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🌱 Patch AM: See how South Pasadena fared in Week 1 football action
Coming up: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! on the South Pasadena Patch calendar

Greetings South Pasadena! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how South Pasadena fared in Week 1 football action
Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Sunny and seasonably warm, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 88, low: 66.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SGV high school football Week 1 scores (sgvtribune.com) — South Pasadena High's football team opened Week 1 with a 36–14 loss to Maple Mountain of Spanish Fork, Utah, in a slate of San Gabriel Valley games played August 27–28. The roundup lists scores from dozens of nearby schools, giving Tiger fans a quick snapshot of how local rivals and regional programs fared.
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📸 Around South Pasadena
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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Pasadena
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★ Featured events ★
- Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! →
The Shops at Montebello, 2134 Montebello Town Center, Montebello
9:00 am
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- 5th Gr. OSS Parent Information Session
Monterey Hills Elementary School South Pasadena, CA 91030
6:00 pm - AV All School Photo Day
District PDF South Pasadena, CA 91030 - MHS PTA General Assembly
Monterey Hills Elementary School https://spusd.zoom.us/j/86428649029
7:00 pm - AV TK and Kindergarten Double Session Day (All Students Attend in A
District PDF South Pasadena, CA 91030
8:10 am - Family Locker Night
South Pasadena Middle School South Pasadena, CA 91030
4:30 pm - 3rd Grade Playdate
District PDF South Pasadena, CA 91030
5:00 pm - Labor Day Holiday (No School)
District PDF South Pasadena, CA 91030 - Labor Day Holiday - All Schools & Buildings Closed →
District PDF South Pasadena, CA 91030
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
Monday September 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Silent Sundays Series: Buster Keaton shorts
San Gabriel Fine Arts Association 320 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
2:30 pm - Minimum Day, dismissal 1:28 p.m./Día Mínimo, salida a la 1:28 p.m
Macy Intermediate Monterey Park, CA 91755 - NWEA Make-Ups Per.1-4, M.Chang
Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
8:30 am - Flag Football, Girls JV vs Santa Fe / NA
Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
5:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Youth Sport Instructor Flag Football in Alhambra. Apply here.
- UFC Gym posted a job opening for Janitor in Alhambra. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Pasadena here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alhambra
- Two Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Leading Trans-Pacific $16.2 Million Apple Device Return Fraud (crweworld.com)
- Governor Newsom signs legislation 8.27.2026 (ca.gov)
- San Marino football holds off La Salle (pasadenastarnews.com)
San Marino
- SMPD: Swatting Puts People at Risk (outlooknewspapers.com)
- L.A. Phil will offer $10 Hollywood Bowl tickets for Medi-Cal, EBT cardholders (latimes.com)
- Police Chief Denies ICE Collaboration (outlooknewspapers.com)
Ok South Pasadena! 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 hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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