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🌱 Patch AM: What convinced Lemon Grove leaders to make their interim manager permanent?
Spotted on the Lemon Grove calendar: No School: Labor Day

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In today's newsletter:
- What convinced Lemon Grove leaders to make their interim manager permanent?
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Partly sunny, a shower; warm, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
- Monday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lemon Grove votes 4-1 to hire Tony Winney as city manager, approves three-year contract (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Lemon Grove's City Council has voted 4–1 to approve a three-year contract making interim leader Tony Winney the permanent city manager, with Mayor Alysson Snow casting the lone dissenting vote. Winney, who has guided recent budget work and tenant-protection efforts, will focus on fiscal stability, economic development, and organizational structure as he leads city staff through 2029.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lemon Grove
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- No School: Labor Day
Ramona City Unified No School! - Labor Day (Schools and District Closed)
Lemon Grove , CA 91945 - Train-the-Trainer Prompt Engineering (AI) 5 of 5
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
5:00 pm - OUSD Board of Education Meeting
North Terrace Elementary OUSD District Office 2111 Mission Ave.
5:00 pm - Closed Session Regular Governing Board Meeting
Lemon Grove Library (Community Room) - 3001 School Lane, Lemon Gr
5:00 pm - Open Session Regular Governing Board Meeting
Lemon Grove Library (Community Room) - 3001 School Lane, Lemon Gr
6:00 pm - đŤ§đââď¸ BUBBLE RUN KICK-OFF ASSEMBLY! đââď¸đŤ§
Monterey Heights Elementary Lemon Grove, CA 91945
8:20 am - Back to School Night
Mission Elementary Oceanside, CA 92058
5:30 pm - MHS Back to School Night
Montecito High (Continuation) Ramona, CA 92065
6:00 pm - FB & MHS Back to School Night
Ramona City Unified Montecito High School, 720 9th St, Ramona, CA 92065, USA
6:00 pm - Armen Kurdian Town Hall
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
9:30 am - San Altos- Coffee with the Principal
San Altos Elementary School, 1750 Madera St, Lemon Grove, CA 91
4:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I just had a big pepper tree fall in my yard.
Looks like it missed everything. I need to get someone out to cut this thing up. I can keep the wood so that doesn't need to be hauled out. Anyone… (Nextdoor Lemon Grove)
- Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in La Mesa. Apply here.
- Ametek posted a job opening for Assembler - Manufacturing in Spring Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lemon Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
La Mesa
- Veterinary Cancer Group Opens San Diego-Area Oncology Office Location in La Mesa, California (petage.com)
- On-the-go volunteers (timesofsandiego.com)
- (RN) Registered Nurse - East Campus PACU (ucsd.edu)
Spring Valley
- Sheriff Seeks Tips After Woman Was Shot at Spring Valley Party (santeepulse.com)
San Diego
- San Diego County Man Accused Of Threatening Mass Killing At Temecula Mosque (patch.com)
- 2 Arrested In Fraud Investigation Across SoCal, Arizona (patch.com)
- Chainsaw Assault; Hatchet Attack; Indecent Exposure; Fatal E-Bike Crash: San Diego County Crime Log (patch.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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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