🌱 Patch AM: Which free movies are lighting up Carter Park this month?

Good morning Half Moon Bay! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which free movies are lighting up Carter Park this month?
• Why Seal Cove's landslides could reshape Coastside water and sewer planning

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

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 78, low: 59.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Free Pumpkin 'Movie Night in the Park' 2026: Grow (Half Moon Bay) (funcheap.com) — Free outdoor movie nights kick off this Saturday at John L. Carter Park in Half Moon Bay, with The Princess Bride on October 3, Grow on October 10, and The Sandlot on October 24. All screenings are in the evening, and residents are encouraged to bring blankets and check the city's website for exact showtimes and any last‑minute updates.
   

• Seal Cove Monitoring Program Has Been Initiated; Cotton Shires Selected to Install Land-Based Monuments to Monitor Land-based Movement (coastsidebuzz.com) — San Mateo County planners have launched a Seal Cove monitoring program to track ongoing landslide movement, part of a long trail of studies, meetings, and legal history around unstable bluffs. Half Moon Bay is included in an accelerated LAFCo municipal service review examining how regional water, sewer, and joint powers agencies coordinate infrastructure and risk management along the Coastside.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Half Moon Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 23
• Bay Area Connect Conference →
  San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• 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
• Comedy Improv Show! →
  925 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter's Tale →
  John L. Carter Park, Half Moon Bay
  2:00 pm
Monday October 5
• JV Boys Water Polo @ Carlmont
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Water Polo @ Carlmont
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Water Polo @ Burlingame
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Varsity Girls Water Polo @ Notre Dame, Belmont
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  4:00 pm
• JV Girls Tennis vs Capuchino
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  4:00 pm
• JV Girls Volleyball vs Carlmont
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  4:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Beyond Lifestyle™ — Wellness Travel & Biohacking Expo in San Francisco →
  The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, 1 Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay
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

• ‼️UPDATE‼️FOUND DOG‼️
  Thanks to all of you who contributed to finding Sadie, we found her as quickly as we possibly could have. She is at the Peninsula Humane Society &… (Nextdoor Rural Half Moon Bay)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Team Member-Service Champion in Half Moon Bay. Apply here.
• MidPen Housing posted a job opening for Floating Services Coordinator I (Firehouse Square) in Belmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Half Moon Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• 'Exceeded Our Expectations': 31-1 Egyptian Mau Skims Rail For Belmont Turf Sprint Score (kansas.com)

Burlingame

• A Rare Suprasellar Ependymoma With Negative Targeted Fusion Testing: Diagnostic Value of Histopathological, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Findings (cureus.com)
• Dog Treatments & Remedies Market To 2035: Proactive Wellness Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered reignites the 25-year old classic onto PC and consoles today (savingcontent.com)

Ok Half Moon 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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