🌱 Sheriff's Race Pits Two Insiders + Push For Employer Spying Bill

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Let's get this day started off right. These are the most important things happening today in Redwood City-Woodside.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cool. High: 68 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories in Redwood City-Woodside today:

1. San Mateo County sheriff race pits two insiders (Half Moon Bay Review)
2. Silicon Valley lawmaker pushes for protection from employer spying (San Francisco Examiner)
3. Arya Steakhouse bringing Persian cuisine to large downtown Palo Alto spot - San Francisco Business Times (The Business Journals)
4. Section Of Highway 101 In San Mateo To Close This Weekend (Patch)

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Today in Redwood City-Woodside:

From my notebook:

• County of San Mateo - Government: "QUICK TIP TUESDAY: Looking for free household products like cleaners, auto supplies, fertilizers, adhesives, and solvents? Many items collected at the County's household hazardous waste collection facility are in good condition." (Facebook)
• Cañada College: "Our Women’s Tennis Team are Northern California Regional Champions. One more win away from the State Championship!" (Facebook)
• Cañada College: "Attention all high school seniors that will be attending Cañada College in the Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 semesters: Sign up now for a PEP event so you can check off your orientation and counseling requirements." (Facebook)
• County of San Mateo - Government: "The San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women is proud to announce three Honorees and one Young Woman of Excellence will be inducted into the 2022 San Mateo County Women’s Hall of Fame on May 10. " (Facebook)
• Cañada College: "San Mateo County Community College District Chancellor Michael Claire has announced that he is recommending Kim Lopez as the next president of Cañada College!" (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "Meet the cast of the hit Broadway play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, now playing at @sf_curran in San Francisco!" (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "#NationalPoetryMonth isn't over yet, and neither are our poetry-themed events! Tomorrow at 6:30pm, join us for a live poetry reading (also available over Zoom) and stay to create poems celebrating the natural world." (Facebook)
• Redwood City Police Activities League (PAL): "In collaboration with amazing partners @rwctogether and @bgcp we were able to bring in a cohort of young students from our NFO community to tell their stories and talk about what matters most to them." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Older Adults and Mental Health and Wellness (April 20)
• FREE Workshop: Spring Cleaning: De-Clutter Your Mind! (April 20)
• Virtual Celebration of Makerspace Opening (April 21)
• Silent vigil for Earth Day, noon-1 Remember Rachel Carson's Silent Spring? (April 22)
• Comedy Night in Belmont, CA (April 22)
• Nile’s Wildflower, Art and Garden Show (April 24)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (April 25)
• National Hug A Plumber Day (April 25)
• [Free Workshop] The Very Best Tax Planning Opportunities in 2022 (April 28)
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Alrighty, you're all good for today!

— Eric He