🌱 Patch AM: Record Labor Day Gas Prices Expected: Where To Find Cheapest Gas In Newport Beach

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In today's newsletter:

• See where Newport Beach drivers can still shave cents off gas
• Why key theft witnesses couldn't identify the accused in Newport Beach trial

Also on today's calendar: Come Join Us for Prom Night Redo! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
• Saturday: An afternoon shower possible, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Record Labor Day Gas Prices Expected: Where To Find Cheapest Gas In Newport Beach (patch.com) — Newport Beach drivers heading out for Labor Day face some of the priciest gas in years, with the cheapest local fill-up still over $5.40 a gallon at a Newport Boulevard station. The story explains how global conflicts and refinery disruptions are driving record-high holiday prices and what that could mean for fall fuel costs, while highlighting current averages in Newport Beach and Orange County.
   

• Court Watch: Theft Victims Cannot Identify Accused in Orange County Trial (davisvanguard.org) — A felony drug and vehicle-theft trial is underway at Newport Beach's Harbor Justice Center, where three alleged theft victims testified they could not identify the accused. Jurors also heard from a crime lab scientist confirming methamphetamine in seized evidence and an officer describing how drugs and property were found in a borrowed vehicle, while the defense questioned gaps in the investigation.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Come Join Us for Prom Night Redo! →
  Stages Bar, 604 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Tony Guerrero with Strings →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• PTA Reflections Kick-Off
  Newport Elementary Newport Beach, CA 92661
  8:15 am
• Little Seedlings Story Time
  Sherman Library & Gardens 2647 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
  10:00 am
• September Yappy Hour
  Sherman Library & Gardens 2647 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
  5:00 pm
• The Second City Goes Coastal at VEA Newport Beach | September 4th →
  VEA Newport Beach, A Marriott Resort & Spa, 900 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach
  5:30 pm
• BalletX →
  Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr, Orange
  7:30 pm
• JAX Classic Vinyl Series Presents: 50 Years of Boston →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• JAX Classic Vinyl Series Presents: 50 Years of Boston →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Simon Says Revue Paul Simon Tribute →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• JAX SongStage Special Edition: Majo & Friends in Concert For Pereira. For Colombia. →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Blind Boys of Alabama →
  Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr, Orange
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a cleaning lady, I am living in Newport coast.
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🗞 Nearby News

Costa Mesa

• 'Weird Al' Yankovic Sings a Catchy Song About How the Human Brain Works (laughingsquid.com)
• Costa Mesa's history keepers celebrate diamond jubilee in weekend slate of events (latimes.com)
• Santa Ana, Costa Mesa Orange and San Clemente move to raise taxes and fees: What voters need to know (newsantaana.com)

Irvine

• Take action against hunger with Second Harvest (irvinestandard.com)

Laguna Beach

• Laguna Beach Residents May Vote To Put Term Limits On City Officials: Prop E (patch.com)

Ok Newport Beach! 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 shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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