Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Need help after the Sea Spray fire? See what SBA offers.
Coming up: Between the Lines: An Introduction to Jewish Text and Interpretation (Melton Learning) on the Foster City Patch calendar
Morning Foster City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Need help after the Sea Spray fire? See what SBA offers.
Also on today's calendar: Author Talk with Clarissa Wei | Sitting the Month and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Survivors of Foster City condo fire seek federal loans as they rebuild their lives (cbsnews.com) — Families displaced by last month's Sea Spray condo fire in Foster City can now seek low-interest federal disaster loans at the SBA's temporary Disaster Loan Outreach Center inside City Hall at 610 Foster City Blvd, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Survivors are using the loans, alongside insurance and community support, to replace essentials and try to stay in Foster City despite high housing costs. 
📸 Around Foster City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster City
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★ Featured events ★
- Between the Lines: An Introduction to Jewish Text and Interpretation (Melton Learning) →
Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC), 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
10:30 am
Thursday September 17
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Other local events
- Drop-in Mahjong →
Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC), 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
12:45 pm - Bone Builders →
Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC), 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
1:30 pm - Senior Tech Tutoring →
Foster City Community Center, Foster City
10:00 am - Foster City Community Center Ribbon Cutting & Building Dedication Ceremony →
Foster City Community Center, 1000 E Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City
11:00 am - Author Talk with Clarissa Wei | Sitting the Month →
Foster City Library, 1000 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City
1:00 pm - Community Bike Ride →
Booth Bay Park, Foster City
9:00 am - Foster City Community Bike Ride
Foster City Parks and Recreation, 610 Foster City Blvd., Foster City
10:30 am - City Council Regular Meeting →
Event Location, 620 Foster City Blvd., Foster City
6:30 pm - Farmers' Market at PJCC →
Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC), 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
9:00 am - Cooking in the Sukkah for 3-5 Year Olds and Families →
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
12:30 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
📣 Foster City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Today's Schedule 10-5 →
Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos
10:00 am - Tech Tutor Drop-In
San Carlos Library, 610 Elm Street, San Carlos
10:00 am - MBC BioLabs Fall Life Science Vendor's Showcase →
1030 Brittan Ave, San Carlos
11:00 am
Wednesday September 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I love this time of year in the Bay Area.
I took these in Half Moon Bay last Wednesday – it was 81 degrees at 6pm! (Nextdoor Foster City)
🗞 Nearby News
San Mateo
- San Mateo County acquires apartment building for educator housing (almanacnews.com)
- San Mateo County sheriff's deputy seeks mental health diversion in Livermore child abuse case (almanacnews.com)
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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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