🌱 Patch AM: Will U.S. sanctions quietly kill Menlo Park’s tallest‑ever tower plan?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will U.S. sanctions quietly kill Menlo Park's tallest‑ever tower plan?

Also on today's calendar: Namiwalks Silicon Valley and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 55.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• US sanctions against son of Putin ally could halt NorCal skyscraper (amedpost.com) — A massive 39‑story housing and hotel project at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park may be derailed because its Russian owner is now under U.S. sanctions scrutiny. Residents and state officials are already battling over whether the city improperly rejected the plan, which would add hundreds of apartments and the tallest tower between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Namiwalks Silicon Valley →
  History Park San Jose, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl →
  Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• AWHONN Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring →
  Stanford Medicine Children's Health, 4700 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park
• Silicon Valley Alumni: Happy Hour →
  Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
  6:00 pm
• Tommy Emmanuel →
  The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• French Tech SF Fall Kick-Off at Snowflake →
  Snowflake, 135 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park
• Copa del Menlo, Round Three →
  Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Airborne Toxic Event →
  The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event →
  Independence High School, 617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Up and Away Botb Annual Fundraiser →
  Domenico Winery, 1697 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• AI Art Workshop: See the World Through Your Pet's Eyes →
  Gallery House, 826 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• ADU Fair →
  Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I love their lemon currant scone so much that I try to get it every time I am in downtown Menlo Park, which is at least 2-3 times a week.
  One day they had run out of that scone, so the cinnamon swirl was recommended. It was sinful-apparently has cream cheese in it. It literally melted… (Nextdoor Downtown Menlo Park)
• DON'T EAT CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE NUTS!
  Earlier this evening, on the bike bridge over San Francisquito Creek (behind Stanford West), I saw some kids harvesting California Buckeye nuts from… (Nextdoor Downtown Menlo Park)

• The Solana Doylestown posted a job opening for Activities Coordinator in Palo Alto. Apply here.
• Chase posted a job opening for Retail Merchant Services Relationship Manager - Payments - Vice President in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Atherton

• Dorothy VanWinkle Morehouse (tworivertimes.com)
• SALA Festival returns to Menlo College (indicanews.com)
• Editorial: Why do we still have these passwords? (machronicle.com)

Stanford

• California AG drops remaining felony charges tied to Stanford protest break-in (sfchronicle.com)
• Human brain is really 2 organs, Stanford study finds (newsnationnow.com)
• Bacchetta Among Ray Guy Award Ray's 8 for Week 3 (ramblinwreck.com)

Redwood City

• No Child Was Involved In Redwood City Crash After Search, Police Say (patch.com)

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