🌱 Patch AM: Why Mountain View is backing away from Flock license plate cameras

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Mountain View is backing away from Flock license plate cameras
• How do Mountain View home sales compare to this $217K Palo Alto condo?

Also on today's calendar: Zucchini Car Race at Mountain View Farmers' Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 76, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Menlo Park Joins Growing List of Bay Area Cities Reining in Flock Cameras (kqed.org) — Mountain View is among several Bay Area jurisdictions stepping back from Flock Safety's license plate reader technology, as nearby Menlo Park tightens its data‑sharing rules after hundreds of improper searches were uncovered. The piece details how regional agencies, including San Francisco and Redwood City, are rethinking Flock contracts and data access in response to audits and concerns about out‑of‑state use of local camera data.
   

• What $217K gets you in Palo Alto: A condo where an 1840s adobe once stood (paloaltoonline.com) — Mountain View homebuyers are part of a wider Midpeninsula market snapshot that tracks recent sales from Atherton to Woodside. This week's standout is a below‑market‑rate Palo Alto condo on the historic former Robles Adobe site, illustrating how local history and heritage trees shape today's housing landscape and pricing across nearby communities, including Mountain View.
   

📸 Around Mountain View

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Zucchini Car Race at Mountain View Farmers' Market →
  Mountain View Farmers' Market, 600 W Evelyn Ave, Mountain View
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• "Endless Summer" by Kaaren Marquez →
  Viewpoints Art Gallery, 315 State St, Los Altos
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Grandparents Day →
  Animal Assisted Happiness, 999 E Caribbean Dr, Sunnyvale
  9:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Vine to Wine in Santana Row with Master Somm OFFER →
  377 Santana Row, San Jose
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Flag Football, Girls JV vs Los Altos
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  4:30 pm
• Flag Football, Girls VR vs Los Altos
  Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
  5:30 pm
• Monday Meditation & Mindfulness
  Woodland Library 1975 Grant Road, Los Altos, CA 94024
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• MVLA New Parent coffee
  Los Altos High Mountain View, CA 94040
  8:15 am
• PTA Association Mtng - Rm 16
  Oak Avenue Elementary Los Altos, CA 94024
  8:45 am
• PTA Association Mtng - Multi
  Oak Avenue Elementary Los Altos, CA 94024
  8:45 am
• ESL Conversation Club
  Mountain View Public Library 1st Floor Program Room
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Constitution Day: Community Conversation →
  DVC (former REI store), 2450 E Charleston Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors!
  Does anyone take care of community cats near Gladys avenue/ N Whisman ? I saw at least 4 young cats and mama cat with 2 kittens. I spoke with a men… (Nextdoor Whisman Station)
• I need to have a few things done to our fence:
  1-Replace some sections of the fence. 2-Possibly replace a couple of fence posts. 3- Install new gate doors. Please let me know if you have any… (Nextdoor Monta Loma)

• Microsoft Corporation posted a job opening for Central Planning Lead, Copilot in Mountain View. Apply here.
• Protingent, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Planner/Master Scheduler 3 in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.

🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos

• Honoring Grace Brett: A lifetime of love, resilience and gratitude (wintersexpress.com)
• Steve Jobs' Middle School Science Fair Project Sells For $34,375 (macobserver.com)
• Palo Alto field hockey defeats Homestead 4-1 (vikingsportsmag.com)

Sunnyvale

• Women's Tennis Coaches (soonersports.com)
• Palo Alto: SAJJ Mediterranean restaurant heading to Stanford (mercurynews.com)

Ok Mountain View! 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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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