Mobility
Sant Just has once again stood out for its use of AMBici, with 8.9% of the working-age population using the service, the highest rate in the metropolitan network. In addition, a new station in Can Candeler is planned for the first quarter of 2027.
Education
The Local Catalan Service has opened enrollment for adult courses this week, with levels ranging from beginner to C2. At the same time, the City Council is keeping applications open until 31 October for grants for extracurricular, sports, cultural and educational support activities for children and teenagers.
New data on early childhood education enrollment in Baix Llobregat has also been released: the rate among 0 to 5-year-olds has reached 70.6%, while the first cycle, from ages 0 to 2, has reached a record high of 48.5%.
Health
El Mil·lenari Social Centre hosted a cognitive stimulation workshop to mark World Alzheimer’s Day, organized by AFA Baix Llobregat. La poma sencera, the new course by Sant Just resident Elisa Linares, has also been presented. It will run from October to December in Esplugues and will focus on personal relationships and relationship patterns.
This Friday, 18 September, the Casal de Joves is hosting a new blood donation campaign, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m., with prior registration required.
Sports
Sant Just will hold the 12th School Triathlon on 27 September at the Bonaigua Municipal Sports Complex. The dates have also been announced for the 49th Bearing Kart Race, which will return on 7 and 8 November. Registration will be open from 5 to 25 October.
Culture
The Literary Club has launched the ‘Llegim poesia’ workshop, led by Pilar Carceller, and has also hosted the talk ‘Gaudí i el jardí invisible’, dedicated to the modernist complex of the former psychiatric hospital in Sant Boi.
The Network of Cultural Facilities has opened registration for its autumn workshops, with activities in cooking, languages, creativity, health, humanities and technology. In addition, the Docs del Mes series will screen ‘Amazomania’ this Friday, a documentary about an expedition to the Amazon and its consequences for the Korubo people.
This Saturday, MercArt will open ‘Una casa superestar’, an exhibition about housing, the home and homelessness that will evolve through several stages until 19 December.
Finally, writer Mercedes Romero i Valero is preparing Margot, a novel that will bring back memories of parties held at the Ateneu between 1985 and 1987.
Society
Parc del Parador will host ‘A Sant Just… Fem Vespre!’ this Saturday, a new event open to the public featuring music from the 1980s and 1990s.
Economy
Unemployment rose by 4.3% in Sant Just during August, reaching 529 registered unemployed people. The local unemployment rate stands at 5.4%, below the 7.7% recorded across Baix Llobregat.
Politics
Junts spokesperson in Sant Just, Ramon Figuerola, faced a trial in which prosecutors sought a two-year prison sentence, disqualification from public office and a fine in a case that he links to a tweet published in 2019.
Mayor Joan Basagañas has also opened the new political season on Ràdio Desvern, reviewing issues including Carretera Reial, public housing, the return to school, the Festa Major and various municipal incidents and projects.
Crime
The Spanish National Police seized 1,351 kilograms of cocaine from a house in Sant Just allegedly being used as a storage facility. The operation, which also included raids in Málaga, led to the seizure of more than 2,700 kilograms of cocaine, the arrest of 15 people and the remand in custody of 12 of them.
