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🌱 Patch AM: How Baldwin Park’s new 11% sales tax hits your wallet today
Also, don't miss 10 Days of Prayer on the Baldwin Park Patch calendar

Hi Baldwin Park! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Baldwin Park's new 11% sales tax hits your wallet today
- Why Baldwin Park's In-N-Out just topped California's burger rankings
- How a new bill could safeguard Baldwin Park's drinking water
Also on today's calendar: Christ Extended Hand and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 103 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Very hot, temps: high: 105, low: 74.
- Sunday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 104 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sales tax in this California county jumps to 10.25% today – here's why (ktvu.com) — Baldwin Park shoppers will now pay an 11% sales tax, after Los Angeles County's Measure ER boosted the countywide rate to 10.25% and pushed many cities higher. The five-year tax is intended to support county healthcare and public health services, but it adds to already steep local costs like high gas and housing prices across Southern California.
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• Classic SoCal In-N-Out named most iconic burger joint in the state (nypost.com) — Baldwin Park's original In-N-Out has just been named California's most iconic burger spot, highlighting the city's role as the chain's birthplace and current corporate home. A replica of the 1948 stand, nearby gift shop, and In-N-Out University now draw burger fans to Baldwin Park as the company shifts its headquarters back from Irvine.
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• Reps. Cisneros, Chu Introduce Bill to Fund Clean Drinking Water (house.gov) — Baldwin Park residents could see long-term benefits to their drinking water as a new congressional bill seeks $250 million and removes funding caps for cleaning the San Gabriel Basin groundwater. The proposal, led by Reps. Gil Cisneros and Judy Chu, would accelerate decades-long contamination cleanup that supplies water to over 1.5 million people in the San Gabriel Valley.
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📸 Around Baldwin Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baldwin Park
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★ Featured events ★
- 10 Days of Prayer →
13965 E. Ramona Parkway, Baldwin Park
6:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Christ Extended Hand →
4725 Maine Avenue, Baldwin Park
11:00 am - 10 Days of Prayer →
13965 E. Ramona Parkway, Baldwin Park
6:00 am - Free Educational Seminar on Estate Planning - Baldwin Park →
14635 Baldwin Park Towne Ctr, Baldwin Park
2:30 pm - 10 Days of Prayer →
13965 E. Ramona Parkway, Baldwin Park
6:00 am
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
📣 Baldwin Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Adult ESL Classes
Shirpser Elementary El Monte, CA 91731
8:15 am - Supervising Others 2ndDay →
Covina Workman Training Facility, 2648 E. Workman Ave. Suite 308, West Covina
9:00 am - Whittier Narrows Artisan Market & Festival →
1600 Rosemead Blvd, South El Monte
10:00 am - PTSA Family Night: BTS Picnic/Bookfair @ HRE
Hugo Reid Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91007
5:00 pm - V Football Homecoming (H) San Gabriel HS
Mountain View High El Monte, CA 91732
7:00 pm - Away VAR Football VS. South Hills
Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
7:00 pm - Varsity Boys Football: Arroyo Vs Arcadia @ Arcadia ( 7pm) (ALL)
Arroyo High El Monte, CA 91732
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Any coin washer machine tech?
Covina 91723 Send me a message Washer machine locked won't close (Nextdoor Pacific)
- Charlie's Produce posted a job opening for Warehouse Sanitation Associate in Azusa. Apply here.
- Keck Medicine of USC posted a job opening for Monitor Secretary - Telemetry 5 Tower - Full Time Nights (7:00PM to 7:30AM) (Union, Non-Exempt) in Arcadia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baldwin Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
El Monte
- 12113 1/4 Morehouse St #5, El Monte, CA 91732 (zillow.com)
- Two Injured in Car Crash on Garvey Avenue Into Food4Less Store Entrance [El Monte, CA] (sweetlaw.com)
- Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Market Forecast to 2035: Aerospace Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
La Puente
- SGV high school football: Previews, predictions for Friday's Week 6 games (whittierdailynews.com)
West Covina
- SGV high school football: Previews, predictions for Friday's Week 6 games (sgvtribune.com)
Ok Baldwin Park! 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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