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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Brajovic Wins in First Day of the ITA Regional Championships (sjsuspartans.com) — A regional college tennis championship is underway in Palo Alto, where San José State's Katarina Brajovic advanced from qualifying into the main draw after two singles wins. Several teammates fell in closely contested singles and doubles matches, but more Spartans, including Brajovic, return to the courts in Palo Alto tomorrow for day two action.
2. What's up this week: Local author Marley-Rose Teter, Afro-Latin jazz, a spirited symphony opener and more (paloaltoonline.com) — You've got several arts options close to home this week, including an Afro-Latin jazz performance by pianist Erick Peralta at Meyhouse Jazz on Emerson Street in downtown Palo Alto. Nearby, you can also catch a local author talk in Los Altos, a Redwood Symphony season opener, Hawaiian slack-key guitar in Redwood City, and big-name concerts in Santa Clara and Menlo Park.
3. ACE Train Kills Person on Union Pacific Tracks Between Santa Clara and Fremont (newsbreak.com) — A fatal ACE train collision between Santa Clara and Fremont is renewing attention on rail safety, echoing last year's deadly pedestrian-train crash near Alma Street in Palo Alto. The article notes California's high rate of rail trespass deaths and ongoing calls for better safety infrastructure and transparency. For Palo Alto residents, it underscores continuing regional risks along shared freight and passenger tracks.
4. 'Heathens' chronicles five people challenging their fundamentalist upbringings (paloaltoonline.com) — A major human-rights film festival is about to take over venues across Palo Alto, with the new documentary "Heathens" screening Oct. 24 at Mitchell Park Community Center followed by a panel. The film follows five people leaving fundamentalist Christian backgrounds and aims to spark frank conversations about belief, doubt, and pluralism. Screenings run Oct. 15-25 in Palo Alto, Stanford, East Palo Alto, and San Francisco.
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