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Cheers East Palo Alto! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will East Palo Alto's new parking permits affect your block?
- Why East Palo Alto's mayor took a test flight over the Bay
- How East Palo Alto's Onyxx Village is feeding thousands in need.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A sprinkle, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. East Palo Alto pushes ahead with new parking permit program (paloaltoonline.com) — East Palo Alto is moving forward with a long-debated residential parking permit program, hiring a consultant for a citywide parking study that will shape rules, fees, and enforcement zones. Over the next year, the city will analyze crowded neighborhoods, gather community input, and return to the council with detailed recommendations before permits and any related fees take effect. 
2. Volunteers take to the Palo Alto skies as they prepare for emergencies (paloaltoonline.com) — East Palo Alto residents and Mayor Webster Lincoln are closely watching Palo Alto Airport plans, worried about runway expansion and noise while also learning how the facility could aid disaster response. During a recent emergency training flight, Lincoln joined volunteer pilots to see firsthand how CalDART could deliver supplies if bridges or roads fail, underscoring both the airport's impacts and its potential benefits for nearby communities.
3. Former Bay Area restaurateur pivots to providing thousands of meals to people with food insecurity (kioncentralcoast.com) — An East Palo Alto nonprofit, Onyxx Village Connection, is highlighted for distributing over 30,000 prepared meals from Moonstar Charitable Organization to unhoused neighbors last year. The story follows former restaurateur Daisy Li's shift from running Moonstar Buffet to operating a large-scale nonprofit kitchen and an upcoming food pantry supporting food-insecure residents across San Mateo and nearby counties.
4. Arrest made in series of bicycle thefts from Caltrain (eastbaytimes.com) — A 28-year-old man from East Palo Alto was arrested Monday in Redwood City on suspicion of stealing bicycles from Caltrain cars in at least ten incidents since May. Deputies say video footage helped identify the suspect, who was found at a Hayward hotel and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility as Caltrain and law enforcement work to curb bike thefts on the rail line.
📸 Around East Palo Alto
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Palo Alto
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★ Featured events ★
- Grass to Garden Transformations // Transformaciones de césped a jardín →
East Palo Alto Community Garden, 230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Family Storytime
Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
10:30 am - Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:30 am - Learn English: Beyond the Basics
Mitchell Park Library 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
12:00 pm - Free Meals at the Library / Comida Gratis en la Biblioteca
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
3:15 pm - Saturday Board Games Day
Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
10:00 am - Meditation with Sara
Palo Alto City Library 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:15 am - Family Storytime
Mitchell Park Library 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:30 am
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
📣 East Palo Alto Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Chamber Ambassador Committee Meeting
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center 355 Alma St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
8:30 am - All-Day Accessibility Working Session
Santa Clara University The Aloysius Varsi Hall, Room 222
8:30 am - Workday Financials Training - Expense Reports / T-cards / P-cards
Santa Clara University Online via Zoom
10:00 am - Accessible PowerPoints 101: Using the Check Accessibility Tool
Santa Clara University Virtual over Zoom
10:00 am
Thursday September 3
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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