🌱 Patch AM: How two Los Altos dogs turned casual walks into lasting family friendships

Good day Los Altos! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How two Los Altos dogs turned casual walks into lasting family friendships
• Los Altos teens built a tool to decode local government for you

Also on today's calendar: Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
• Friday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fur friends lead to family friends (losaltosonline.com) — Two Los Altos families have grown close thanks to the unlikely friendship between their dogs, Taffy and Cece, who first met at Egan Junior High's field. Regular playdates at the school and each other's Los Altos homes have turned casual encounters into a deep, ongoing bond that now includes birthday parties, shared routines, and plenty of muddy adventures.
   

• How three Bay Area students are making local government accessible (midpenpost.org) — Los Altos High School seniors Samuel and Patrick Zhang helped create SimpleCity, a free website that turns dense local government agendas—including those from the Los Altos School District—into clear summaries. Their goal is to make it easier for residents and students to understand decisions, follow issues, and speak up in local civic life without wading through pages of bureaucratic language.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Altos

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" →
  Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Gilles Vonsattel: Beethoven Piano Sonatas →
  Spieker Center for the Arts, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Bible Study | On Zoom →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  3:00 pm
• Curating America's 250th →
  Los Altos History Museum, 51 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Balance Class | Free! →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  9:30 am
• Downtown Los Altos Farmers' Market →
  Los Altos CA
  4:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Los Altos Community Chambers, Los Altos
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Caregiver Support Group | Free →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sing in the choir! →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  9:00 am
• Sunday Worship →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  10:00 am
Monday September 21
• Meditation Class | Free! →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Widow and Widowers Association Meetings; Visitors Welcome →
  460 S El Monte Ave, Los Altos
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Neighborhood PSA - Unsafe Drivers!
  My son goes to Blach Junior High school, and was biking home after practice today. A green Lucid sedan failed to stop at a stop sign and almost hit… (Nextdoor Loyola Corners)

• Chenega Corporation posted a job opening for Program Security Specialist in Mountain View. Apply here.
• Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for Housekeeping House Attendant in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain View

• Software Engineering Manager, Views in Maps, Geo (google.com)
• YouTube Youth Responsible Monetization Lead (google.com)
• Hear Jerry Garcia Band's Smoking 'Lay Down Sally' From Shoreline Amphitheatre 1993 (liveforlivemusic.com)

Palo Alto

• Nobu Hotel Palo Alto Appoints Rahul Roy as Executive Chef and Lance Razon as Director of Food & Beverage (hotel-online.com)

Ok Los Altos! 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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