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🌱 Patch AM: How your San Clemente photos could help save monarch butterflies
Spotted on the San Clemente calendar: San Clemente 30th Annual Car Show - 2026
Good morning to you San Clemente! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How your San Clemente photos could help save monarch butterflies
Also on today's calendar: September Sale! All Kids Clothes, Accessories, and Toys 1/2 Price! and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
- Sunday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Californians Encouraged to Report Monarch Butterfly Sightings (independent.com) — San Clemente residents are being asked to help track western monarch butterflies, including at nearby San Clemente State Park, as part of California Biodiversity Day activities from September 5–13. By photographing monarchs and uploading sightings to the iNaturalist app, locals can support crucial research and conservation efforts for a species facing steep population declines and potential federal threatened status. 
📸 Around San Clemente
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Clemente
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★ Featured events ★
- San Clemente 30th Annual Car Show - 2026 →
San Clemente Downtown Business Association, c/o, 439 N El Camino Real, San Clemente
10:00 am
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- September Sale! All Kids Clothes, Accessories, and Toys 1/2 Price! →
Coral Thrift Shop, 534 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente
12:00 pm - Q3 Membership Orientation + Networking
San Clemente Chamber of Commerce Outlets at San Clemente- VIP Lounge (above Customer Service) 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa San Clemente, CA 92672
12:00 pm - Handbell Ringing →
5:00 pm - Saddle Up For Good →
27125 Calle Arroyo, 27125 Calle Arroyo, San Juan Capistrano
5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Tuesday September 15
Friday September 18
📣 San Clemente Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Zero Trash Initiative
City of Rancho Santa Margarita Meet at Cinepolis in RSM at 9:45 AM - Rancho Santa Margar
9:45 am - Labor Day Observed (No School)
Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603 - Labor Day - City Hall Closed →
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688
8:00 am - Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic - By Appointment Only
City of Rancho Santa Margarita Bell Tower Regional Community Center - 22232 El Paseo Rancho Sant
8:00 am - CYPRESS â Coffee with the Principal (Virtual)
Anaheim Union High School District https://bit.ly/CHSchat
6:30 pm - Flag Football Intramurals
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
7:31 pm - City Council Meeting →
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - CIty Council Council Chambers - 22112 El Paseo Rancho Santa Margarita C
7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making San Clemente PatchAM possible:
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- Adam Nelson, Realtor | First Team — (949) 866-0245
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Any dog lovers here ?
Let's rescue him ? He was found stray in horrific condition and saved by an amazing lady who took him in and is caring for him until we get him… (Nextdoor Talega) - Kiara needs a local foster (Santa Barbara to San Diego).
She is lovely, affectionate with puppy energy. Only one year old So has energy. Great with dogs. Great in playgroups. She is a helper dog to… (Nextdoor Tocayo Ridge)
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in San Clemente. Apply here.
- Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Cashier in San Clemente. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Clemente here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Juan Capistrano
- All Orange and Riverside County shelter-in-place orders lifted for Gibby Fire in San Juan Capistrano (dailydispatch.com)
- First look at the new In-N-Out Burger in The Canopy at Great Park (ocregister.com)
- San Juan Hills football notches another road win at Chino Hills (ocregister.com)
Dana Point
- Orange County Parks Free Dana Point Beach Concert features Family Style Thursday September 3 2026 (southocbeaches.com)
- Dana Point Free Trolley Guide Friday September 4 2026 (southocbeaches.com)
Laguna Niguel
- Record Labor Day Gas Prices Expected: Where To Find Cheapest Gas In Dana Point (patch.com)
Ok San Clemente! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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