🌱 How could a college fraud lawsuit affect students in parts of Tustin?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could a college fraud lawsuit affect students in parts of Tustin?
• How hard have California rent hikes hit Tustin-area tenants?

Also on today's calendar: U.S. Pole Champions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Santiago Canyon College president sues district over enrollment fraud claims (ocregister.com) — Residents in parts of Tustin are served by the Rancho Santiago Community College District, now facing a whistleblower-retaliation lawsuit from former Santiago Canyon College president Jeannie Kim. She claims she was pushed out after raising alarms about suspected fraudulent student enrollments and their budget impact, while the district denies knowingly claiming false numbers and is already under state audit scrutiny.
   

• California tenants suffered 8th-highest rent hikes in US over four decades (ocregister.com) — Tustin gets a nod in a roundup of Orange County real estate stories, including a new 338-unit affordable housing project and a shopping center sale in town. The main focus, though, is a data-heavy look at how California rents have climbed faster than most of the country over the past four decades, squeezing tenants' budgets statewide.
   

📸 Around Tustin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tustin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• U.S. Pole Champions →
  1 Civic Center Cir, Brea
  5:30 pm
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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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Orange County School Nurse Training →
  Fairfield Inn, 15011 Newport Avenue, Tustin
  7:45 am
• Beginner Adult Pickleball →
  Veterans Sports Park Pickleball Courts, Tustin
  8:30 am
• Tustin Fair Housing Fundamentals →
  Tustin Branch Library, 345 E. Main St., Tustin
  2:30 pm
• Pickleball Drills & Play →
  Veterans Sports Park Pickleball Courts, Tustin
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• BEIS Warehouse Sale - Tustin, CA →
  ALTERNATIVE RETAIL (Tustin, CA), 2227 Park Ave, Tustin
Friday September 25
• Intro to Star Wars RPG, 10-15+ 5-7PM →
  Fishbowl Studio Prints, 13721 Newport Avenue, Tustin
  5:00 pm
• Table 25: Tustin | Dinner with New Friends →
  Restaurant of the Week, El Camino Real, Tustin
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Community Lantern Project →
  The Market Place, 2961 El Camino Real, Tustin
• Pickleball Drills & Play →
  Veterans Sports Park Pickleball Courts, Tustin
  8:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Aikotaan Presents - Bengali Band Chandrabindoo Live Concert →
  Chinmaya Mission (CMLA), 14451 Franklin Ave, Tustin
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My own creation of how amazing the remaining Tustin Hangar would be for a concert venue.
  Nothing else like it ! Imagine how many performers would love to perform in such a unique venue. (Nextdoor Mira Monte)
• My 5 yr old daughter left her bike outside by our free give away pile and someone took it.
  Can the person that took it please return it?! She just learned to ride with no training wheels and is very upset. It's Joystar brand. (Nextdoor Peppertree Tustin)

• Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader [All Locations] in Tustin. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Cashier Team Member (Front End Service) - Full Time in Tustin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tustin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Ana

• Ebell Club of Santa Ana hosts free wine & cheese Open House on Sept. 27 (newsantaana.com)
• The Santa Ana Rent Control ordinance already appears to be backfiring (newsantaana.com)
• Watch: Circa Survive perform live for the first time since 2022 (lambgoat.com)

Irvine

• Growing a Brokerage Built to Last (rismedia.com)

Lake Forest

• South OC Car Influencer May Have Crashed McLaren Due To Wet Road, Widow's Lawyer Says (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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