🌱 See what a Mapache Drive home just sold for in town
Portola Valley, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Portola Valley! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See what a Mapache Drive home just sold for in town
Also on today's calendar: Halloween Alfajores Cookie Tasting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What's black & white and read all over? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
- Sunday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How much did the 10 most expensive homes sell for in San Mateo, reported in the week of Sept. 21? (eastbaytimes.com) — A Portola Valley home on the 100 block of Mapache Drive sold for $5.3 million, with five bedrooms, three baths and 3,340 square feet, making it one of San Mateo County’s priciest recent sales. The weekly roundup compares this deal with other high-end transactions in Belmont, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Woodside and Menlo Park, highlighting current luxury market prices. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Halloween Alfajores Cookie Tasting →
Bianchini's Market, 3130 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley
11:00 am -
BITTEN BY THE BAY - Halloween Costume & Dance Party →
409 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94040 (2nd Floor),
6:00 pm -
Halloween & Día de los Muertos, Oceánica Ballet's Viva La Vida & Excerpts of P1N0CCH10 & Carmilla →
College of San Mateo Theatre, 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo
4:00 pm -
Progress is Inevitable It Begins with Vision →
1333 Madison Ave, Redwood City, CA 94061,
11:00 am
Saturday October 31
Sunday November 1
Saturday November 21
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Other local events
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Family Storytime With Stay and Play
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
11:15 am -
Middle School Dungeons & Dragons
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
12:30 pm -
Computer Basics: AI Assistants Overview: Gemini, Claude & ChatGPT
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
5:00 pm -
Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am -
Musical Storytime With Stay and Play at San Pedro Valley Park
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
10:30 am -
Gem Painting at the Library!
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
12:30 pm -
Fall Leaf Suncatchers
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
3:30 pm -
Julebutikk (Boutique) Christmas Shop →
1715 Grant Rd, Los Altos
9:30 am
Saturday October 31
Sunday November 1
Monday November 2
Tuesday November 3
Saturday November 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ⚠️ Magnitude 2.73 earthquake reported
Oct 28 at 5:17 PM PDT: 2.73 magnitude earthquake occurred near Pacifica, CA. More than 515 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Portola Valley. Apply here.
- Oshman Family JCC posted a job opening for Swim Instructor in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portola Valley here.
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Palo Alto
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