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Good morning East Palo Alto! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to help East Palo Alto students hit harder by a school closure?
• How neighbors are fighting to stop an East Palo Alto senior's eviction

Also on today's calendar: Intelligent Singles Mixer at Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ravenswood Classroom Partners is seeking new volunteers (inmenlo.com) — With The Primary School in East Palo Alto now closed, over 100 additional students are entering Ravenswood City School District classrooms and need extra academic support. Ravenswood Classroom Partners is urgently recruiting volunteers for one hour a week during the school day, offering training and classroom placement so East Palo Alto–area residents can directly help local TK–5 students adjust and thrive this year.
   

• Neighbors rally to assist East Palo Alto senior as he fights eviction (paloaltoonline.com) — An East Palo Alto senior living on East O'Keefe Street is fighting a fast-moving eviction that could displace him after nearly 20 years in his apartment, despite recent rent-relief victories for tenants. Neighbors, tenant organizers, and local officials are rallying to help him clean his home, seek disability accommodations, and push the landlord for more time as the neighborhood faces major redevelopment pressures.
   

📸 Around East Palo Alto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Palo Alto

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• feast & flourish →
  East Palo Alto Community Garden, 230 Demeter Street, East Palo Alto
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Malinky Music
  East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
  East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Downtown Branch Library, 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• Learn English: Beyond the Basics
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Meditation with Sara
  Palo Alto City Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto
  10:15 am
• Family Storytime
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• Mindfulness Meditation
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Intelligent Singles Mixer at Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto! →
  Quattro Restaurant (inside Four Seasons Hotel), 2050 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
• East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market →
  2555 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto
  8:30 am
• Compost Hub Collections: East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  9:00 am
• Compost Hub Integrations: East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  1:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Menlo Park

• Get ready for Menlo Park's 11th annual Storytelling Festival (inmenlo.com)
• Sharon Park Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
• Win tickets to see Tommy Emmanuel live in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents (guitarplayer.com)

Stanford

• RAs to vote on unionization in October election, Stanford requests to postpone (stanforddaily.com)

Redwood City

• Robots Could Replace Workers, San Mateo County Wants Rules First (patch.com)
• 85-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Redwood City: Silver Alert (patch.com)
• Stalker Made Hundreds Of Calls, Repeated Visits To Woman's Home In Redwood City Before Arrest: Police (patch.com)

Ok East Palo Alto! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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