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In today's newsletter:

  • Beverly Hills SWAT joins major raid on luxury car theft ring
  • Which Beverly Hills streets just got slower speed limits?
  • How you can join Beverly Hills' Oct. 7 remembrance events

Also on today's calendar: How to be a Top Producing Real Estate Agent and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Record-tying heat, temps: high: 92, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Beverly Hills SWAT Helps Bust High-End Vehicle Theft Crew (patch.com) — Beverly Hills residents may notice their local SWAT team played a key role in a sweeping multiagency crackdown on a suspected high-end vehicle theft crew tied to crimes across Los Angeles and Orange counties. Working with several regional departments, Beverly Hills officers helped serve 11 search warrants, leading to six arrests, recovery of nine luxury vehicles, and seizure of more than a dozen firearms.
   

2. Beverly Hills lowers speed limits on 19 streets - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News (beverlypress.com) — Speed limits on 19 Beverly Hills streets are dropping starting today, with many busy commercial corridors going from 25 to 20 mph and several major routes reduced from 35 to 30 mph. City leaders say the changes, enabled by California's AB 43, aim to cut crashes and make walking and biking safer, so drivers should watch for new signs in coming weeks.
   

3. Oct. 7 memorials planned in Beverly Hills - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News (beverlypress.com) — Beverly Hills residents are invited to two Oct. 7 memorial gatherings, including a dawn Moment of Remembrance at Rexford Mini Park and an evening "United in Memory & Resilience" program at the Saban Theatre. Both events honor victims of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, feature survivor testimonies and performances, and require advance planning for attendance, with the Saban event free but reservation-only.
   

4. Edgar Allan Poe's Iconic Detective (splashmags.com) — Beverly Hills theatergoers can catch Theatre 40's new production, THE CASEBOOK OF C. AUGUSTE DUPIN, running through October 18 at Beverly Hills High School's Mary Levin Cutler Theatre. The show explores Edgar Allan Poe's pioneering detective stories in a talky but atmospheric staging, with evening and Sunday matinee performances and $35 tickets available by phone or online.
   

5. Beverly Hills public works director to retire - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News (beverlypress.com) — Beverly Hills Public Works Director Shana Epstein will retire Oct. 9 after nearly a decade overseeing the city's infrastructure, utilities and key municipal services. City Manager Ryan Gohlich praised her leadership and said plans to fill the crucial role guiding Beverly Hills' public works operations will be announced in the coming weeks.
   

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  • Beverly Hills Begins Lower Speed Limit Rollout October 1
    Limits will drop to 20 mph on shopping district streets and 30 mph on several major corridors, with enforcement tied to installation of new signs. … (Nextdoor Beverly Hills-Doheny SW)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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