🌱 Patch AM: How Meta’s Burlingame office became a flashpoint over AI surveillance.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Meta's Burlingame office became a flashpoint over AI surveillance.

Also on today's calendar: Back to School Bash! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 75, low: 56.
• Monday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meta's AI Program Prompted Internal Revolt, Program Suspended (businessinsider.com subscription) — Meta employees, including staff at the company's Burlingame office, pushed back hard against an internal AI data-tracking program, spelling out a protest link on a local building and posting flyers. Their resistance, combined with a companywide data leak, led Meta to suspend the mandatory tracking and say any future version would be opt-in only, raising broader questions about workplace surveillance.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burlingame

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Sunday San Bruno Miracle Mountain Madness →
  1031 California Drive, Burlingame

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Back to School Bash! →
  burlpres church | First Pres Burlingame, 1500 Easton Dr, Burlingame
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Silent Book Club Burlingame →
  Washington Park, 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame
Monday September 14
• Hora de los Cuentos en español con la maestra Gaby →
  Burlingame CA
  10:30 am
• Drop-In Sewing Lab →
  Burlingame CA
  11:00 am
• Computer Help Drop-In →
  Burlingame CA
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Photo Lab →
  Burlingame CA
  10:00 am
• Easton Branch Storytime →
  Burlingame CA
  10:30 am
• Drop-in Sewing Lab →
  Burlingame CA
  2:00 pm
• Helping Your Anxious Child →
  Burlingame CA
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Take the Guesswork Out of Recycling →
  850 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Workplace Lactation: Enforcement, Lawsuits, and Remedies (Online) →
  1243 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does this sweet cat belong to anyone?
  We haven't seen them around our house before and just wanted to make sure they're okay (Nextdoor Easton Addition Central)
• DoorDash and Uber have been unusually slow this summer, so much so I have applied to a another company for a part-time job.
  More drivers, a change in apps, shared accounts, even "rented accounts"( yes you heard it), make the industry more and more competitive. Because of… (Nextdoor Downtown Burlingame)

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Retail Store Management Internship Summer 2027 - Greater Bay Area: San Francisco / Peninsula in Burlingame. Apply here.
• The Columbia Sportswear Company posted a job opening for Retail Supervisor - prAna in Burlingame. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burlingame here.

🗞 Nearby News

Millbrae

• More major delays for BART riders, as service closed near SFO (mercurynews.com)

San Mateo

• Rare 10,000-Year-Old Mastodon Fossil Found in San Mateo County (memesita.com)

Redwood City

• No Criminal Charges After Arrest In Massive SMC Condo Fire: DA (patch.com)
• SMC Gets State Commitment To Fix $226M Funding Shortfall (patch.com)

Ok Burlingame! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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