Week in Review: September 7, 2026

Cold open

Maya: Good morning, and welcome to Chino Valley Today, the Week in Review. I’m Maya.

Dan: And I’m Dan. This show is produced automatically from posts published on Chino Valley Today, and we are synthetic voices.

Maya: It’s Monday, September seventh, a Labor Day holiday, so city offices and schools across the valley are closed today.

Dan: Coming up, Chino Hills city council previews a packed agenda for tomorrow night, the sheriff’s Chino Hills station has a word about distracted driving, and we’ll walk through a free compost giveaway later this month plus a busy calendar week.

Last week

Maya: We’ll start in Chino Hills, where the city council has a regular meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, September eighth. According to the agenda, the council will welcome two new employees, Ashley Tran, an assistant engineer, and Taevin Scatiffe.

Dan: There are also several proclamations on the agenda. One proclaims October fourth through tenth as Fire Prevention Week, another marks September as National Emergency Preparedness Month, and a third recognizes the city for its designation as a Clean California Community.

Maya: The agenda also includes a presentation on coyote education, given by the president of the Inland Valley Humane Society.

Dan: On the business side, the council is set to ratify payments of just over twelve million dollars for the month ending July thirty-first, and receive the monthly financial report for that same period.

Maya: There’s also a resolution on the agenda adopting the Measure I five-year capital project needs analysis, plus several contract items, including agreements tied to T-Mobile, Kimley-Horn, and Willdan Financial Services.

Dan: The agenda also lists a renewal of the city’s stormwater discharge permit, an addendum to a previously adopted environmental review, and the city’s annual consolidated performance and evaluation report. Two closed session items are listed as well, both conferences with legal counsel, citing the state’s open meeting law.

Maya: Separately, the sheriff’s Chino Hills station issued a safety notice on September second about the dangers of distracted driving. It’s listed as an advisory, and it reads as a general reminder from the sheriff’s department, focused squarely on distracted driving safety.

Dan: Over in Chino, the planning commission has a meeting preview out for Wednesday, September sixteenth, from six to eight p.m. on Central Avenue in Chino. No agenda had been posted as of publish time, according to the city’s calendar listing.

Maya: The Chino city council also has a preview out, for Tuesday, September fifteenth, at six p.m., at that same Central Avenue address. As with the planning commission, no agenda had been posted as of publish time.

Dan: There’s a lighter item too. On September nineteenth, the city is holding a free compost and mulch giveaway at the Public Works Services Yard on Schaefer Avenue in Chino, from eight a.m. to noon.

Maya: The weekly news digest flagged a few community items. A charity softball game kicks off with opening ceremonies at five p.m. Saturday, September twelfth, at the softball field closest to the skate park at Ayala Park in Chino, and Paws at the Park returns that same Saturday morning, nine to eleven, at Vila Borba Dog Park in Chino Hills.

Dan: The digest also noted a weekly blood drive, every Tuesday from noon to five p.m. organized with LifeStream, and a free emergency preparedness workshop coming up this Thursday, September tenth.

Maya: There’s a new municipal code in Chino too, effective August twenty-fifth, that bans the sale, distribution, or possession of kratom and flavored tobacco products in the city.

Dan: Chino Hills voters will see a services measure on the ballot this November, after the city council voted unanimously in July to place it there.

Maya: One more from the digest, the City of Chino Hills opened a cooling center for residents late last month, running from August twenty-fourth through the twenty-seventh.

Dan: There’s also a brand new weekly digest posted today, for anyone who wants the fuller roundup for this week.

Week ahead

Maya: Now to the week ahead, September seventh through the thirteenth. Today, as noted, is Labor Day. City facilities in Chino are closed from seven thirty a.m. to five thirty p.m., and Chino Valley Unified offices and school sites are closed, along with Don Antonio Lugo and Ruben S. Ayala high schools.

Dan: Weather-wise, there’s a slight chance of rain showers today, with a high of ninety-one in Chino and eighty-seven in Chino Hills, clearing overnight with lows around seventy and sixty-eight.

Maya: On Thursday, the Chino branch library has Baby Bookworm at eleven thirty a.m., the James S. Thalman Chino Hills branch has preschool storytime at eleven thirty and Discover Art at four thirty, and the Cal Aero Preserve Academy branch has a BRICreations program at six that evening.

Dan: Friday is a busy one at Ruben S. Ayala High School, with the homecoming game running all day and make-up pictures in the morning. The Yanks Air Museum also has a nine eleven remembrance event at ten a.m.

Maya: Friday also brings a run of library programs, totally toddlers and a basic computer class at the Chino Hills branch, and bilingual book and craft time at the Chino branch.

Dan: Saturday, September twelfth, the city holds a household hazardous waste collection at eight a.m. at the Schaefer Avenue public works yard in Chino, and the Waterwise Community Center hosts a class on D I Y water features and birdbaths, starting at nine.

Maya: The libraries stay busy Saturday too, Baby Bookworm at the Chino Hills branch at ten, a basic internet class at the Chino branch at ten thirty, and Kids on the Move at the Chino branch at eleven thirty.

Dan: Saturday is also when the charity softball opening ceremonies and Paws at the Park both happen, plus Ayala High School’s homecoming dance that evening at seven.

Maya: Sunday, September thirteenth, nothing is posted on the calendar.

Dan: In the local student press, the Bulldog Times reports beach balls flew this week to kick off rally spirit at a pep assembly.

Sign-off

Maya: That wraps the week ahead, and that’s this week’s show. A reminder, this episode was produced automatically from posts published on Chino Valley Today, and we are synthetic voices.

Dan: Every story we mentioned links back to its primary source at chino valley dot today, so you can read the original agenda, notice, or calendar record for yourself.

Maya: This show isn’t a substitute for official meeting minutes or public notices, and if you spot something that needs a correction, the site has a page for that too.

Dan: Check the source documents for anything that affects you directly, whether that’s a council agenda, a school closure, or a library program.

Maya: Thanks for listening, we’ll see you next week.

Dan: Take care, and enjoy the rest of the Labor Day holiday.

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