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🌱 Patch AM: How to ride San Clemente’s free trolley today and all weekend

Also check out DFC Expo Fall 2026 on the San Clemente Patch calendar

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Good day San Clemente! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to ride San Clemente's free trolley today and all weekend
  • Which San Clemente anti-gala is helping save African elephants this October?
  • Planning a Surfliner trip through San Clemente? Check this warning first

Also on today's calendar: DFC Expo Fall 2026 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Clemente Free Trolley Guide Friday September 25 2026 (southocbeaches.com) — Getting around San Clemente today is easier with the free summer trolley running every 15–25 minutes on the Red, Blue, and Green lines. Service operates midday to evening all weekend, connects to Metrolink at North Beach and the Pier, and the city is urging residents to ride often so ridership stays high enough to keep this popular, grant-funded service going.
   

• October Orange County Events & Things to Do 2026 (modernluxury.com) — San Clemente residents can join Elephant Cooperation's Anti-Gala on Oct. 17 at 309 Calle de Los Molinos, supporting efforts to protect African elephants with a lively, themed evening. The broader October calendar is packed with galas, concerts, festivals, and family-friendly happenings across Orange County, giving locals plenty of options for culture, charity, and entertainment close to home.
   

• Pacific Surfliner Warns of Potential Delays Amid High Tides, Coastal Weather Conditions (edhat.com) — If you're riding the Pacific Surfliner through San Clemente in the coming days, be prepared for possible delays or sudden disruptions as high tides and hurricane-driven swells threaten coastal tracks. Earlier this month, powerful waves already forced a temporary shutdown of the San Clemente rail line, and similar conditions tied to Hurricane Polo could again affect schedules along the Southern California coast.
   

📸 Around San Clemente

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Clemente

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday October 3
  • DFC Expo Fall 2026 →
    Hotel Fera Anaheim - A Double Tree By Hilton, 100 The City Dr S, Orange
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • FOSTER LOCALLY.
    I met GOLDIE for the first time... and it was love at first squish. Those cheeks. That smile. That sweet personality. I just wanted to squish those… (Nextdoor Tocayo Ridge)
  • Hi everyone!
    I'm so excited to share that my home organization company is T E N years old this month!! At Everyday Order we've been organizing and decluttering… (Nextdoor Harbor View Estates)
  • City of San Clemente California posted a job opening for Ocean Lifeguard Trainee/I/II in San Clemente. Apply here.
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Front of House Team Member in San Clemente. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Clemente here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Juan Capistrano

  • Work Set to Begin on Cleaning 2 Orange County Channels Without Herbicides (mynewsla.com)
  • San Clemente to get $1 million in state funding to help with sand at North Beach (ocregister.com)
  • Lowest premium gas price in Orange County available at $5.65 per gallon in week ending Sept. 19 (southoctimes.com)

Dana Point

  • Ultra-luxe, 'overengineered' beachfront Dana Point estate seeks $65 million (ocregister.com)
  • Book It to Ohana (picketfencemedia.com)
  • California declares statewide emergency as El Niño threatens floods, high surf, and erosion (thecooldown.com)

Laguna Niguel

  • Ohana Festival Hits Doheny State Beach For 10th Anniversary Celebrations (patch.com)

Ok San Clemente! 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: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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