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What's up Menlo Park! 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:

  • How Menlo Park's Molly Duda is faring in national eventing rankings
  • What classic Menlo Park traffic experiment still shapes how we honk today?

Also on today's calendar: Bay Area Connect Conference and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 USEA/USEF CCIYH3*-S Developing Horse National Championships Crowned (usef.org) — Menlo Park rider Molly Duda is holding second in the CCI4* U25 standings and first in the CCI4* amateur category as national eventing championships unfold at Morven Park in Virginia. The update details how California and other U.S. riders, including multiple division leaders and new champions, are positioned heading into the final day, with several titles still up for grabs and livestream coverage available.
   

• Drivers Are Less Likely to Honk at Expensive Cars, While Luxury Vehicle Drivers Are More Likely to Violate Right-of-Way Rules (gilmorehealth.com) — Decades-old research conducted at traffic lights in Menlo Park and Palo Alto found drivers were far less likely to honk at a luxury car blocking them than at an older, low-status vehicle. Newer Bay Area and Las Vegas studies suggest higher-value cars are more likely to cut off others or not yield to pedestrians, though researchers caution these are associations, not proof that wealthier drivers are inherently inconsiderate.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Domestic air travel with a cat…advice requested.
    I'm planning to take my cat on a domestic flight and would appreciate advice on how to make the trip go smoothly from neighbors with more experience… (Nextdoor Allied Arts)
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    Oliver is a mostly outdoor cat since he was born but since I adopted him he spends the nights indoors. He went out on the kitchen deck where he… (Nextdoor Sharon Heights)
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🗞 Nearby News

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Stanford

  • Alumni Oral Histories at Reunion Weekend: The Epiphany Project (stanford.edu)
  • Jayden Sanders' Stanford breakout validates Notre Dame's 'next man up' depth (slapthesign.com)
  • Stanford says Catholicism is popular on campus (knewz.com)

Ok Menlo Park! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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