🌱 Patch AM: How could the race course redevelopment reshape traffic, parks, and housing?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could the race course redevelopment reshape traffic, parks, and housing?
• Which Los Alamitos standout just transferred to a league rival?

Also on today's calendar: Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 70.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Is this the beginning of the end for the Los Alamitos Race Course? (event-newsenterprise.com) — Plans for redeveloping the Los Alamitos Race Course into nearly 2,000 homes are driving a heated debate in neighboring Cypress over traffic, park access, and how closely the project matches voter-approved Measure S. City officials have delayed certifying the Environmental Impact Report until at least Aug. 25 to address residents' concerns about density, open space, and a possible Moody Street connection to Katella.
   

• Notable transfers for Orange County football, Aug. 20 (ocregister.com) — Orange County high school football rosters are shifting again, including a standout lineman transferring from Los Alamitos to Western High. The updated list of notable moves, as of Aug. 20, helps local fans track which familiar names will be suiting up for rival programs this season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Alamitos

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) →
  Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa
  9:00 am
• Celebrate Benny's Birthday & Love Your Pet Party August 22 →
  Marina Community Center, 151 Marina Dr, Seal Beach
  11:00 am
• You Are Here, You Are Hope Art Fair →
  Bay Shore Community Congregational Church (UCC), 5100 E The Toledo, Long Beach
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Fall Conference Week (Min Day)
  Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603
Tuesday August 25
• Fall Conference Week (Non - Student Day)
  Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603
• Board of Education Meeting
  Los Alamitos Unified Los Alamitos, CA 90720
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Fall Conference Week (Min Day)
  Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603
• Flag Deck #1
  Bonita Canyon Elementary Irvine, CA 92603
  8:15 am
Thursday August 27
• FamiLee Dine Out
  Lee Elementary School Chick Fil A
  5:00 pm
• [OXFORD] Back to School Night
  Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA 92803
  5:00 pm
• Back To School Night (Minimum Day)
  McAuliffe Middle School Los Alamitos, CA 90720
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• "Honoring our past. Inspiring our future." →
  St. Isidore Historical Plaza & Chapel, 10961 Reagan St, Los Alamitos
  5:03 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I live in Rossmoor Highlands and I have Verizon cell service.
  Lately I've had a lot of issues with reception. Nearly everyone I talked to recently constantly tell me my voice is breaking up. I have to move… (Nextdoor Rossmoor Highlands)

• ECOS by Earth Friendly Products posted a job opening for Production Line Worker-2nd Shift in Cypress. Apply here.
• Resource Label Group posted a job opening for Material Handler in Cerritos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Alamitos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cypress

• QuickBox and ePost Global Expand Strategic Relationship to Help Brands Navigate Cross-Border Commerce (rutlandherald.com)
• What Is the Market Growth of IoT Wireless Communication Chips? (wordpress.com)
• Westlake High kicker Gabriel Goroyan is ready for big moments (latimes.com)

Seal Beach

• Beach accessibility mat installed at First Street in Seal Beach (lwweekly.com)
• Animal shelter will collect donations (lwweekly.com)
• National Wildlife Refuge tours return (sunnews.org)

Long Beach

• Long Beach Search Turns Up Evidence In Redondo Beach Burglaries (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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