🌱 Hillsborough mom pleads for help finding her missing 33-year-old son.

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• Hillsborough mom pleads for help finding her missing 33-year-old son.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 91, low: 66.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Burlingame, CA: 33-Year-Old Max W. Roth Downie Reported Missing, Last Seen Locally (theunionstar.com subscription) — A Hillsborough mother is urgently asking local residents to help locate her 33-year-old son, Max W. Roth Downie, who has been missing since early September. She reported him to Burlingame and San Mateo police, and believes he may be in San Francisco, possibly using public transit. Anyone who sees Max is asked to contact San Mateo Police and reference case 2609040126.
   

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Tuesday September 8
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• V, JV, and F Girls Volleyball v. Sequoia
  Mills High School Main Gym
  4:00 pm
• Financial/Estate Planning for Children with Special Needs
  Hillsdale High School Burlingame High School, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame
  5:00 pm
• JV Girls VB vs San Mateo HS
  Capuchino High School San Mateo High School, 506 N Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401
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• V Girls Water Polo v. Burlingame
  Mills High School Pool Deck
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• JV Girls Volleyball @ Notre Dame, Belmont
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
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• BSD Board Meeting
  Burlingame Intermediate Burlingame School District, 1825 Trousdale Dr, Burlingame, CA 9
  5:30 pm
• San Carlos Stitchers
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