🌱 How a new county housing policy could prioritize Willowbrook renters
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In today's newsletter:
- How a new county housing policy could prioritize Willowbrook renters
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 59.
- Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LA County declares housing insecurity a public health crisis (laist.com) — Willowbrook residents could soon get priority access to new affordable housing built in their own neighborhood when Los Angeles County funds those projects. County supervisors have declared housing insecurity a public health crisis and ordered agencies to coordinate on preserving affordable units, preventing displacement, and crafting a local preference policy for unincorporated communities like Willowbrook, East L.A., and Altadena. 
📸 Around Willowbrook
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Play and Explore
Masao W. Satow Library , 14433 Crenshaw Blvd , Gardena
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Georgia O'Keeffe Inspired Watercolor Painting
Hollydale Library , 12000 Garfield Ave , South Gate
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Boys Volleyball vs Animo City of Champions
Animo Pat Brown Charter High School , 8205 Beach St , Firestone Pa
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Friday Night Coed Adult Softball
Mas Fukai Park , 15800 Brighton Ave , Gardena
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TIERRA CALI & DINASTIA @ LEONARDOS HP
Leonardos De Huntington Park , 6617 Wilson Ave , Huntington Park
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Saturday Recovery School
Lincoln Elementary School Lynwood, CA 90262
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Earth Day Clean Up
City of Gardena , 1202 W 170th St , Gardena
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Youth Chess Tournament
Nakaoka Community Center , 1670 W 162nd St , Gardena
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Organic Gardening 101
Paramount Express Library , 16254 Colorado Ave , Paramount
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Book Club: Between Two Moons
Gardena Mayme Dear Library , 1731 W Gardena Blvd , Gardena
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Smarty Pants Storytime
Compton Library , 240 W Compton Blvd , Compton
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Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
1:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Compton
- [04-12-2026] Motorcyclist Crash Involving Vehicle at Compton Ave (arashlaw.com)
- Super 16: Analysis, questions for teams entering Stanley Cup Playoffs (nhl.com)
- Thread by @hyperflated on Thread Reader App (threadreaderapp.com)
Lynwood
- This One-Of-A-Kind Cultural Hub In Southern California Is Hosting A Massive Free Children's Festival With Piñatas, Magic, And A Red Carpet This April (secretlosangeles.com)
Long Beach
- Man Dies Following Long Beach Hit-And-Run, Suspect Still On The Loose (patch.com)
- Big Bang On The Bay Promoter Loses Appeal; Annual Long Beach Fireworks Show In Doubt (patch.com)
- County Medical Examiner ID's 2 Who Died In Long Beach Incidents (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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