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Hello Manteca! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Manteca's new bus routes change your daily commute?
  • What Manteca residents should know about the new countywide 911 dispatch
  • How did Manteca cut unsheltered homelessness nearly in half?

Also on today's calendar: Heart and Hand Quilt and Craft Faire and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot with blazing sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 94, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Blazing sunshine and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Manteca Transit adds routes, shortens wait time on key corridors (mantecabulletin.com) — Manteca Transit is rolling out longer hours, new loop routes, and extra school-focused trips starting Oct. 1, cutting waits on key corridors by 20 to 40 minutes. Expanded weekday and Saturday service, added ACE shuttles, and new transfer points aim to make buses more convenient for commuters and high school students across southeast and southwest Manteca neighborhoods.
   

2. San Joaquin County fire, EMS dispatch consolidates in Stockton (lodinews.com) — Fire and ambulance calls from Manteca will now be dispatched through Stockton's regional fire and EMS center as San Joaquin County consolidates to a single dispatch hub. Residents still dial 911 as usual, but Manteca Fire Department and Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District will operate under the expanded CENCAL system designed to streamline countywide emergency responses.
   

3. Manteca reduces its unsheltered homeless population by 47% (mantecabulletin.com) — Manteca officials report a 47% drop in unsheltered homelessness, crediting faith-based outreach and quality-of-life enforcement as key tools. At a special San Joaquin County forum, Manteca joined Lathrop, Lodi and Stockton in sharing strategies to better coordinate services, connect people with shelter, and build a more unified regional response to homelessness.
   

4. Van Groningen & Sons Combines Pumpkin Tradition with New Ideas (agnetwest.com) — A longtime Manteca farming family is blending nearly a century of pumpkin-growing tradition with new marketing ideas, from painted pumpkins to testing experimental varieties. Van Groningen & Sons also opens their operation to students and virtual field trips, helping connect local kids and regional classrooms to modern agriculture rooted right in Manteca.
   

📸 Around Manteca

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manteca

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday October 2
  • Jay Rich →
    Deaf Puppy Comedy Club, 127 N. Main St., Manteca
    7:00 pm

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📣 Manteca Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • V Volleyball
    Edison High Stockton, CA 95202
    4:00 pm
  • Girls Tennis vs Chavez
    Edison High Stockton, CA 95202
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Great news!
    I am so happy to share that the dog who went missing in Manteca, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 19 hours and 44 minutes. Thank… (Nextdoor Sequoia Park)
  • Hi neighbors.
    Has anyone here from Manteca or elsewhere applied for the new apartments called Los Robles? I applied and submitted all the paperwork, but I haven't… (Nextdoor Union/Yosemite/Wawona/Seq)
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Manteca. Apply here.
  • Manteca Unified School District posted a job opening for Sport - Head Coach, E-Sport - East Union High School in Manteca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manteca here.

Ok Manteca! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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