🌱 Patch AM: Planning a pumpkin run? What to know before visiting Arata’s this fall

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In today's newsletter:

• Planning a pumpkin run? What to know before visiting Arata's this fall
• How SamTrans' 50th year is changing transit options in Half Moon Bay

Also on today's calendar: Walk for Mental Health with NAMIWalks 2026 San Mateo County and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
• Saturday: Pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hop on Arnold's Farm Fresh Hayride and Pick Your Own Pumpkins at This Half Moon Bay Patch in California (newsbreak.com) — Arata's Pumpkin Farm on Verde Road in Half Moon Bay is open daily this fall with a massive hay maze, hayrides, petting zoo, haunted house, and rivers of pumpkins to explore. Locals can plan weekday visits for lighter crowds, consider all-attraction wristbands, and budget for possible weekend parking fees while enjoying plenty of photo spots, kid-friendly rides, and simple snacks.
   

• SamTrans celebrates their 50th anniversary (theskylineview.com) — SamTrans is marking 50 years of serving San Mateo County riders and has recently expanded flexible options like Ride Plus on-demand service in Half Moon Bay and East Palo Alto. For local residents, that means more ways to reach schools, jobs, and regional transit connections, alongside newer hydrogen buses and youth programs that make travel cheaper and cleaner for students and families.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Half Moon Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• First Fridays: Art on Main →
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Other local events

Friday October 2
• El Granada Elementary Fund Run
  Cabrillo Unified Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  8:30 am
• Food Pop Up!: Chido's Pizza →
  Hop Dogma Brewing Co., 270 Capistrano Road, Half Moon Bay
  4:00 pm
• First Fridays Art on Main, Historic Downtown Half Moon Bay →
  500 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Pillar Point Paddle Battle →
  Half Moon Bay Yacht beach, Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay
• Walk for Mental Health with NAMIWalks 2026 San Mateo County →
  Coyote Point Park, Duck Pond, 1701 Coyote Point Dr, San Mateo, CA, 94401
  9:00 am
• Beach Clean Up - Venice Beach (HMB) →
  Half Moon Bay CA
  9:00 am
• Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter's Tale →
  John L. Carter Park, Half Moon Bay
  2:00 pm
• A Slow Walk Through Wavecrest →
  Wavecrest Open Space, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay
  5:00 pm
• Comedy Improv Show! →
  925 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  7:00 pm
• Movies in the Park: The Princess Bride →
  Half Moon Bay CA
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Free Day Of Dead Mexican Sugar Skull Class by Internationally acclaimed artist: Diego Marcial Rios →
  620 Correas St, Half Moon Bay
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Many thanks to our generous community that has supported Abundant Grace for over a decade.
  We just celebrated our annual Farm to Table Dinner and raised over $145,000! Check out our annual video at https://youtu.be/5vL2IISAuZg?is… (Nextdoor Alsace Lorraine)

• Cabrillo Unified School District posted a job opening for Substitute Food Service Assistant II - (Multiple Sites) in Half Moon Bay. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Shift Manager in Half Moon Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Half Moon Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hillsborough

• I Counted the Faces in the White House Intern Photo. Then I Counted Again. (vocal.media)
• Best private high schools in California (mediabistro.com)

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• WalletHub Ranks the Best Small Cities (californiacitynews.org)

Burlingame

• Jackie's News, September 2026 (smcgov.org)
• Sterling Organization acquires three grocery-anchored shopping centers in California and Hawaii (irei.com)
• Left Turns Prohibited in Active Construction Zones on El Camino Real in San Mateo County through December (ca.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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