🌱 How many affordable homes are really coming to Tustin Legacy?
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In today's newsletter:
- How many affordable homes are really coming to Tustin Legacy?
Also on today's calendar: Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 87, low: 70.
- Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Irvine Co, USA Properties bring affordable apartments to emerging Orange County master-planned community (therealdeal.com) — Hundreds of new affordable apartments are coming to Tustin Legacy, with rents set below current Tustin market averages and leasing expected to start in 2028. The 338-unit Terracina project targets families earning 30–60% of area median income and helps Tustin move toward its state-mandated goal of planning 6,782 new homes by 2029. 
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Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) →
Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
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Leads Group 6 →
Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce Greater Irvine Chamber 36 Executive Park, Ste. 100 Irvine, CA 92614
11:45 am -
Member Engagement Committee
Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce Greater Irvine Chamber 36 Executive Park Ste. 100 Irvine, CA 92614
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Back-to-School Night (PK/K)
Stone Creek Elementary Irvine, CA 92604
5:30 pm -
Countdown to Conference Tailgate at Burton Landscape Architecture Studio →
ASLA Southern California Burton Landscape Architecture Studio, 307 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA, 92075, United States
5:30 pm -
Creative Corner Nights →
The District at Tustin Legacy, 2437 Park Ave, Tustin
6:00 pm -
Back to School Night
Hewes Middle Santa Ana, CA 92705
6:00 pm -
Fall Book Fair
Plaza Vista Irvine, CA 92606 -
Bingo Night & Farewell to Mr. Parker
Plaza Vista Irvine, CA 92606 -
Mahjongg - Library
Temple Beth Sholom 2625 N. TUSTIN AVE, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1:00 am -
Creative Corner Nights →
The District at Tustin Legacy, 2437 Park Ave, Tustin
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Free Art Walk →
Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana
3:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We had our siding on our house randomly fall off the other day and are looking to have it put back on.
Does anyone know a good contractor that will take on small jobs? (Nextdoor 17th/Yorba)
- Target posted a job opening for Guest Advocate (Cashier or Front of Store Attendant/Cart Attendant) (T2151) in Tustin. Apply here.
- TJX posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Sales Associate in Tustin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tustin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Santa Ana
- Orange County football preview 2026: Tango League (ocregister.com)
- In California, Orange County posted some of the nation's fastest income gains (thecooldown.com)
- California investing $95M for more EV and hydrogen fueling stations (ocregister.com)
Irvine
- Nahal Kazemi - Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer - Irvine, CA (bestlawyers.com)
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