🌱 How El Monte’s data center pause ties into a countywide crackdown
Hello again El Monte! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How El Monte’s data center pause ties into a countywide crackdown
- How EMUHSD’s new facilities plan could reshape El Monte High schools
Also on today's calendar: Largest Career Fair of 2026 With Over 40 Employers & FREE IN N OUT and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun mixing with clouds; warm, temps: high: 87, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LA County will study data center's appetite for power, water to meet AI demand (presstelegram.com) — El Monte residents should know the city has already imposed a 45‑day moratorium on new data center applications while Los Angeles County now launches a broader study of their power and water impacts. County officials warn large AI-focused centers could strain the San Gabriel Valley’s water basin, raise utility bills, and increase pollution, while labor groups emphasize the promise of high‑paying construction jobs. 
• District Facilities Plan Guides Campus Upgrades (midvalleynews.com) — El Monte Union High School District is advancing a long-term facilities master plan that will guide modernization, safety upgrades, and state funding for campuses including El Monte High. The plan uses enrollment projections and community input to prioritize projects, from roofing and infrastructure repairs to new learning spaces. Residents can track decisions and timelines through the district’s online board portal.
📸 Around El Monte
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Largest Career Fair of 2026 With Over 40 Employers & FREE IN N OUT
Monrovia Community Adult School, 920 Mountain Ave, Monrovia
10:00 am
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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Arroyo Spring Production @ Theater
Arroyo High El Monte, CA 91732
7:00 pm -
Ms. Frankenstein's Monster
El Monte High School , 3048 Tyler Ave , El Monte
7:00 pm -
Baila Baila Bilingual Family Show
El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
11:00 am -
Arroyo Spring Production @ Theater
Arroyo High El Monte, CA 91732
7:00 pm -
Night 3 -AHS- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Arroyo High School , 4921 Cedar Ave , El Monte
7:00 pm -
PTSA Swap Meet @ SEMHS
South El Monte High South El Monte, CA 91733
8:00 am -
Special Olympics Basketball
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
6:30 pm -
Prom- Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park El Monte, CA 91731
8:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sunkist Elementary - Coffee with the Principal (Room 21)
Sunkist Elementary La Puente, CA 91746
7:55 am -
End of Grading Period 5 - Minimum Day Release 1:05pm
Baldwin Park Unified Baldwin Park, CA 91706
8:00 am -
Torch Middle School - Coffee with the Principal (Room 4)
Torch Middle School La Puente, CA 91746
8:30 am -
Blood Drive /A.Gendron
Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
8:30 am
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for General Merchandise Clerk - Store #20 Part Time in El Monte. Apply here.
- El Monte City School District posted a job opening for Child Development Instructor Substitute Pool 25-26 in El Monte. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Monte here.
🗞 Nearby News
South El Monte
- Epinephrine Injection Recalled for Lack of Sterility Assurance (hmpgloballearningnetwork.com)
Temple City
- What a new Gallup poll shows about young men's religious revival (sgvtribune.com)
Baldwin Park
- Dispute Over Threats Led to Early-Morning Stabbing Outside Baldwin Park's In-N-Out Saturday Detectives Reveal (baldwinparknewsonline.com)
- Baldwin Park Unified School District's Early Childhood Education Team Advocated for Young Learners at State Capitol During Annual Head Start Advocacy Day (baldwinparknewsonline.com)
- Baldwin Park Street Market Vendor Applications Open (midvalleynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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