🌱 Patch AM: How will the new phone-locking rules affect Foster City students’ safety?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will the new phone-locking rules affect Foster City students' safety?

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

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Mateo County Students Lock Phones Away, Then Panic Hits During Lockdown (newsbreak.com) — High school students in the San Mateo Union High School District, including campuses serving Foster City families, now lock their phones in signal-blocking pouches all school day under a new policy. After a recent shelter-in-place at Aragon High, some students worry they couldn't reach parents or call for help during a real emergency, while district leaders say phones would be unlocked in evacuations but should stay silent in active threats. The debate reflects California's new statewide limits on school smartphone use and broader national concerns about balancing safety with distraction-free classrooms.
   

📸 Around Foster City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday February 26
• Bay Area Connect Conference →
  San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Farmers' Market at PJCC →
  Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC), 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Off the Grid Food Truck Marketplace →
  Leo J. Ryan Park, Foster City
  5:00 pm
• Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee (CSAC) →
  Foster City Council Chambers, 620 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Becoming Her Summit →
  Crowne Plaza Foster City-San Mateo, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City
  9:00 am
• Planning Commission Regular Meeting →
  620 Foster City Blvd., Foster City
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Senior Tech Tutoring →
  Foster City Community Center, Foster City
  10:00 am
Monday October 19
• City Council Regular Meeting →
  620 Foster City Blvd., Foster City
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Nuts & Bolts Real Estate Funding →
  Waterfront Pizza, 969 Edgewater Boulevard, Foster City
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Off the Grid: Foster City →
  Off the Grid - Foster City, 650 Shell Boulevard, Foster City
  5:00 pm
• Off the Grid Food Truck Marketplace →
  Leo J. Ryan Park, Foster City
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Wornick Design Challenge for 4th & 5th Graders and Middle School Info Session for Parents →
  Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A man came by today wanting to ask questions.
  It felt a bit suspicious and I don't see why he would need to talk. He said he had questions about someone who may have done work for us. I haven't… (Nextdoor Beach Park)

🗞 Nearby News

San Mateo

• Growth Marketing Manager, Web Experience (R6101) (verticalmag.com)
• San Mateo Co.: Former 49Ers Executive Charged In Alleged $1.4M Kickback Scheme On County Construction Projects (newsbreak.com)
• Terence Frances Wenzl (padailypost.com)

Belmont

• What California's new e-bike laws mean for you and your neighbors (calmatters.org)

Ok Foster City! 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 somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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