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🌱 Patch AM: What led to the fatal Highway 101 crash now in Redwood City court?

Also, don't miss Ren Geisick Brings Jazz, Americana, Country, Blues, and Soul to AutoVino Wine Garden on the Redwood City Patch calendar

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What's up Redwood City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What led to the fatal Highway 101 crash now in Redwood City court?
  • How a Redwood City company helped deliver a landmark pancreatic cancer drug
  • How a former Kaiser Redwood City doctor really sees AI in medicine

Also on today's calendar: Ren Geisick Brings Jazz, Americana, Country, Blues, and Soul to AutoVino Wine Garden and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 74, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Central California man charged with hit and run, vehicular manslaughter after fatal collision (mercurynews.com) — A fatal Highway 101 crash case tied to a Kingsburg teen is now moving through San Mateo County court in Redwood City, where he faces hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. Prosecutors say he allegedly fell asleep driving home from an Amazon shift, rear-ended a motorcyclist, and fled before being tracked down through his license plate and phone records.
   

• FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival (kpbs.org) — A newly approved pancreatic cancer pill from a Redwood City–based company has been shown to nearly double survival time for some patients with advanced disease, though it comes with a steep price tag. The drug targets common KRAS mutations long considered "undruggable," and researchers hope its success will spur more trials using similar technology for other cancers, including lung cancer.
   

• Dr. Aifra Ahmed: 'The human element in the physician-patient relationship is critical' (rwcpulse.com) — A local physician who once worked at Kaiser in Redwood City reflects on how COVID-era isolation and technology gaps pushed her to explore responsible uses of AI in medicine. She explains where AI can safely streamline paperwork and rare-disease research, and where human judgment, empathy, and bedside decision-making must remain central to patient care.
   

📸 Around Redwood City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redwood City

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Other local events
    Saturday August 29
  • SEW-cial: Open Sewing Lab
    Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
    10:30 am
    • Monday August 31
  • Two-Day AARP Driver Safety Course
    Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
    1:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Family Storytime
    Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
    10:30 am
  • Two-Day AARP Driver Safety Course
    Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
    1:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Wednesday Line Up
    Woodside Elementary District Redwood City, CA 94062
    8:25 am
  • Cunha Back to School Night
    Kings Mountain Elementary Redwood City, CA 94062
    6:00 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • FREE First Fridays at the San Mateo County History Museum →
    San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City
    10:00 am
    • Saturday September 5
  • Kings Mountain Art Fair →
    Kings Mountain Art Fair, 13889 Skyline Blvd, Woodside
    10:00 am
    • Sunday September 6
  • Kings Mountain Art Fair →
    13889 Skyline Blvd, Woodside
    10:00 am
    • Monday September 7
  • Kings Mountain Art Fair →
    13889 Skyline Blvd, Woodside
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Newly appointed Atherton Council member says she's ready to listen, learn (almanacnews.com)

Ok Redwood City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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