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🌱 Patch AM: Wings For A Cause! Support Grossmont College OTA Students and 11 more events
Also, don't miss Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 on the Santee Patch calendar

Hello Santee! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 at Del Mar Fairgrounds
- District Curriculum Preview Event at Santee
- Wings For A Cause! Support Grossmont College OTA Students at Epic Wings
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 100, low: 73.
- Wednesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 71 degrees.
📸 Around Santee
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santee
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★ Featured events ★
- Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 →
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
10:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- District Curriculum Preview Event
Santee Educational Resource Center 9619 Cuyamaca Street,
4:00 pm - Wings For A Cause! Support Grossmont College OTA Students →
Epic Wings, 9331 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee
10:30 am - Under Grace →
New Season's Church, 2300 Bancroft Dr, Spring Valley
6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Labor Day - No School
Benchley/Weinberger (TK-5) San Diego, CA 92119
2:55 pm - BOD Meeting
San Diego Elks Lodge #168 7430 Jackson Dr, San Diego, CA 92119
6:00 pm - Creativity & Connection: Kids/Teens Back-to-School Emotional Toolkit →
San Diego CA - Flyer Rally 2rd-5th
Franklin (TK-5) San Diego, CA 92116
7:50 am - Ikebana Floral Design
Mission Valley Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, CA, 92108, US
11:30 am - Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance
Mission Valley Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, CA, 92108, US
2:30 pm - Chess at the Beach
Pacific Beach - Earl and Birdie Taylor Branch Library 4275 Cass St., San Diego, CA, 92109, US
4:00 pm - Mission Valley Kids Book and Craft Club
Mission Valley Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, CA, 92108, US
4:00 pm - San Carlos Youth Chess
San Carlos Branch Library 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92119, US
5:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Goobie is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch
- ‼️ ATTENTION ‼️
FREE cyber hugs!!!! One for you and you and you! OH, and one bear hug for YOU!! 🫂🫂🫂 (Nextdoor Summercrest) - Anyone in the area have AT&T internet and still affected by the outage?
Haven't received any updates since yesterday. Curious if anyone has seen any trucks around actually trying to resolve it?! *Note- out since around 1… (Nextdoor Countryside)
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Santee. Apply here.
- Oremor Automotive Group posted a job opening for Parts Runner in El Cajon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Santee here.
🗞 Nearby News
El Cajon
- Vik Pandya (sandiegoreader.com)
- Taryn Donath (sandiegoreader.com)
- Nearly two years after vote, San Diego moves to implement Measure D reforms to Ethics Commission (sandiegouniontribune.com)
La Mesa
- La Mesa Candidates to Face Voters at Sept. 29 Forum (santeepulse.com)
Ok Santee! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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