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Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Menlo Park Joins Growing List of Bay Area Cities Reining in Flock Cameras (kqed.org) — Redwood City residents should know their police department found multiple improper accesses to its Flock license plate cameras dating back to 2023, including searches enabled before the city's own cameras were installed. Officials blame Flock's mismanagement and say some outside agencies, including the FBI, were able to run searches, as nearby cities like Menlo Park and Santa Cruz also rethink or cancel Flock contracts.
2. Here's why San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is hiring an ombudsperson (rwcpulse.com) — San Mateo County is creating an ombudsperson role to handle complaints and improve communication around its jail system, including Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City. The position follows years of scandals, infrastructure problems, and advocacy for stronger oversight, and could eventually expand beyond jails depending on how well it works and public trust in current leadership.
3. 'Hard to believe': Two Redwood City residents died in Palo Alto motorcycle crashes (rwcpulse.com) — Two Redwood City residents were killed in separate motorcycle crashes in Palo Alto last week, leaving grieving families and coworkers across the community. One victim's memorial will be held Sunday at Verbo Redwood City on Bay Road, with fundraisers supporting funeral costs, while investigators continue seeking information about the Highway 101 collision.
4. Is reading dead? Not at the Bay Area's thriving Silent Book Clubs (mercurynews.com subscription) — Redwood City readers can now join a local Silent Book Club chapter, part of a fast-growing, low-pressure reading movement spreading across the Bay Area. These free meetups offer quiet reading time in public spaces plus optional socializing afterward, giving newcomers and longtime residents an easy way to meet fellow book lovers without homework or pressure.
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