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🌱 Patch AM: What a former Baldwin Park councilman’s prison term reveals about City Hall
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Hello Baldwin Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What a former Baldwin Park councilman's prison term reveals about City Hall
- How a $1.7M upgrade will change Baldwin Park's animal shelter
- Investigators probe suspected arson after U-Haul trucks burn in Baldwin Park
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 102 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 100, low: 74.
- Saturday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Former Baldwin Park City Councilman Ricardo Pacheco Sentenced to Federal Prison in FBI Corruption Case (baldwinparknewsonline.com) — A former Baldwin Park city councilmember has been sentenced to federal prison for taking bribes tied to a police union contract and cannabis business permits, capping years of FBI corruption investigations centered on City Hall. Court records, lawsuits, and federal probes describe broader allegations involving Baldwin Park's cannabis licensing, police department, and past city leadership, though several figures are mentioned only as subjects of allegations or descriptions, not charged with crimes. Residents can expect continued scrutiny of how cannabis and other city decisions were handled. 
2. Baldwin Park Animal Care Center Receives Historic Investment (midvalleynews.com) — Baldwin Park's Animal Care Center is getting a $1.7 million modernization that will add shaded outdoor areas, upgraded medical equipment, and air‑conditioned cat kennels to improve conditions for animals and visiting families. County officials say the project, expected to finish in late fall 2026, will strengthen adoption, licensing, and low‑cost pet services for Baldwin Park and surrounding San Gabriel Valley communities. A recent groundbreaking also provided free pet supplies and promoted fee‑waived adoptions.
3. Fire Damages U-Haul Trucks At Business In Baldwin Park (patch.com) — An overnight fire damaged at least seven U-Haul vehicles at a rental lot on Puente Avenue in Baldwin Park, and investigators believe the blaze was intentionally set. Baldwin Park police and Los Angeles County firefighters contained the flames before they reached any buildings, and no injuries were reported. Arson investigators are now working to determine exactly how the fire started.
4. San Gabriel Valley Emergency Care Faces Growing Demand (midvalleynews.com) — Emergency care capacity just got a major boost at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center, where a renovation nearly doubles the emergency department's size and adds specialized rooms for trauma, mental health, maternity, and newborns. Local residents from Baldwin Park and nearby cities should see more treatment space, shorter waits, and better-tailored care as emergency visits continue to rise across California. Hospital leaders say the expansion is designed to keep pace with long‑term demand.
📸 Around Baldwin Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baldwin Park
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- Coffee with the Principal
De Anza Elementary Baldwin Park, CA 91706
8:30 am - School Picture Day
Baldwin Park Unified SVMS Campus - School Title 1 Meeting
Baldwin Park Unified SVMS - Cafeteria
4:00 pm - Back to School Night
Baldwin Park Unified Sierra Vista Middle School Campus
5:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Intro to 3D Printing
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
11:00 am - Away JV Girl's Volleyball VS. Paramount
Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
4:45 pm - Away Frosh/Soph Girl's Volleyball VS. Paramount
Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
4:45 pm - Volleyball, Girls VR vs South El Monte-LB
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
5:00 pm - MIDDLE SCHOOL Back to School Night
Jerry D. Holland Middle School MS Classroom Visitations
5:00 pm - Back to School Night Market
South Hills High Covina, CA 91723
5:00 pm - Volleyball, Girls VR vs South El Monte
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
5:00 pm - Varsity Volleyball: Monrovia Vs Arroyo @ Monrovia (5 pm)
Arroyo High El Monte, CA 91732
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Superior Grocers posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Baldwin Park. Apply here.
- Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Assembly / Injection Molding – Temp-to in Baldwin Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baldwin Park here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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