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🌱 Patch AM: How a small track fire disrupted BART service to Millbrae

Also check out FREE WATERFRONT PARTY This SUNDAY AT OYSTER POINT! on the Millbrae Patch calendar

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Hi there, Millbrae! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a small track fire disrupted BART service to Millbrae
  • Why Millbrae's Avia Labs was surrendered to its lender

Also on today's calendar: FREE WATERFRONT PARTY This SUNDAY AT OYSTER POINT! and 3 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 72 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Low clouds and cool, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Debris Fire on BART Track Near 24th and Mission Leads to Widespread Delays (sfist.com) — BART riders in Millbrae faced delays after plastic debris caught fire on tracks near San Francisco's 24th Street/Mission Station, briefly suspending Red Line service to SFO and limiting Green Line trains. Shuttle service ran between Millbrae and SFO until full Red Line service to Millbrae was restored by midafternoon, though residual delays continued across parts of the system.
   

• IQHQ hands vacant biotech building back to lender as Bay Area life sciences slump drags on (therealdeal.com) — Millbrae's Avia Labs project is among several Bay Area biotech developments being handed back to lenders as the life sciences real estate market slumps. With vacancies topping 30 percent and rents falling, developers from South San Francisco to Redwood City are struggling to fill newly built lab space and keep up with large construction loans.
   

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  • Pure Ecstasy this Saturday night at 16 mile house.
    If you're looking to stay local, and want to support a long standing business, come eat and dance the night away. With so little that goes on… (Nextdoor Between Helen & Anita)
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🗞 Nearby News

Burlingame

  • Matcha shop expands Bay Area footprint with new shop — and they're hiring (mercurynews.com)
  • Meta is nearly doubling its Meta Lab stores for Ray-Ban AI glasses (marketscale.com)
  • Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 4, 2026 (fresnobee.com)

San Bruno

  • Product Manager II, YouTube Data, AI Insights (google.com)

Pacifica

  • Detective Hit By Car During Pacifica Retail Theft Spree: Police (patch.com)

Ok Millbrae! 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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