🌱 Patch AM: Will Valley Water finally fix San Francisquito Creek flooding risks?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Valley Water finally fix San Francisquito Creek flooding risks?
• How will an eight-story San Antonio Road project reshape south Palo Alto?
• Will Palo Alto keep or cancel its controversial Flock camera network?

Also on today's calendar: Improving Soil Health and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Valley Water wants to take over flood control efforts on San Francisquito Creek (padailypost.com) — Palo Alto residents along San Francisquito Creek are urging Valley Water to take charge of long-delayed flood control work, including potential flood walls, channel widening and a new Pope-Chaucer Bridge. Valley Water's board has unanimously agreed to seek a leadership role from the multi-city creek authority, which includes Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park representatives and has struggled with missed audits and leadership turnover.
   

• Palo Alto City Council approves 8-story housing complex (sanjosespotlight.com) — Palo Alto's City Council has unanimously approved a new eight‑story, 228‑unit housing complex at 762 San Antonio Road, accelerating the city's push to turn the commercial corridor into a dense residential neighborhood. The project uses state housing laws to exceed local zoning, raises questions about building design and bike access, and could begin construction in a few years once financing and plans are finalized.
   

• Palo Alto set to begin Flock audit amid growing public backlash (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto is about to launch an independent audit of Flock Safety's license plate reader system, after revelations that local data was widely shared despite city policy. Council members will set the audit's scope Monday, weighing crime‑fighting benefits against privacy risks, data breaches, and strong calls from residents and nearby institutions to abandon the technology altogether.
   

📸 Around Palo Alto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palo Alto

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Thursday August 20
• Atherton Library Yoga at Holbrook-Palmer Park
  East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
  11:30 am
• Vintage Media Lab
  Palo Alto City Library 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
  12:00 pm
• Creative Corner
  East Palo Alto Library 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
  3:30 pm
• Downtown Los Altos Farmers' Market →
  Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Downtown Los Altos along State Street.
  4:00 pm
• Paly Choirs Adv. Vocals Auditions (Returning Students)
  Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
  4:10 pm
• Theatre Auditions
  Palo Alto High School Performing Arts Center, 50 Embarcadero Rd
  4:30 pm
• Back to School Night
  Gardner Bullis Elementary Los Altos, CA 94022
  5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Improving Soil Health →
  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto
  10:00 am
• MOAH's Chocolate Chip Cookie Festival →
  The Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto
  1:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Herbal Tea Party →
  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Introduction to Floral Design →
  Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St, Palo Alto
  9:30 am
Sunday August 30
• Start the Year Together: OFJCC Community Holiday Fair →
  Jessica Lynn Saal Town Square, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
  3:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos Hills

• Kiwanis Club of Mountain View celebrates 100 years of service (losaltosonline.com)
• Local eight-year-old speed skater represents US in Thailand (losaltosonline.com)
• Los Altos brings crossing guards in-house (losaltosonline.com)

Stanford

• Fall Recruiting Primer: Resume & Interview Prep with Stanford Career Ed + Tips from ICME Alum Mihir Karkare (stanford.edu)
• Feds to scrutinize foreign funding Stanford receives (padailypost.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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