A Star Wars Night at Far Field →
Far Field Beer Company, 4471 West Rosecrans Avenue, Lawndale
5:00 pm -
Torrance Antique Street Faire →
1317 Sartori Ave, Torrance
8:00 am
Friday November 6
Tuesday November 10
Wednesday November 11
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 22
📣 Lawndale Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Pre-Deployment Readiness →
Military & Family Readiness Center, 200 North Douglas Street, (Bldg. 272 C1-209), El Segundo
1:00 pm -
Girls Volleyball Tournament →
galaxy center, 540 Maple Ave., Torrance
1:00 pm -
Native American Heritage Month: People of the West, Episode 2 o
Social Justice Center<br>Communication Building, Room 204 Social Justice CenterCommunication Building, Room 204
2:30 pm
Wednesday November 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This mornings theft of my video doorbell device feels like the result of some calculated surveillance operation in play the last 2 weeks.
Unexplained visits by a male character who snapped photos of my address and doorbell camera, and just like that, the doorbell device was stolen at… (Nextdoor Southwest Lawndale)
- SpaceX - Space Exploration Technologies Corporation posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Hawthorne. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lawndale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hawthorne
- Ana Grisales (psychologytoday.com)
- Party With the Voters Tonight at These L.A. Election Watch Parties (lamag.com)
- OSI Systems, Inc. $OSIS Stock: Bridge City Capital LLC Raises Stake (defenseworld.net)
Redondo Beach
- Redondo Beach Voter Guide: Everything You Need To Know (patch.com)
- Major Street Redesign Could Transform Redondo Beach's Riviera Village (patch.com)
Ok Lawndale! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary! (Thank you Bee G. for sending it in!)
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