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Also on today's calendar: John Rybak + Friends @ Pioneer Saloon and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What's a good time to go to the dentist? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Police Chase Ends In Bay Area Bridge Crash, Snarling Traffic For Miles: Report (patch.com) — Menlo Park drivers faced major delays after a high-speed pursuit linked to an assault investigation moved through city streets and onto the Dumbarton Bridge, where a Menlo Park police officer was injured in a crash. Eastbound bridge traffic near the toll plaza was halted for about an hour as emergency crews responded and investigators from the California Highway Patrol took over the crash investigation.
2. Nearly 700 Meta layoffs in the Bay Area (ktvu.com) — Meta’s latest restructuring spares employees at its Menlo Park headquarters, with no layoffs reported there even as nearly 700 Bay Area workers in Burlingame, San Francisco, and Fremont lose their jobs. For Menlo Park residents, this means local Meta employment remains stable for now despite the company’s global shift toward artificial intelligence and thousands of cuts elsewhere.
3. This is the most common cause of vertigo — and how to treat it at home (washingtonpost.com) — A Menlo Park resident living with recurring vertigo shares how home exercises and medication have helped her manage debilitating spinning episodes. The piece explains benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, who’s most at risk, and walks through several doctor-recommended maneuvers you can try at home, while stressing when sudden or severe symptoms should send you to urgent care.
4. The COW on the corner: Cameras on wheels in law enforcement (police1.com) — Menlo Park gets a specific shout-out for piloting a mobile CCTV “camera on wheels” program that stresses transparency and privacy protections while targeting illegal dumping, graffiti, and other public-safety issues. The broader piece explains how similar mobile surveillance trailers are being adopted nationwide, their AI-driven capabilities, and the ongoing debate over effectiveness, deterrence, and civil liberties.
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