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🌱 How much income a family “needs” to live in PVE schools
Coming up: Back to School Worship & Blessing on the Palos Verdes Estates Patch calendar

Good morning Palos Verdes Estates! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How much income a family "needs" to live in PVE schools
Also on today's calendar: Back to School Worship & Blessing and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 74 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 72.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What does it cost to raise kids in America's top school districts? (consumeraffairs.com) — Palos Verdes Estates ranks among the nation's priciest top school districts, with an estimated $451,714 annual income needed for a family to live comfortably there. A new analysis compares that figure with more affordable high-performing districts and offers practical budgeting advice for parents weighing elite schools against long-term financial strain.
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📸 Around Palos Verdes Estates
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palos Verdes Estates
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★ Featured events ★
- Back to School Worship & Blessing →
375 Palos Verdes Blvd, Redondo Beach
10:00 am
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
- Kings Kick Off
Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
7:00 pm - PTSA Executive Board Meeting
Palos Verdes Intermediate MPR
9:00 am - Senior Sunrise
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Stadium
6:00 am - Fiesta Hermosa →
Hermosa Beach, Hermosa Beach
12:00 pm
Friday August 28
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
📣 Palos Verdes Estates Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kinder TP Workshop
Cornerstone School at Pedregal Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
5:00 pm - PTSA Movie Night
Ridgecrest Intermediate Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 - Meet Your School SRO (School Resource Officer)
Beryl Heights Elementary Cafeteria
8:30 am - PTSA Principal's Welcome Coffee Meeting
Miraleste Intermediate Library
8:45 am - Kings Kick Off
Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
7:00 pm - SWAP Meet (8:30-12:30)
Soleado Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
8:30 am - The AstroYachts Live at Nelson's →
Nelson's, 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes
6:00 pm - Monday Assembly
Point Vicente Elementary MPR
8:30 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Palos Verdes Estates PatchAM possible:
- Precision Athletics Fencing Club — (310) 756-8635
- Skin Works Medical Spa | Torrance, CA — (844) 759-6757
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a sidewalk guy to remove sidewalk at end of driveway and re-cenent area.
Any fair priced referrals? 310-251-4663 Marlene M Silva (Nextdoor Lunada Bay)
- Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Game Room Attendant – Cast Member in Torrance. Apply here.
- Arc After School & Experiential Education posted a job opening for Regional Manager - High School - Los Angeles in Torrance. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palos Verdes Estates here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rancho Palos Verdes
- A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump's golf course with ammunition (cnn.com)
- Judge Revokes Bail For President Trump Golf Club Suspect After 'Off the Grid' Notes Surface – 100PercentFedUp.com (100percentfedup.com)
Torrance
- Pedestrian Killed in Torrance Collision Identified (mynewsla.com)
Redondo Beach
- 14th annual BRA Run to raise awareness about breast cancer, reconstruction (dailybreeze.com)
- Minestrella Tabbed ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (goduke.com)
Ok Palos Verdes Estates! 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 jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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