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Hello San Jose! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What East San Jose's ER expansion means for your family's care
  • See how much a Summerfield Drive home just sold for
  • How San Jose's lowriders went from banned to celebrated downtown

Also on today's calendar: Wines as low as $8 per bottle- Labor Day Weekend Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East San Jose hospital adds more emergency beds (sanjosespotlight.com) — Regional Medical Center, East San Jose's only hospital, has expanded its emergency department from 34 to 54 beds under Santa Clara County ownership, aiming to better serve local residents. County leaders and physicians say the investment responds to rising patient volumes, restores previously cut services, and is especially critical for uninsured, immigrant, Latino, and Asian communities on the East Side.
   

• Four-bedroom house in San Jose sells for $1.4 million (mercurynews.com) — A four-bedroom, three-bath home on Summerfield Drive in San Jose just sold for about $1.37 million, offering a snapshot of current neighborhood prices. Nearby recent sales on Drexel Way, Bellingham Drive, and McLaughlin Avenue show similar values, giving San Jose homeowners and buyers a quick sense of what comparable properties are fetching right now.
   

• Lowrider Culture: How Cars, Music and Chicano Heritage Shaped the Bay Area (metrosiliconvalley.com) — San Jose's long-running lowrider scene, once restricted by a 1986 cruising ban, is now openly celebrated with Lowrider Day at City Hall and lowrider displays at major downtown festivals. This feature traces how local Chicano car culture, music, and activism helped overturn anti-cruising laws statewide, highlights San Jose voices in the community, and shows how Bay Area events keep the tradition alive today.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rediscover Yourself at a Local Women's Retreat in San Jose —Rev Nadene Rogers Read on Patch
  • Cost of Living, Silicon Valley: What Shapes Monthly Budgets —Jamie Sweeney Read on Patch
  • Hello, new month!
    Hoping the coming weeks bring good health, bright sunshine, and great moments to all our wonderful neighbors. (Nextdoor Olinder)
  • Tis the season.
    I'm starting a thread here for people doing serious tomato canning at home. Let's see some pics and tips! I decided this year that a general… (Nextdoor S Willow/Lincoln Glen)

🗞 Nearby News

Campbell

  • Common Sense: Why Every Medicare Advantage Plan Should Pay Fair Market Value (calbrokermag.com)
  • Semiconductor company plunks down $30M for dual San Jose buildings (therealdeal.com)

Los Gatos

  • Hitmen, Summit Sisters entertain at 'Endless Summer' fundraiser (losgatan.com)
  • Discover LOST Gatos: Remembering when Los Gatos burned (losgatan.com)
  • Los Gatos, CA 95032 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

Fremont

  • 2 For 1: Fremont Photos Of The Day (patch.com)

Ok San Jose! 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: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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