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🌱 How much hazardous chemical is really stored at a Compton facility?

Compton, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Compton! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much hazardous chemical is really stored at a Compton facility?
  • Which Compton blocks are under evacuation after a possible explosive find?
  • How Compton College’s president is helping reshape college costs statewide

Also on today's calendar: July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular With The Beach Boys 2026: Hollywood Bowl and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chemical Behind Garden Grove Evacuations Is Stored Across California (hsjchronicle.com) — Compton residents live near Plaskolite West, one of California’s largest storage sites for the hazardous chemical methyl methacrylate, holding up to nearly 2 million pounds in railcars and tanks. The article explains the Garden Grove scare, outlines past air-quality violations in Compton, and raises concerns from environmental justice advocates about weak oversight and whether communities like Compton are adequately protected from industrial accidents.
   

2. Evacuations underway in Compton neighborhood after possible explosive device found (abc7.com) — Residents near North Chester Avenue in Compton are being evacuated this afternoon after a possible explosive device was reportedly found in a home’s attic storage area. Sheriff’s deputies have cleared homes within a two-block radius while the arson and explosives team investigates whether the device is actually dangerous. No injuries have been reported so far, and authorities say the situation is still unfolding.
   

3. California Student Aid Commission Convenes New CEO Council to Advance College Affordability for Californians (lapost.us) — Compton College’s president, Dr. Keith Curry, is chairing a new statewide CEO Advisory Council on college affordability, giving Compton a direct voice in shaping Cal Grant reform and financial aid modernization. Meeting quarterly, the council will advise the California Student Aid Commission on simplifying FAFSA/CADAA, addressing students’ basic needs, and improving access so more Californians can afford to enroll and complete college.
   

4. Good News This Week: Mexico Built Its First Electric Car, 250 Women Wove a Sky in Jalisco, and a Dog Named Maverick Made It Home (wearemitu.com) — Compton gets a brief but notable shout-out as one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods where Nike’s TOMA street soccer movement first took off before going global. The story then jumps around the world, highlighting Mexico’s first homegrown electric car, a massive woven art canopy in Jalisco, climate-focused soccer activism, immigrant-rights music protests, LGBTQ+ youth housing awareness, and California’s nearly finished wildlife crossing.
   

5. Daily Memo: Ms. Rachel Visits D.C. With 545 Letters From Children Currently Being Detained By I.C.E. ~ L.A. TACO (lataco.com) — Immigration advocates report a heavy ICE presence in Compton, with agents and vehicles repeatedly seen near 139th Street and Wilmington Avenue over several days as part of wider Southern California operations. The memo details multiple recent detentions across the region, describes community monitoring efforts, and highlights growing concern over expanded ICE funding and conditions in detention facilities. Local residents are urged to stay informed and connected to support networks.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Has anyone seen a black husky female pup?
    She got a haircut so she looks a little like a mutt. She’s deaf and got out of the gate this morning. I walked around the neighborhood, Orchard and… (Nextdoor Foster)
  • Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - South Bay Market in Compton. Apply here.
  • Chedraui USA posted a job opening for Produce Clerk - # 44 Lynwood in Lynwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Compton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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