🌱 Patch AM: How a new data system could change policing in Novato

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new data system could change policing in Novato

Also on today's calendar: The 68th Annual Sonoma Valley Joint Memorial Day 
Observance
 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the big rose say to the little rose? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Marin supervisors leery of law enforcement data sharing contract (marinij.com) — Marin County is weighing a $1.5 million data-sharing contract that would link systems used by the Novato Police Department and other local agencies into a real-time dashboard for solving crimes. Supervisors delayed approval amid concerns about privacy, surveillance, and the contractor’s ties to Palantir, while law enforcement leaders argue the tool would greatly improve coordination and public safety.    

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📸 Around Novato

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Novato

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★ Featured events ★

Monday May 25

• The 68th Annual Sonoma Valley Joint Memorial Day 
Observance
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  126 1st St W, Sonoma
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday May 25

• County Holiday - Memorial Day
  County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael
• Memorial Day Services
  Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 20 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael
  9:00 am

Thursday May 28

• Marin Farmers Markets
  Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Parking Lot 10 A, Novato
  8:00 am

Friday May 29

• Frank Lloyd Wright Civic Center Tours
  Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael
  10:30 am

Saturday May 30

• Sounds of Spring: A Ceremonial Sound Bath - Blue Moon Edition →
  THE STUDIO | Yoga & Pilates, 650 E Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 31

• Marin Farmers Markets
  Marin Civic Center Parking Lot
  8:00 am
• Workday at the Bike Park
  Stafford Lake Park
  9:00 am
• Just Dance Academy Spring Performance 2026
  Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 20 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael
  12:30 pm

Monday June 1

• 2026 Novato Pride Flag Raising Ceremony →
  901 Sherman Ave, Novato
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• 2026 Concert of the Green feat. Git With It →
  901 Sherman Ave, Novato
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• The Story Shuffle →
  Courtyard by Marriott Novato Marin/Sonoma, 1400 Hamilton Pkwy, Novato
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Novato Is Aging. Our Planning Isn’t —Marc Hunter Lewis Read on Patch

• Next spring.
  Have a wonderful weekend, everybody. (O'Hare Park) (Nextdoor San Marin)
• Please anyone who goes down binford road please slow down.
  there's baby mallard duckies running around earlier today. please drive slowly and safely duck crossing (Nextdoor Ignacio Valley)

• Bayside Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Associate in Novato. Apply here.
• i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Tennis Instructor in Novato. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Novato here.

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🗞 Nearby News

San Rafael

• 10,000 Degrees Gala Celebrates Students and Educational Equity (marinmagazine.com)
• Mom says daughter was provoked before fight at San Rafael mall (ktvu.com)
• Marin IJ Readers' Forum for May 24, 2026 (marinij.com)

San Anselmo

• ‘It's darling!': Sunday morning at the best little flea market in Marin (sfstandard.com)
• A Night ‘Under the Stars' for Ritter Center (marinmagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hiya. Bud!! (Thank you Noreen F. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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