🌱 Which Costa Mesa nonprofits are quietly winning this family foundation’s support?
Costa Mesa, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Costa Mesa! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Costa Mesa nonprofits are quietly winning this family foundation’s support?
- How this OC school board race could affect Costa Mesa families
Also on today's calendar: RECEPTION Art-To-Go and Pageant at City Hall and 1 more event.
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 72 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
- Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 71 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Walter and Mary Frome Family Foundation (insidephilanthropy.com) — Costa Mesa nonprofits are among the key beneficiaries of the Walter and Mary Frome Family Foundation, which quietly funds health, housing, education, and arts groups across Southern California. Local organizations like New Directions for Women, Save Our Youth Center, and Segerstrom Center for the Arts have all received support, though the foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals and typically backs preselected, well-established community groups. 
• 2026 Election Results: Incumbent Lisa Sparks faces Jason Sams in OC Board of Education race (ocregister.com) — Parts of Costa Mesa fall within Orange County Board of Education’s Area 5, where incumbent Lisa Sparks is leading challenger Jason Sams in the latest vote tally. This race helps decide oversight of county education budgets and appeals that can affect local students. Results will continue to be updated as remaining ballots are counted.
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RECEPTION Art-To-Go and Pageant at City Hall →
Laguna Beach City Hall, 505 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach
6:45 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Trek & Taste: Let's Talk About Food and Native Plants →
Back Bay Science Center, 600 Shellmaker Rd, Newport Beach
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Touch-A-Truck, Free Community Event →
Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana
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Your Life. Your Legacy. →
1625 Gisler Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
6:00 pm
Sunday June 7
Saturday June 13
Thursday June 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FOUND IT I’m looking for my dog her name is Lucy.
She disappeared around Albert place and Elden Av, Costa Mesa this morning around 9.30 am. Please let me know if you have any information thanks (Nextdoor Eastside Heights) - LOST CAT ALERT!
Have you seen this pet? Annie was lost on June 01, 2026 and was last seen near Costa Mesa, CA If you have information on their location, please… (Nextdoor Freeway Triangle)
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- Coast Community College District posted a job opening for In House ONLY: Custodian Senior (6 positions) in Costa Mesa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Costa Mesa here.
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Newport Beach
- Real-Time Results: Newport Beach Primary Election 2026 (patch.com)
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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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