🌱 Patch AM: How a power shift on creek control could affect East Palo Alto

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In today's newsletter:

• How a power shift on creek control could affect East Palo Alto
• Why East Palo Alto's mayor won't back down on antisemitism stance

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Valley Water wants to take over flood control efforts on San Francisquito Creek (padailypost.com) — Flood control on San Francisquito Creek, which runs along East Palo Alto, may shift as Valley Water moves to take a stronger leadership role from the multi-agency creek authority. With East Palo Alto represented on the authority's board, upcoming talks could influence future flood protections, funding, and project oversight that affect local neighborhoods near the creek.
   

• 'You Need Thick Skin': East Palo Alto Mayor Webster Lincoln Defies Backlash for Standing With Jews in Antisemitism Fight (combatantisemitism.org) — East Palo Alto Mayor Webster Lincoln is standing by his support for a formal definition of antisemitism and his recent trip to Israel, even after facing criticism from some residents. He explains how East Palo Alto's changing demographics, local governance powers, and his own upbringing shape his approach to protecting Jewish community members and rejecting all forms of hate at the city level.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• U.S. Postal Service Job Fair - PALO ALTO →
  United States Postal Service, 2085 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto
  10:00 am

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Thursday August 20
• Atherton Library Yoga at Holbrook-Palmer Park
  East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
  11:30 am
• Vintage Media Lab
  Palo Alto City Library 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
  12:00 pm
• Creative Corner
  East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
  3:30 pm
• Paly Choirs Adv. Vocals Auditions (Returning Students)
  Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
  4:10 pm
• Adv. Vocals Auditions (Returning Students)
  Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
  4:10 pm
• Theatre Auditions
  Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center, 50 Embarcadero Rd
  4:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
  East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Custom Chatbots to Support Student Success (Virtual)
  Santa Clara University Remote via Zoom
  10:00 am
• TerminalFour: Working w/ Images & Files
  Santa Clara University Zoom Session or In-person: Learning Commons-Lab 206
  10:30 am
• Hire ME!! Update Your Resume & Get Results
  Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
  12:00 pm
• JLS Back To School Pizza Dinner
  Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Palo Alto, CA 94306
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001193125-26-355781 (sec.gov)
• Use these guidelines for tree care during the summer (inmenlo.com)
• Skylark Labs and Carnegie Mellon Researchers Partner to Teach Robots How to Pick Unfamiliar Objects (techtimes.com)

Stanford

• Feds to scrutinize foreign funding Stanford receives (padailypost.com)
• Phyllis Stewart Pires (stanford.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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