🌱 Patch AM: Planning your Sunday? Don’t miss Los Altos’ Mid-Autumn Festival

What's up Los Altos! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning your Sunday? Don't miss Los Altos' Mid-Autumn Festival
• How is Los Altos involved in the fight over license plate cameras?

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

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Bay Area events to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (marinij.com) — Los Altos families can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival close to home on Sept. 20 at the Los Altos History Museum, with games, face painting, live music, and even a 3D sugar art printer. The roundup also highlights similar moon-themed celebrations across the Bay Area, but the Los Altos event offers an easy, affordable option right in town.
   

• The Flock Backlash and Growing Revolt Against License Plate Surveillance (americancommunitymedia.org) — Los Altos is part of a growing Santa Clara County coalition pushing back against automated license plate reader surveillance, which critics say threatens immigrant communities and civil liberties. Local organizers are using records requests, audits, rallies, and education to challenge Flock camera contracts and data-sharing practices that may aid federal immigration enforcement across the region.
   

📸 Around Los Altos

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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
Saturday October 3
• Namiwalks Silicon Valley →
  History Park San Jose, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Volunteer Outdoors at Redwood Grove in Los Altos →
  Los Altos CA
• 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
Saturday September 26
• Flamenco de A →
  Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Steinway Society Presents Cliburn Finalist Angel Wang →
  Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
  2:30 pm
Monday September 28
• Meditation Class | Free! →
  Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave, Los Altos
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Coury Hospitality posted a job opening for Bell Attendant Experience Curator in Sunnyvale. Apply here.
• U.S. Bancorp posted a job opening for Reliability Engineer 4 (Observability Specialist ) in Cupertino. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Altos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain View

• Senior Staff Research Scientist, Recommendation Systems, DeepMind (google.com)
• Candidate Comparison Grid: Mountain View City Council (mv-voice.com)
• Trade Strategy in a Fragmented World (bakermckenzie.com)

Palo Alto

• Bike improvements on the way for East Meadow, Fabian Way (paloaltoonline.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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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