🌱 How did La Palma’s police oversight unravel into an $8.4M verdict?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did La Palma’s police oversight unravel into an $8.4M verdict?

Also on today's calendar: Marlborough Seaside Homes Annual Community Garage Sale and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
• Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Questions Mount Over La Palma Police Oversight After $8.4 Million Verdict (loscerritosnews.net) — La Palma residents are facing mounting questions about police oversight after a jury awarded $8.4 million to a former city officer who sued for discrimination and retaliation. A longtime resident is urging an independent investigation into how complaints are handled, while the city appeals the verdict and a new public records request seeks to uncover whether deeper systemic problems exist in the department and City Hall.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Palma

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Marlborough Seaside Homes Annual Community Garage Sale
  Marlborough Seaside Homes, Dana Point
  8:00 am
• 4th Annual BBQ Smoke Off Competition
  Patriots and Paws, 1825 Vía Burton, Anaheim
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• AWAY - Varsity Baseball @ Calvary Chapel HS
  Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa , 3800 S Fairview St , Santa Ana
  6:00 pm
• Family Movie Night
  ABC Unified Cerritos, CA 90703
  6:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• AWAY - Varsity Baseball @ Banning HS
  Phineas Banning Senior High School , 1527 Lakme Ave , Wilmington
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• HOME - Varsity Boys' Golf vs Valencia HS @ Lakewood GC
  Lakewood Country Club , 3101 E Carson St , Lakewood
  4:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show
  Brookhurst Community Center , 2271 Crescent Ave , Anaheim
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Counseling college tour UCLA and USC
  Oxford Academy Cypress, CA 90630
  8:15 am
• Hope School - Coffee w/ Admin
  Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA 92803
  8:45 am
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Artesia Library , 18801 Elaine Ave , Artesia
  11:00 am
• Baseball vs. Oxford Academy
  John H. Glenn High Norwalk, CA 90650
  4:00 pm
• BC Bash International Potluck
  Bonita Canyon Elementary Irvine, CA 92603
  5:00 pm
• Softball vs. Pioneer
  John H. Glenn High Norwalk, CA 90650
  5:00 pm
• BGC FAMILY NIGHT
  Gilbert Elementary Garden Grove, CA 92841
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE : puppy is home now :)
  hi our puppy went missing this morning from our courtyard! he’s a pitbull/sharpei mix named bear! if anyone has seen him please contact me @… (Nextdoor La Palma 1)

• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 126 in Cerritos. Apply here.
• Abercrombie & Fitch Company posted a job opening for Abercrombie & Fitch - Stock Associate, Los Cerritos in Cerritos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Palma here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Buena Park

• Endorsement: Tim Shaw for Orange County's 4th District (ocregister.com)
• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, April 15 (ocregister.com)

Cypress

• Raymond West Intralogistics Solutions Recognized As A 2026 Raymond Dealer Of Distinction (pressreleasecc.com)
• Prep baseball roundup: Big VIII League receives big-time performances (latimes.com)
• Theresa Skalka (superiorne.com)

Stanton

• Westminster's finished Mendez Freedom Trail sets history in concrete (ocregister.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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