Community Corner
🌱 How a new privacy law could affect Granite Bay small businesses
And on the Granite Bay Patch calendar - Lisa Marie Ellis at MSJ

Hello Granite Bay! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How a new privacy law could affect Granite Bay small businesses
Also on today's calendar: BookVentures Presents: Buy and Swap a Book! and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 100 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 92, low: 60.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• California SB 690 Limits Website Privacy Lawsuits Against HVAC Contractors (achrnews.com) — A Granite Bay HVAC company is highlighted as an example of how a wave of California privacy lawsuits has targeted small businesses over website tracking tools. New state law SB 690, just signed by the governor, will soon limit these specific lawsuits, shifting enforcement to the Attorney General while leaving other digital privacy rules in place.
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📸 Around Granite Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granite Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- Lisa Marie Ellis at MSJ →
Granite Bay
5:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Coffee & Cars Open House →
Eskaton Granite Bay, 8550 Barton Road, Granite Bay
8:30 am - BookVentures Presents: Buy and Swap a Book! →
Old Haunts Bookshop, 8789 Auburn Folsom Rd, Granite Bay
2:00 pm - Lisa Marie Ellis at Mount Saint Joseph Winery →
Mount Saint Joseph Winery, Granite Bay
5:00 pm - Children's Story Time with Bitsy Kemper →
Old Haunts Bookshop, 8789 Auburn Folsom Rd, Granite Bay
10:00 am - Trivia Night →
Tasting Room, 8629 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay
5:30 pm - Book Release Celebration with James L'Etoile →
Old Haunts Bookshop, 8789 Auburn Folsom Rd, Granite Bay
4:00 pm - Author Visit: Wendelin Van Draanen →
Old Haunts Bookshop, 8789 Auburn Folsom Rd, Granite Bay
3:00 pm - Book Release Party with Laura Jensen Walker →
Old Haunts Bookshop, 8789 Auburn Folsom Rd, Granite Bay
2:00 pm - Halloween Party →
Tasting Room, 8629 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay
4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Tuesday October 20
Sunday October 25
Friday October 30
📣 Granite Bay Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Women of the Word | Thursday AM →
Bayside Folsom | Worship Center, 890 Glenn Drive, Folsom
9:30 am - Hybrid Job Connections: Union Pacific →
Placer County Business Resource Center, 1000 Sunset Blvd. Ste. 105, Rocklin
10:00 am - Gentle Yoga with Sound Healing →
InShape Fitness (Citrus Heights), Citrus Heights
10:00 am - Morning Paint Time →
Create, Make & Mingle Studio, 418 East Bidwell, Folsom
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Rocklin. Apply here.
- Columbia Bank posted a job opening for Relationship Banker in Rocklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granite Bay here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rocklin
- Picking Pumpkins, Building Futures (placersentinel.com)
- 2 Hurt after Single-Vehicle Crash near Pacific Street (sweetlaw.com)
- Galt Police Department offers 'Blue Envelope Program' for disability accommodations (fox40.com)
Roseville
- Minor Injury Reported in Crash on Highway 65 On-Ramp in Roseville - Sacramento Injury Attorneys Blog (sacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.com)
Ok Granite Bay! 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 is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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