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• New 59,000-square-foot military facility planned at Los Alamitos base

Also on today's calendar: 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bid on Los Alamitos Battalion Headquarters Readiness Center (Statements of Qualifications) in California Military Department (californiabids.com) — A major new 59,000-square-foot battalion headquarters and readiness center is planned at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, and firms are being invited to submit qualifications to bid. The project includes extensive site work, mission-critical training spaces, secure storage, offices, and upgraded parking and utilities across about 5.6 acres on the base.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Alamitos

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! →
  Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• New To McA Parent Night
  McAuliffe Middle School Los Alamitos, CA 90720
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert →
  Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Bilal →
  Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Live From Laurel Canyon Presents: CSNY - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young →
  Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Var: Girls Volleyball at Santa Ana Valley
  Bolsa Grande High Valley High School, 1801 S Greenville St, Santa Ana, CA 92704
  4:15 pm
• Volleyball, Girls v. Century
  Western High West Gym
  5:00 pm
• Var: Boys Water Polo vs Loara @ Garden Grove High
  Bolsa Grande High Home (@ Pacifica HS)
  5:30 pm
• Virtual Coffee w/ Principal →
  Cypress High https://bit.ly/CHSchat
  6:30 pm
• CYPRESS â Coffee with the Principal (Virtual)
  Anaheim Union High School District https://bit.ly/CHSchat
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Var: Girls Flag Football vs Western
  Bolsa Grande High Home
  4:00 pm
• Skate Night
  Susan B. Anthony Elementary Westminster, CA 92683
  4:00 pm
• Navigating Student Screentime Parent Symposium
  ABC Unified Whitney HS Multi-Use Arts Center (MAC)
  5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• City of Los Alamitos California posted a job opening for Part Time Senior Lifeguard/Water Safety Instructor II in Los Alamitos. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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