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Hey hey Redwood City! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Discover the Redwood City neighborhood still guarded by two stone lions.
  • Redwood City flu levels are spiking early—what doctors want you to do.
  • Where can Redwood City introverts join a Silent Book Club?

Also on today's calendar: Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Hot, temps: high: 92, low: 60.
  • Tuesday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Stone Lions and a Park (newsbreak.com) — Wellesley Park, the first suburban development in Redwood City west of El Camino Real, still shows off its original 1888 design, from curving streets to its central park. The grand stone gate is gone, but the two stone lions at Wellesley Crescent still guard a neighborhood that preserves some of the Bay Area's earliest commuter-suburb history.
   

• 'Game on': Bay Area now epicenter of California flu cases (newsbreak.com) — Redwood City is currently seeing high levels of flu virus in local wastewater, part of an unusually early and intense Bay Area flu surge. Health experts urge residents, especially high-risk groups and families with young children, to get vaccinated promptly and seek care quickly if they develop breathing problems, as flu and COVID-19 are circulating together.
   

• Americans are reading less. Bay Area 'introvert happy hours' are booming (mercurynews.com) — Silent Book Club, a Bay Area–born "introvert happy hour" movement, now includes a chapter in Redwood City, offering locals quiet, low-pressure group reading time to build community and focus. Chapters across the region are hosting special read-ins Oct. 4–10 for Banned Books Week, with nearby events in San Mateo, Fremont, Pleasanton, Daly City and Hayward that Redwood City residents can easily join.
   

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  • Years ago, I read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and it really stayed with me.
    When I finished the book, I remember sketching this little stickman on a small boat and calling him "The Riverboat Man." I guess, in some way, that… (Nextdoor Redwood Shores South)
  • Hello !
    Is anyone interested in adopting or fostering stormy? She's 7 months old a young puppy still . She is very friendly, active and loves her pets. … (Nextdoor Centennial)
  • Omni Inclusive posted a job opening for Collections Specialist in Redwood City. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Redwood City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redwood City here.

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  • Pony rides and tortoise viewing delight visitors at Webb Ranch Pumpkin Patch (inmenlo.com)
  • Putin-aligned Russian oligarch sues after skyscraper project is shut down in Menlo Park (nypost.com)
  • Daily Post Editorial: Vote 'yes' on P to save downtown (padailypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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