🌱 How much does a typical San Gabriel Valley mortgage really cost now?

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• How much does a typical San Gabriel Valley mortgage really cost now?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 100, low: 73.
• Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 98 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• California Housing Market Shifts As Buyers Weigh Costs (midvalleynews.com) — Homebuyers across the San Gabriel Valley, including nearby El Monte and Rosemead, are wrestling with high mortgage rates even as California home prices dipped slightly from May’s record. Statewide sales and prices show modest improvement, but typical payments on a $700,000 loan still top $4,400 a month, keeping ownership challenging for many local households considering fall purchases.
   

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📸 Around San Gabriel

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Gabriel

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Friday August 28

• SENIOR Sunrise , J.Vreeken
  Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
  6:00 am
• Minimum Day
  Huntington Middle San Marino, CA 91108
  8:00 am
• Water Polo Kick Off Event
  San Marino High San Marino, CA 91108
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls VR vs San Gabriel
  Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
  5:00 pm
• Football (11 person) VR vs Sonora
  Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• Silent Sundays Series: Buster Keaton shorts
  San Gabriel Mission Playhouse 320 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
  2:30 pm

Monday August 31

• Flag Football, Girls JV vs Santa Fe
  Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
  5:00 pm
• Flag Football, Girls VR vs Santa Fe
  Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27

• Intro to 3D Printing
  Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Scholastic Book Fair (Library)
  Repetto Elementary Monterey Park, CA 91754
  4:00 pm
• Marguerita Back-to-School Night (Gr K-8th)
  Ynez Elementary Marguerita Elementary School, 1603 Marguerita Ave, Alhambra, CA
  4:00 pm
• San Gabriel High School Back-to-School Night (Gr 9th-12th) - NEW TI
  Fremont Elementary San Gabriel High School, 801 S Ramona St, San Gabriel, CA 91776
  4:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
  Roo was lost on August 24, 2026 in Temple City, CA 91780 near Ivar ave. Nearby teacup plaza in temple city Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor San Gabriel)

• Yogurtland posted a job opening for Shift Leader in San Gabriel. Apply here.
• ISSA Personal Trainers posted a job opening for Front Desk Opener in Alhambra. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Gabriel here.

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🗞 Nearby News

San Marino

• Girls' Volleyball: San Marino Outlasts Maranatha to Stretch Win Streak (outlooknewspapers.com)
• Beyond Borders: Musicians Explore Global Careers and Cultural Dialogue at Sound × Image × Dialogue (laweekly.com)
• What does it cost to raise kids in America's top school districts? (consumeraffairs.com)

Alhambra

• KEYS TO FITNESS: Being a Good Ambassador (rafu.com)
• Sky Zone Alhambra Aims to Give Families More Reasons to Play Together (pasadenanow.com)
• EmpowHer Institute to Host Black Women Nonprofit Leaders Forum on September 3 (prweb.com)

Pasadena

• Nearly $1M Awarded For San Gabriel Valley Wildfire Prevention Projects (patch.com)

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-- 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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