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Good morning East Palo Alto! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • East Palo Alto man charged after University Avenue assault turns fatal
  • How East Palo Alto plans to grow a cooler, greener future

Also on today's calendar: East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Dies After Assault In SMC, Suspect Faces Manslaughter Charge: Police (patch.com) — East Palo Alto police say a 53-year-old city resident has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a 52-year-old Menlo Park man he allegedly assaulted on University Avenue later died at Stanford Hospital. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office as the victim's family seeks community support through a fundraiser.
   

• East Palo Alto plants seeds for a future urban forest (rwcpulse.com) — East Palo Alto is pushing ahead with an ambitious Urban Forest Master Plan that aims to boost tree canopy from about 13.5% to 20% by 2062 and 30% by 2122. Local leaders, schools, nonprofits and residents are planting hundreds of trees each year along Highway 101, in parks, and in backyards to cool neighborhoods, cut pollution, and address long-standing inequities in green space.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Menlo Park

  • May Pang is bringing John Lennon to Menlo Park — through her own photographs and firsthand memories (inmenlo.com)
  • Michael Burry Calls Snowflake Stock Overvalued After a Big Post-Earnings Rally (barchart.com)
  • Hear the 'call of the Shofar' at Burgess Park on September 13 (inmenlo.com)

Stanford

  • StanfordNext proposes more housing, expanded academic space in updated General Use Permit (stanforddaily.com)

Redwood City

  • Suspected ATM Scammer Arrested In SMC: 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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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