🌱 How West Covina’s Foothill Transit is shaping the future of clean buses
West Covina, California Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, West Covina! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How West Covina’s Foothill Transit is shaping the future of clean buses
- How will this supervisor race shape services for West Covina?
Also on today's calendar: Elementary School Summer Enrichment Program.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Best Practices: Foothill Transit's Strategy to Deploying Zero-emission Technologies and Managing a Mixed Fleet (masstransitmag.com) — Foothill Transit, headquartered in West Covina, is quietly turning your local buses into a testbed for cleaner technology, balancing CNG, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The agency’s phased approach, infrastructure investments, and grant funding strategy aim to cut emissions while keeping service reliable across the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. 
• 2026 Election Results: 2 LA County Board of Supervisors district races up for grabs (sgvtribune.com) — West Covina voters are part of LA County’s pivotal First District, where early primary results show State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo with a strong lead to replace termed‑out Supervisor Hilda Solis. The article explains who’s running, how the top-two system works, and what’s at stake as supervisors shape services and funding for cities including West Covina.
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Elementary School Summer Enrichment Program →
Walnut Elementary School, 841 Glenwick Ave, Walnut
8:00 pm -
Rummage Sale at Surrendered Church →
Surrendered Church, 1520 W Cameron Ave, West Covina
8:00 am
Monday June 8
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Welcome, June 🌿☀️
A new month, a fresh start, and endless opportunities to grow, shine, and embrace brighter days ahead. #WelcomeJune #NewMonth #FreshStart … (Nextdoor South Hills, West Covina) - Went for a walk 30 minutes ago and a small coyote crossed our path.
We were walking on Hollenbeck and east of Hollenbeck on Rio Verde, was that small coyote with a chicken in its mouth , it was broad daylight , cars… (Nextdoor Cortez)
- West Covina Unified School District posted a job opening for Assistant Junior Varsity Football Coach - West Covina High School in West Covina. Apply here.
- Success Education Colleges posted a job opening for RN Lead Theory (Pediatrics)/Clinical Instructor - GCC in West Covina. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Covina here.
🗞 Nearby News
Industry
- 2026 Penhall Memorial Speedway Cup Results (cyclenews.com)
- When it comes to opening a university, Chula Vista needs to think big (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- Whittier's Comic Fest celebrates ‘The Boys,' and pop culture fandom (sgvtribune.com)
La Puente
- Your Guide to SGV Pride Month 2026: Pride Celebrations Across the San Gabriel Valley (coloradoboulevard.net)
Pasadena
- Real-Time Results: LA County Primary Election 2026 (patch.com)
Ok West Covina! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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