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🌱 Patch AM: How a regional mail-theft ring reached Mountain View mailboxes
Happening soon: Groovin' Fairchild's at Hyatt Centric Mtn. View on the Mountain View Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How a regional mail-theft ring reached Mountain View mailboxes
Also on today's calendar: Groovin' Fairchild's at Hyatt Centric Mtn. View and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2 arrested with 80 pounds of mail stolen from Menlo Park, Mountain View (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View residents are among the victims in a large mail-theft case where Sunnyvale police recovered over 80 pounds of suspected stolen mail tied to multiple Bay Area cities. Two parolees were arrested after investigators linked them to break-ins at more than 40 community mailboxes and found burglary tools, stolen postal locks and suspected methamphetamine. 
📸 Around Mountain View
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View
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- ESL Conversation Club
Mountain View Public Library 1st Floor Program Room
4:00 pm - Preschool Back to School Night - Latham
Mountain View Whisman School District Mountain View, CA 94043
5:00 pm - AVID Family Night
Mountain View High Mountain View, CA 94040
5:30 pm - Fall Sportsmanship Night
Los Altos High Mountain View, CA 94040
6:00 pm - Friends of the Library Board Meeting
Mountain View Public Library 2nd Floor Program Room
7:00 pm - Back to School Night ESN Classes
Covington Elementary Los Altos, CA 94024
5:00 pm - Preschool Back to School Night - Theuerkauf
Mountain View Whisman School District Mountain View, CA 94043
5:00 pm - Instant Play Festival
Los Altos High Mountain View, CA 94040
6:00 pm - Groovin' Fairchild's at Hyatt Centric Mtn. View →
Hyatt Centric Mountain View, 409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cultivating AI Literacy in the Classroom
Santa Clara University Learning Commons 203
9:00 am - Drop in Tech Help
Palo Alto City Library 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:00 am - Vintage Media Lab
Palo Alto City Library 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:00 am - In-Person English Conversation Club
East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
10:30 am
Tuesday August 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I found her!
Under the house. She us fine. Thank you all for your tips and support! (Nextdoor Waverly Park) - Evening!
I am looking for a dog walker for my 2 y/o Maggie. She is very energetic and loving. I just moved from San Jose and will need a new dog walker to… (Nextdoor Stierlin Estates)
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Mountain View. Apply here.
- Crescent posted a job opening for Floor Houseperson in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.
🗞 Nearby News
Los Altos
- Proposal For Housing at 349 1st Street, Los Altos (sfyimby.com)
- Los Altos teenager holds neurodivergent focused fair (losaltosonline.com)
- Los Altos brings crossing guards in-house (losaltosonline.com)
Sunnyvale
- Ready to Learn Backpack Distribution at Sunnyvale Community Services Serves More Than 2,000 Students (svvoice.com)
Cupertino
- Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In Park: Santa Clara Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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