🌱 See which Montara artist is spotlighted in Half Moon Bay’s summer show.
Montara, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Montara! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Montara artist is spotlighted in Half Moon Bay’s summer show.
Also on today's calendar: July 4th Parade, Festival, Pancake Breakfast & Car Show 2026: Redwood City and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Low clouds breaking, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
- Sunday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• M Stark Gallery Summer Collection "Tribute: Fish, Farms & Flowers" (coastsidebuzz.com) — A Montara artist, Carolyn Tillie, is among 20 Peninsula creatives featured in M Stark Gallery’s new “Tribute: Fish, Farms & Flowers” summer collection in Half Moon Bay. Opening July 25 with receptions through early September, the show celebrates local fishing, farming, and flower-growing traditions that Montara residents know from nearby fields, harbors, and greenhouses. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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July 4th Parade, Festival, Pancake Breakfast & Car Show 2026: Redwood City →
Redwood City
8:00 am -
4th Of July In The Park - Concert & Kids' Fun 2026: San Mateo →
50 E 5th Ave, San Mateo
11:00 am -
4th Of July Celebration 2026: Frontierland Park, Pacifica →
Frontierland Park, 900 Yosemite Dr, Pacifica
11:00 am
Saturday July 4
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Other local events
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Mondo Stereo →
Sage Bakehouse, 8455 CA-1, Montara
12:00 pm -
The Megatones: 4th of July Parade in Downtown Half Moon Bay →
I.D.E.S. Portuguese Hall of Half Moon Bay, 735 Main St, Half Moon Bay
1:00 pm
Saturday July 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Adult Water Aerobics
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave Pacifica, CA 94044
12:40 pm -
Exhibition "Raw Inspiration" Mark Ashworth
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce The mission of the Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. The art center provides exhibitions by emerging and established California artists; education and outreach programs designed to make art accessible to people of all ages and ba
1:00 pm -
Drop-In Mahjong
Pacifica Sharp Park Library 104 Hilton Way, Pacifica, CA 94044
1:30 pm -
Nick's Restaurant →
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce 100 Rockaway Beach Ave. Pacifica, CA 94044
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Family Rec Swim
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave Pacifica, CA 94044
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Recreation Swim
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E. Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave. Pacifica, CA 94044
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Adult Lap Swim
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E. Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave. Pacifica, CA 94044
8:00 am -
San Pedro Creek, Pacifica Beach Coalition
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce 751 San Pedro Terrace
9:00 am -
Rocket Run 2026 →
Pacifica Parks Beaches & Rec, 540 Crespi Dr, Pacifica
9:00 am -
Pacifica’s 4th of July Celebration 2026 →
Frontierland Park, 900 Yosemite Dr, Pacifica
11:00 am
Friday July 3
Saturday July 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Where’s Waldo?
He’s in Half Moon Bay! Stop by Ink Spell Books to get a passport and then find him in 25 locations around town! Prize party is in July 31 for… (Nextdoor Montara)
- CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Moss Beach. Apply here.
- Cushman & Wakefield Inc posted a job opening for Cleaner, Part Time - 2nd Shift in Half Moon Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montara here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pacifica
- After Pacifica Pier closure, Liccardo bill aims to fund disaster prevention before damage is done (mercurynews.com)
- Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki (fextralife.com)
Half Moon Bay
- With Great Potential to Help with Stormwater Near the Kehoe Ditch and the Sewer Authority Plant, both SAM and HMB Continue Item as Staff Finish Easement Agreement for Landstra Property (coastsidebuzz.com)
- California strips Bay Area city of local housing control over delays with massive development (sfchronicle.com)
- Inside this 30-year-old Mountain View distillery (almanacnews.com)
San Mateo
- Dispensary Robbery Shooting Suspect Sentenced In SMC: DA (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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