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🌱 Patch AM: What investigators say led to an arrest after the deadly 101 hit-and-run
Coming up: Diaper Drive on the East Palo Alto Patch calendar

Hello East Palo Alto! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What investigators say led to an arrest after the deadly 101 hit-and-run
Also on today's calendar: Diaper Drive and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Redwood City woman identified in US 101 motorcycle crash (rwcpulse.com) — A woman was killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash on southbound Highway 101 near the University Avenue on-ramp in East Palo Alto, and an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested on felony charges. The California Highway Patrol says the driver allegedly fled to Tulare County, where investigators used a license plate left at the scene to track him down, and the case remains under investigation.
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📸 Around East Palo Alto
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Palo Alto
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★ Featured events ★
- Diaper Drive →
SAN CARLOS ROTARY CLUB,
9:00 am
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- Free In-Person English Class | Clase de inglés en persona gratuita
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:30 am - Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:30 am - Digital Help Hub |Centro de Ayuda Digital
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
12:00 pm - Vintage Media Lab
Mitchell Park Library 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
1:00 pm - Button Making Pop-up for Teens!
Mitchell Park Library 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
3:30 pm - Paws for Tales
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
3:30 pm - Creative Corner
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
3:30 pm - U.S. Citizenship Test Class
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
📣 East Palo Alto Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Assignment Design in the Age of AI
Santa Clara University Learning Commons 203
10:00 am - Reiki with Sound Meditation-60 Minute Session
Santa Clara University Via Zoom
12:00 pm - LEGO Tuesdays!
Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
4:00 pm - Paly Choirs Adv. Vocals Auditions (New & Callbacks)
Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
4:10 pm
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello neighbors , my name is Rosa and I offer you guys my service of housekeeping I have 20 years of experience.
I'm happy to help keep your house clean and maintain it organized. Hola vecinos, mi llamo Rosa y yo te ofrezco mi servicio de house keeping tengo… (Nextdoor Palo Alto Park)
🗞 Nearby News
Menlo Park
- Next Fourth Fridays event set for August 28 in downtown Menlo Park (inmenlo.com)
- Former home of famed mountaineer sells for $21.7M in Old Palo Alto (almanacnews.com)
- Silicon Valley Is as Sick of AI Slop as You Are (seattletimes.com)
Stanford
- HBM Bandwidth Grows at Half Micron's TFLOPS Rate: Wrong Metric Costs AI Buyers (techtimes.com)
Redwood City
- Woman Spots Elaborate Scam Before Handing Over Cash In SMC, Suspect Arrested: 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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