🌱 Will SB 79 force Atherton to accept dense townhomes on Glenwood?
Atherton, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Atherton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will SB 79 force Atherton to accept dense townhomes on Glenwood?
- How AI billionaires are turning Atherton into America’s priciest ZIP again
Also on today's calendar: Menlo Summer Polo Academy.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Some clouds, then sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
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📰 News we're reading
• Affordable housing in Atherton? SB 79 brings polarizing townhome proposal to nation's priciest zip code (therealdeal.com) — A 30‑unit townhouse project with six affordable homes is proposed for 110 Glenwood Avenue in Atherton under California’s new SB 79 transit‑oriented housing law. The plan, near the Menlo Park Caltrain station, has thrilled pro‑housing advocates but alarmed some local officials, who worry multiple similar projects could dramatically reshape the character of the nation’s priciest ZIP code. 
• AI Wealth Is Reshaping Real Estate in Three Very Different Ways. Atherton Is Just the Most Visible One (realtytoday.com) — Atherton’s already sky-high housing market is surging again, with AI-fueled fortunes driving rapid, multimillion‑dollar home sales and pushing the town back to the nation’s most expensive ZIP code. The piece also tracks how AI wealth is transforming data centers nationwide and luxury markets from Florida to Silicon Valley, while Atherton residents respond with more teardown rebuilds, private security, and off‑market deals.
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🗞 Nearby News
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Redwood City
- Rent Control Measure Draws Opposition From Redwood City Council (patch.com)
San Mateo
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- More Than 150 Displaced Following Massive SMC Condo Fire: FD (patch.com)
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