🌱 Patch AM: How East Palo Alto neighbors are fighting floods and dirty air

Hey there, East Palo Alto! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How East Palo Alto neighbors are fighting floods and dirty air

Also on today's calendar: Bay Area Connect Conference and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What Community-Led Climate Resilience Looks Like in California (packard.org) — East Palo Alto residents are working with Climate Resilient Communities to tackle high asthma rates, poor air quality, and neighborhood flooding through workshops, free air purifiers, and front-yard rain gardens. Local stories, like a homeowner whose garage used to flood every storm, show how community-led projects and foundation funding are turning climate resilience into practical, home-level protections.
   

📸 Around East Palo Alto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Palo Alto

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 23
• Bay Area Connect Conference →
  San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Garden Workday at the East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  4:00 pm
• EPA High School Futsal League →
  EPA Clubhouse, 2031 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto
  6:00 pm
• Graphic Novel Book Club
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Family Storytime
  Downtown Branch Library, 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• Aguacate Music Kids
  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
• Learn English: Beyond the Basics
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  12:00 pm
• Free Meals at the Library / Comida Gratis en la Biblioteca
  East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
  3:15 pm
• Honey & Harvest Wine Dinner with Far Niente →
  Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto, 2050 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• External Event: FOPAL Book Sale
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  9:30 am
Tuesday October 20
• An Evening With CMH Heli-Skiing →
  Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Movie Review- Heart of the Beast.
  I am a dog nut. I love dogs. I would NEVER go to a movie, if I think that the dog is going to die. On Friday, I saw the trailer for "Heart of the… (Nextdoor Newbridge Kavanaugh)

🗞 Nearby News

Menlo Park

• Reflections on living on block long Hoover Street in downtown Menlo Park (inmenlo.com)
• Menlo Park Megatower Project Hangs in Limbo (machronicle.com)
• Spotted: Dogs getting ready to be blessed at New Community Church (inmenlo.com)

Stanford

• Attach a 15-Cent Sticker to Your CS Degree (stanfordreview.org)

Redwood City

• 3 Redwood City Residents Among SMC Death Notices (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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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