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🌱 Patch AM: How Flavors of Palo Alto will support local seniors this September

Also check out Zucchini Car Race at Mountain View Farmers' Market on the Palo Alto Patch calendar

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Good morning Palo Alto! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Flavors of Palo Alto will support local seniors this September
  • Why neighbors are fighting a 273-unit project in south Palo Alto
  • Why activists pointed giant cameras at Palo Alto's City Council

Also on today's calendar: Zucchini Car Race at Mountain View Farmers' Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Avenidas and La Comida to host foodie fundraiser to support older adults (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto nonprofits Avenidas and La Comida are teaming up for the Flavors of Palo Alto fundraiser at Mitchell Park Community Center on Sept. 24 to support local senior programs. With bites from more than a dozen restaurants, the $125 event aims to replace lost funding and expand services that combat loneliness and provide daily meals to older residents.
   

2. Housing project near JCC faces community pushback (paloaltoonline.com) — A large 273-unit housing project at 3997 Fabian Way in south Palo Alto is drawing strong opposition from neighbors at the Oshman Family JCC and Moldaw Residences, who cite safety, privacy and traffic concerns. City officials say state housing laws and a backup builder's remedy proposal sharply limit their power to change or block the development, though health and safety findings could still affect the final decision.
   

3. Express: 3 teens face charges for Mountain View assault (mv-voice.com) — Palo Alto readers are being briefed on several big Midpeninsula stories, including a protest over surveillance cameras aimed at the Palo Alto City Council and charges against three East Palo Alto teens in a Mountain View assault. The newsletter also highlights local real estate sales, a notable Palo Alto luxury home, and ways to find or promote community events nearby.
   

4. Redwood City Police admit to improper street camera data sharing (mv-voice.com) — Redwood City police admit their automated license plate reader system was misconfigured, allowing at least 99 unauthorized searches by outside agencies and Flock Safety staff over two years. Palo Alto is among several Bay Area cities that have also found improper access to their ALPR data, prompting renewed scrutiny of surveillance technology, privacy safeguards and vendor oversight across the region.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I know many of us here have loved and lost pets, so I wanted to share a little of my story.
    I lost my first two guinea pigs in 2016 and 2017, and the grief stayed with me for years. In 2020, I fostered three senior pigs — Peach, Felix and… (Nextdoor Community Center)
  • Hello everyone, I have a quick question.
    I have a friend that owns a auto mechanic/gas station in Redwood City. They have a stray Mama cat and some kittens in the back plus I think an older… (Nextdoor Barron Park)
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  • TSMG posted a job opening for Inventory Coordinator in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palo Alto here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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