🌱 Daly City man accused in elaborate illegal turtle-trafficking scheme

Morning Daly City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Daly City man accused in elaborate illegal turtle-trafficking scheme

Also on today's calendar: Banned Book Club and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Honeydew Melons have to get married in church? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: Abundant sunshine and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Bay Area man charged with trying to export hundreds of turtles illegally (amedpost.com) — A Daly City resident has been charged in federal court with allegedly participating in an illegal scheme to export hundreds of turtles overseas, in violation of wildlife conservation laws. Investigators say the man and co-conspirators misled authorities to obtain permits and tried to source rare turtles from several states. He has pleaded not guilty, with court dates set later this year.
   

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📸 Around Daly City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Daly City

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 20

• Paws for Tales at Westlake Library →
  Westlake Branch - Daly City Public Library, 275 Southgate Ave, Daly City
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday May 19

• Board Meeting
  San Francisco Community Alternative, 555 Franklin St, San Francisco
  5:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• LAST Parent Action Council Meeting
  San Francisco Community Alternative, 125 Excelsior Ave, San Francisco
  5:45 pm

Thursday May 21

• Graduation Day
  Terra Nova High School, 1450 Terra Nova Blvd, Pacifica
  3:30 pm
• Banned Book Club →
  Peninsula Books, 441 Westlake Center, Daly City
  6:00 pm

Friday May 22

• 2026 FoodieLand Night Market - Friday →
  Cow Palace Arena & Event Center, 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• 2026 FoodieLand Food Festival - Saturday →
  Cow Palace Arena & Event Center, 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City
  1:00 pm
• FoodieLand Food Festival - Saturday →
  Cow Palace Arena & Event Center, 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 18

• Restorative Yoga & Sound Healing
  Brisbane Library, 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• School Hours
  Thornton Daly City, CA 94015
  9:00 am
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
  Brisbane Library, 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane
  11:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Brisbane Library, 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What an amazing day at Police Day at Transforan!
  Broadmoor had such a great time attending and supporting San Mateo County Agencies at this incredible community event. The kids absolutely loved… (Nextdoor )
• Hello neighbors.
  Can anyone recommend a good reputable company or person who does exterior house painting? (Nextdoor Westlake Northwest)

• Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Overnight Stocker in Daly City. Apply here.
• Dave & Buster's Restaurant posted a job opening for Winner's Circle - Customer Service in Daly City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Daly City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South San Francisco

• Twist Bioscience Corporation $TWST Stock Position Lowered by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (marketbeat.com)
• Demigod review (2009) (pcgamer.com)
• Maze Therapeutics Stock Still Up 180% After March Tumble. One Fund Just Disclosed Selling $3 Million in Shares (nasdaq.com)

Pacifica

• CdM, Cypress, Pacifica, and Fullerton capture wins in CIF baseball playoffs; final scores - (ocsportszone.com)
• House Hack Available in Pacifica $1.4MMHouse Hack Available in Pacifica $1.4MM (biggerpockets.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they cant elope!! (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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