🌱 Patch AM: What Pedro Point trail and Highway 1 closures mean for Pacifica residents

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In today's newsletter:

• What Pedro Point trail and Highway 1 closures mean for Pacifica residents

Also on today's calendar: Blessing of the Animals and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, brisk and cool, temps: high: 67, low: 56.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, brisk and cool, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pedro Point Headlands Wildfire Resilience and Evacuation Route Improvement Projects; Ace Trail and Hwy 1 Caltrans ROW Closures from October 6th to 16th, 2026, 7:00am to 4:30pm (coastsidebuzz.com) — If you hike or drive near Pedro Point in Pacifica, expect weekday closures on the future Ace Trail and intermittent Highway 1 lane reductions this fall as wildfire‑prevention work ramps up. Crews will thin hazardous vegetation around Pedro Point Headlands and the Devil's Slide corridor to protect Pacifica neighborhoods, improve evacuation routes, and restore more fire‑resilient native habitat.
   

📸 Around Pacifica

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pacifica

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Mean Girls - The Musical →
  Pacifica Spindrift Players, 1050 Crespi Dr, Pacifica
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Mussel Rock Beach Cleanup →
  Mussel Rock carpark, lower coastal end of Westline Drive
  9:00 am
• Pacific Coast Fog Fest →
  Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica
  10:00 am
• Pacifica Fog Fest →
  Palmetto Ave, between Paloma and Santa Rosa, Pacifica
  10:00 am
• Booth at Pacifica Fog Fest 2026 →
  Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica
  10:00 am
• Natural History Walk in San Pedro Valley Park →
  Pacifica CA
  10:00 am
• Audiobook Silent Book Club in the Parks →
  San Pedro Valley Park, 600 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica
  10:00 am
• Victorian Days Walking Tours: Sharp Park: A Historic Neighborhood in Pacifica →
  Pacifica Coastside Museum, 1850 Francisco Boulevard, Pacifica
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Booth at Pacifica Fog Fest 2026 →
  Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica
  10:00 am
• Pacific Coast Fog Fest →
  Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica
  10:00 am
• Pacifica Fog Fest →
  Palmetto Ave, between Paloma and Santa Rosa, Pacifica
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Blessing of the Animals →
  Burlingame United Methodist Church, 1443 Howard Ave, Burlingame
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found this sweet girl at the Esplanade dog beach ~7pm, couldn't find the owner.
  Her chip no is 981020019808332 and says name is "Kona." Anyone know this baby? I want to get her home (Nextdoor Fairmont)

• T Mobile US posted a job opening for Mobile Associate - Retail Sales, Bilingual in San Bruno. Apply here.
• Stripe posted a job opening for Account Executive, Enterprise - Hunter in South San Francisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pacifica here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Bruno

• WWE partners with YouTube (wwe.com)
• Five-Star Shortstop Makenzie Thomas Commits to Texas Tech (on3.com)

Millbrae

• El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030 (redfin.com)
• 1969 Mercury Cougar Convertible Prowls the California Streets (classiccars.com)
• Great Highway? How about the Great Runway! (streetsblog.org)

South San Francisco

• Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) Shares Gap Up - Here's What Happened (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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