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🌱 Patch AM: How did Lemon Grove land $700,000 in new park funding?
Be sure to catch People's Produce @ Thrive Lemon Grove Farmers Market on the Lemon Grove Patch calendar
Hello Lemon Grove! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Lemon Grove land $700,000 in new park funding?
Also on today's calendar: Salsa y Salsa Fundraiser and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
- Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Pork San Diego's Lawmakers Sent Home (voiceofsandiego.org) — State lawmakers have steered $700,000 to build public restrooms in a Lemon Grove park as part of more than $90 million in earmarked projects around San Diego County. The piece explains which local institutions benefited, how the funding process works, and why critics question these one-time "pork-barrel" allocations amid California's budget strains. 
📸 Around Lemon Grove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lemon Grove
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★ Featured events ★
- People's Produce @ Thrive Lemon Grove Farmers Market →
Treganza Heritage Parrk, 3200 Main St., Lemon Grove
4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
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Other local events
- Train-the-Trainer Robotics &AI 2 of 5
Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
5:00 pm - Advocate Health
Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
11:30 am - Train-the-Trainer Robotics &AI 3of 5
Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
5:00 pm - Wounded Warrior Project
Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
5:00 pm - Avery college weekend
Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside - Memorial for Alison Smith-Vaniz →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8472 Blossom Lane, Lemon Grove - Lemon Fest @ St John of the Cross →
8086 Broadway, Lemon Grove - Salsa y Salsa Fundraiser →
H. Lee House Courtyard, 3205 Olive St, Lemon Grove
6:00 pm - 2026 Cory Littleton Matador Golf Classic →
Lomas Santa Fe Executive Golf Course, 1580 Sun Valley Rd, Solana Beach
11:00 am
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
📣 Lemon Grove Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sunday Worship →
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4816 Glen St., La Mesa
10:00 am - Jim and Jihmye 2nd Sunday Poetry Open Mic →
Spacebar Cafe & Wine Bistro, 7454 University Avenue, Suite A, La Mesa
2:30 pm - Design Review Board →
City Council Chambers, 8130 Allison Ave, La Mesa
12:30 pm - Youth Advisory Commission Meeting →
Community Center, La Mesa
4:30 pm
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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- IMIA, LLC posted a job opening for Quality Control Inspector in Spring Valley. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
La Mesa
- La Mesa Man Sentenced 10 Years For Kidnapping His Estranged Wife (patch.com)
- San Diego Events: Saturday, September 12, 2026 (sandiegoreader.com)
- UPS package filled with cocaine sent to Minnesota sniffed out by police K9 (fox9.com)
Spring Valley
- California Named the Stores. Forty-One San Diego County Locations Received Happy Hens Eggs, and the Recalled Date Codes Were Packed in August — After Almost Every Illness in This Outbreak. (marlerblog.com)
Ok Lemon Grove! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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