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Monday May 11th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • How will 500 potential job cuts reshape San Francisco’s new budget?
  • How are your screens quietly reshaping your body and daily health?
  • How are first-gen Latinx Gators reshaping campus life at SFSU?

Also on today's calendar: Cancer Run & Walk - Half Marathon/10K/5K and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a snake? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
  • Wednesday: Clouds breaking, sprinkles, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Supes begin budget process, revisit drug-free housing, review Drug Court this week - The Voice of San Francisco (thevoicesf.org) — San Francisco supervisors kick off a pivotal week at City Hall, starting formal budget hearings Wednesday on a proposal that cuts up to 500 city jobs to close an $877 million shortfall. They’ll also revisit a controversial drug-free supportive housing bill, consider a new hate-crime reward fund, debate expanding speed cameras, and scrutinize Drug Court and recent PG&E-linked power outages affecting city neighborhoods.    

• Manoush Zomorodi and Melissa Painter: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age (commonwealthclub.org) — San Franciscans can attend a Commonwealth Club World Affairs talk with Manoush Zomorodi and Melissa Painter exploring how constant screen time affects our bodies and health, either in person or via livestream. The program highlights practical, science-backed five-minute changes to ease tech-related strain, with tickets available for both local attendees and online viewers.    

• Voces Latinas Episode 5 (goldengatexpress.org) — San Francisco State University Latinx students are sharing candid stories about being first-generation college students, in both English and Spanish, through the Voces Latinas audio series. Their reflections highlight challenges with finances, family expectations, and navigating higher education systems, while emphasizing pride, resilience, and the importance of campus community and support networks in San Francisco.    


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  • San Francisco State University posted a job opening for Associate Vice President of University Development (Administrator IV) - University Advancement in San Francisco. Apply here.
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  • Sausalito aims to reduce public art ‘bureaucracy' (marinij.com)
  • Stay put or travel abroad? Americans are rethinking their summer travel plans (seattletimes.com)
  • Candidates for California's No. 2 job pitch big plans for a limited office (mercurynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In inches. Snakes don't have feet! (Thank you Kay L. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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