š± How Monterey Park helped stall a data center and spark a county study
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In today's newsletter:
- How Monterey Park helped stall a data center and spark a county study
Also on today's calendar: Tools for Transformation Conference and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun mixing with clouds; warm, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ LA County will study data center's appetite for power, water to meet AI demand (presstelegram.com) ā Monterey Park residents are part of a growing fight over massive data centers, after strong public opposition there helped stop one proposed facility. Now LA County supervisors have ordered a fourāmonth study on how these powerā and waterāhungry AI data hubs could affect utility costs, pollution, and health in San Gabriel Valley communities, while unions push to protect the construction jobs they bring. 
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Tools for Transformation Conference
Los Angeles Harbor College, 1111 Figueroa Pl, Los Angeles
9:00 am
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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Alhambra Council PTA Annual PTA Founders' Day Dinner and Awards Cel
Almansor Court , 700 S Almansor St , Alhambra
6:00 pm -
š¦ 4/19 IMS
Langley Center , 400 W Emerson Ave , Monterey Park
10:00 am -
HYPERSTELLAR Vol. 8
Asayoru Maid Cafe , 500 N Atlantic Blvd Ste 125 , Monterey Park
11:50 am -
Asayoru's Easterā”Bunny Cafe
Asayoru Maid Cafe , 500 N Atlantic Blvd Ste 125 , Monterey Park
5:00 pm -
Free Educational Seminar on Estate Planning - Monterey Park
Marie Callender's , 220 S Atlantic Blvd , Monterey Park
3:30 pm -
JAT - Tiny Aces Tennis (3-5 yrs) - Sess 2 - Monterey Park, CA 2026
Monterey Park Recreation , 320 W Newmark Ave , Monterey Park
7:00 pm -
JAT - Tiny Aces Tennis (3-5 yrs) - Sess 2
Monterey Park Recreation , 320 W Newmark Ave , Monterey Park
7:00 pm -
Safe Routes to School Community Workshop
Brightwood Elementary School , 1701 Brightwood St , Monterey Park
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
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Blood Drive /A.Gendron
Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
8:30 am -
Smarty Pants Storytime
Pico Rivera Library , 9001 Mines Ave , Pico Rivera
11:00 am -
ASTās San Gabriel, CA Learning Center Sensory-Friendly Hop into Spring Egg Hunt ft. Sensitive Bunny
Autism Spectrum Therapies AST , 515 E Fairview Ave Building K , San Gabriel
3:00 pm -
Volleyball, Boys JV @ Arroyo / NA
Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
4:30 pm
Friday April 17
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Montebello Unified School District posted a job opening for NEEDED URGENTLY FOR 2025-2026 Temporary Contract, Associate, Head Start,Teacher at Various Sites As Needed in Montebello. Apply here.
- Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for General Merchandise Clerk - Store #04 Part Time in Pico Rivera. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monterey Park here.
š Nearby News
Alhambra
- SoCal mainstay The Hat finally reveals Vegas opening date (reviewjournal.com)
- How Target became one of America's most iconic brands (usatoday.com)
- 16th In-Custody ICE Death Reported as ICE Ramps Up Targeting in Los Angeles ~ L.A. TACO (lataco.com)
East Los Angeles
- Looking for healthier dessert options in L.A.? Here are two family shops serving up acai bowls in East Los Angeles (uscannenbergmedia.com)
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