🌱 How Costa Mesa’s camera fight and tax ideas could hit you
Costa Mesa, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Costa Mesa! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Costa Mesa’s camera fight and tax ideas could hit you
Also on today's calendar: LePort Montessori Open House and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken covered in mud cross the road two times? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 78, low: 68.
- Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Could Flock cameras wing their way out of Costa Mesa? Heads will weigh in Tuesday. (latimes.com subscription) — Costa Mesa’s City Council will decide Tuesday whether to keep or potentially end its contract for 46 Flock license plate reader cameras, amid sharp debate over crime-fighting benefits versus privacy and misuse concerns. The council will also weigh placing two November ballot measures before voters: a possible overhaul of business license fees and a proposed—but staff-opposed—increase to the city’s hotel bed tax. 
📸 Around Costa Mesa
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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LePort Montessori Open House →
LePort Montessori Huntington Harbor, 16081 Waikiki Ln, Huntington Beach
10:00 am
Saturday July 18
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Other local events
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Urban Workshop Open House Costa Mesa 2026 — Free Family-Friendly Makerspace Event — The Orange County City Guide →
Urban Workshop, 365 Clinton St Ste a, Costa Mesa
1:00 pm -
Uncle Lazer Live in Costa Mesa →
Westwood Coast, 1870 Harbor Blvd Ste l1-108, Costa Mesa
6:00 pm -
Cole Swindell →
The Pacific Amphitheatre, 100 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa
7:30 pm -
First Day of School - Welcome Back!
Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603 -
Board of Education Meeting
College Park Elementary Newport-Mesa Unified School District, 2985 Bear St, Costa Mesa
6:00 pm -
OXFORD: Coffee w/ the Principal #1-VIRTUAL (Zoom)
Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA 92803
6:00 pm -
Office Opens
California Elementary Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8:00 am -
Whine & Wine Wednesdays
Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce 1525 Mesa Verde Dr E #117 Costa Mesa CA 92626
3:00 pm
Sunday July 19
Monday July 20
Tuesday July 21
Wednesday July 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Brunch Cruise with Port & Proper →
SOL Mexican Cocina, 251 CA-1, Newport Beach
11:00 am -
Children's Saturday Storytime at Barnes & Noble Fashion Island →
Barnes & Noble, 401 Newport Center Dr Suite A215, Newport Beach
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Music by Super Deluxe →
Newport Harbor Elks Lodge #1767, 3456 Via Oporto, Newport Beach
12:00 pm -
Donut Derelicts →
Adams Ave. Donuts, 9015 Adams Ave, Huntington Beach
8:00 pm
Saturday July 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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- AIR Communities posted a job opening for Resident Resolutions Coordinator - 3400 Avenue of the Arts in Costa Mesa. Apply here.
- Mother's Market & Kitchen posted a job opening for Produce Clerk in Costa Mesa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Costa Mesa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newport Beach
- Christina Haack shows off sculpted figure in quirky knit bikini as she shares joyful life update (hellomagazine.com)
- Letters to the Editor 071726 (stunewsnewport.com)
Santa Ana
- Visually impaired campers build confidence traveling the Orange County (ocregister.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was a dirty double crosser. (Thank you Juanita J. for sending it in!)
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