🌱 Patch AM: How Monrovia’s sales tax just climbed to a steep 11%

What's up Monrovia! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Monrovia's sales tax just climbed to a steep 11%
• What the CHP report reveals about a Monrovia-area freeway death

Also on today's calendar: Historic Preservation Commission Meeting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sales and use tax rate rises to 11 percent Oct. 1 (monrovianow.com) — Starting Oct. 1, Monrovia's sales and use tax jumps from 10.5% to 11%, raising the cost of nearly everything you buy in town. The increase stems from LA County's new Measure ER layered on top of earlier voter-approved local taxes and a higher state cap on local sales taxes.
   

• CHP report on death of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez available (monrovianow.com) — Monrovia residents can now read the California Highway Patrol's report on the 2025 death of day laborer Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez, who was struck on the 210 Freeway after fleeing an ICE operation near Home Depot. Investigators concluded he caused the collision by running into fast-moving carpool traffic, and recommended no action against the driver while noting limits on access to federal footage.
   

📸 Around Monrovia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monrovia

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Taste of Spain: Tapas Cooking Experience →
  150 E. Colorado Blvd, Monrovia

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Mental Health Presentation - Thriving at Every Age @ Rio Hondo RM
  Rio Hondo Elementary School, 11425 Wildflower Rd, Arcadia
  8:30 am
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Baby Storytime
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Monrovia CA
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Library Board Meeting →
  Monrovia CA
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Kids Craft in the Canyon →
  Monrovia CA
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Little Sushi Chefs →
  150 East Colorado Boulevard, Monrovia

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19
• Tire Recycling Event →
  Citrus College - Parking Lot 6 (enter on Barranca), 1000 W. Foothill Blvd, Azusa
  9:00 am
• Little Artists
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Taste of Arcadia →
  Arcadia CA
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• General Meeting →
  SMRFA Float Barn, 587 East Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.09 earthquake reported
  Sep 17 at 1:32 PM PDT: 3.09 magnitude earthquake occurred near Compton, CA. More than 514 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )

• TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Monrovia. Apply here.
• Sonic Automotive posted a job opening for Sales Porter - BMW of Monrovia in Monrovia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monrovia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Duarte

• Rams hopeful Aaron Donald will play Monday: 'It's really up to him' (usatoday.com)

Sierra Madre

• A Review: The Lineage of Kathak Dance (ladancechronicle.com)
• St. Rita School Community Honors Victims of September 11 (pasadenanow.com)

Arcadia

• Person Killed in Arcadia Pedestrian Crash on Foothill (210) Freeway near 5th Avenue (pacificattorneygroup.com)
• DroneArt Show: Space Chase at Santa Anita Park (feverup.com)
• Arcadia football dominates La Puente, ends two-game losing streak (modbee.com)

Ok Monrovia! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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