🌱 Patch AM: How will 108 new La Bella apartments reshape Mountain View’s Terra Bella?

Cheers Mountain View! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will 108 new La Bella apartments reshape Mountain View's Terra Bella?
• What cutting-edge Ethernet breakthroughs are being unveiled today in Mountain View?

Also on today's calendar: 11th Annual Mountain View Oktoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alta Housing Breaks Ground on 108-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Mountain View's Terra Bella Neighborhood (newsbreak.com) — Mountain View's Terra Bella neighborhood is getting 108 new deeply affordable apartments at La Bella, now under construction at 1020 Terra Bella Avenue with completion expected in 2028. Backed by the City of Mountain View, Santa Clara County funds, and nonprofit partners, the all-electric building will reserve units for formerly homeless residents and people with developmental disabilities, while offering family-friendly amenities, solar power, and on-site services.
   

• TEF26: Key Take Aways from EA's Technology Exploration Forum (convergedigest.com) — Mountain View is hosting the Ethernet Alliance's Technology Exploration Forum, where industry leaders are finalizing the 1.6 terabit Ethernet standard and already eyeing 3.2 terabit technology. For local tech workers and businesses, the gathering highlights how hyperscalers, manufacturers, and test vendors are collaborating in your backyard to cut costs, solve deployment challenges, and shape the next generation of high-speed networking.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• 11th Annual Mountain View Oktoberfest →
  Downtown Mountain View, Mountain View
  11:00 am
• Fashion Showcase at Enchanté Boutique Hotel →
  1 Main Street Los Altos, CA 94022,
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Sutra Studies -Balancing Philosophy and Asana with Naomi Hiller Reynolds →
  California Yoga Center, 1776 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View
• EZ Bridge →
  Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View
  11:15 am
• Swiss Team Club Game →
  Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View
  11:30 am
• Zen Discussion Group: Introducing Zen for Modern Lives →
  Kannon Do, 1972 Rock Street, Mountain View
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Board of Directors Meeting →
  Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View
  4:00 pm
• Card Combinations (for Sane People) →
  Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Autotech Demo Day →
  SRI Parc Campus, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
  1:00 pm
Friday October 16
• KDI's 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament →
  The Golf Club At Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Mountain View
  8:00 am
Saturday October 31
• Fall Festival 2026 →
  Prince of Peace Christian School, 38451 Fremont Blvd, Fremont
  3:00 pm
• BITTEN BY THE BAY - Halloween Costume & Dance Party →
  409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94040 (2nd Floor)
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  Saw this beautiful bird feeding on some bottle brush this morning on the Stanford University campus. This has been a hard one to capture since they… (Nextdoor Shoreline West)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Peer Trainer in Mountain View. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Sr. Shift Supervisor in Costco in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.

🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos

• Weeklys acquires Los Altos Town Crier (losaltosonline.com)
• Fresh Off Quail Lodge, This FINA-Liveried McLaren Senna Is Sitting on a Dealer Lot Asking Nearly $3 Million (backfirenews.com)
• Letters: Voters must take back local control for housing decisions (mercurynews.com)

Sunnyvale

• Wound Closure Devices Market To 2035: Demand Accelerates on Surgical and Chronic Wound Growth (indexbox.io)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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