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š± How Stantonās $2 million cannabis windfall shapes OC budget debates
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In today's newsletter:
- How Stantonās $2 million cannabis windfall shapes OC budget debates
- How Stantonās city manager is shaping Californiaās anti-trafficking strategy
Also on today's calendar: Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do cows have hooves and not feet? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 56.
- Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Some OC City Officials Eye Cannabis to Bail Out Municipal Budgets (voiceofoc.org) ā Stanton is already pulling in nearly $2 million a year from cannabis taxes, putting it among a handful of Orange County cities using marijuana revenue to support local services. As neighboring cities like Orange and Fullerton debate legalizing dispensaries to plug budget gaps, Stantonās experience is becoming a key reference point in regional fiscal and cannabis policy discussions. 
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ā¢ Sacramento Snapshot: Sylvia Mendez could get her own holiday in California (ocregister.com) ā Stanton residents should know your city manager, Hannah Shin-Heydorn, is backing a new statewide task force proposal to better address prostitution and human trafficking, which just cleared its first Senate committee. The same legislative roundup highlights efforts to create a Sylvia Mendez Day and to restrict nitrous oxide sales, showing several Orange County lawmakers pushing bills that could influence public safety and education statewide. Ā Ā Ā
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Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show
Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 Crescent Ave, Anaheim
9:00 am
Sunday April 26
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Other local events
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Quarter 3 Principal's Honor Roll & Honor Roll BBQ
Alamitos Intermediate Garden Grove, CA 92841 -
ART night - Duffin/PTA
Gilbert Elementary Garden Grove, CA 92841
4:00 pm -
Western Dance Spring Dance Concert
Kennedy PAC (Western Forum if available)
7:00 pm -
Band and Orchestra at Knott's Berry Farm - Date TBA
Knott's Berry Farm
8:00 am -
PTSA Fundraiser- Wizard Game
Western High Anaheim, CA 92804
5:00 pm -
Western Vision Clinic #2 [In-person]
Western HS , 501 S Western Ave , Anaheim
8:30 am -
Choose Wellness Education and Resource Fair
Fitz Intermediate School , 4600 W McFadden Ave , Santa Ana
4:00 pm -
GROWL Assembly (8:00 a.m.)
Bryant Elementary School , 8371 Orangewood Ave , Garden Grove
8:00 am
Thursday April 23
Monday April 27
Wednesday April 29
Friday May 1
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š Events Nearby
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CAC Awards Program
Garden Grove Community Meeting Center , 11300 Stanford Ave , Garden Grove
4:00 pm -
Volleyball, Boys JV vs Crean Lutheran
Sunny Hills High School Fullerton, CA 92833
4:30 pm -
HOME - Varsity Boys' Volleyball vs Fullerton HS
Kennedy Gym
4:45 pm -
COFA Art Show
Sunny Hills High School Fullerton, CA 92833
5:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi my sister found 2 kittens in a trunk of a car they are about 4 weeks old.
I unfortunately can't keep them. So im looking for a home for them. I tried shelters but I have to pay up to 400 dollers to leave them I want aā¦ (Nextdoor Yana Drive) - If either of these dogs are yours, they are at WAGS in Westminster now.
(Westminster Blvd & Knott) Their information is on the 3rd picture. (Nextdoor Crosspointe Village)
- Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Stanton. Apply here.
- Kinetic Personnel Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Upholsterer in Garden Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stanton here.
š Nearby News
Garden Grove
- Eight scholarships are won by seniors from the GGUSD (orangecountytribune.com)
- Oilers, Argos, M's, Mats, Panthers lead diamond races (orangecountytribune.com)
- Novus Mindful Life Institute Announces Office Relocation (cincinnati.com)
Cypress
- Orange County baseball Top 25: Trabuco Hills enters the Top 10 (ocregister.com)
Los Alamitos
- Road Closures In Place For Seal Beach Classic Car Show (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They lactose! (Thank you Courtney S. for sending it in!)
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