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🌱 Patch AM: How could a new $2.6M hit change San Bruno city services?
Coming up: Motown Night with Live Music by Pure Ecstasy! on the San Bruno Patch calendar
Cheers San Bruno! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How could a new $2.6M hit change San Bruno city services?
- Will new wildfire rules change how you landscape near San Bruno?
- Could San Bruno lose its National Archives—and your family's paper trail?
Also on today's calendar: Motown Night with Live Music by Pure Ecstasy! .
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Turning sunny; cool, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• San Bruno Faces Additional VLF Funding Shortfall (ca.gov) — San Bruno is bracing for an unexpected additional $2.6 million loss in state vehicle license fee replacement funding, on top of cuts already built into this year's budget. City leaders warn this could mean eliminating up to 16 General Fund positions, further affecting police, fire, infrastructure work, and programs for vulnerable residents. The city is working with San Mateo County and other cities to push for a long-term legislative fix. 
• How nearly 2 million California homes must adjust landscaping under just-approved wildfire rule (fresnobee.com) — New statewide wildfire rules will affect some neighborhoods on the flanks of San Bruno Mountain, requiring a five-foot "Zone 0" buffer free of most flammable materials around homes. The regulations, rolling out over the next five years, target high fire-risk areas and will eventually require changes like noncombustible fencing near houses and stricter maintenance of plants, roofs, and gutters.
• New effort to save National Archives sites in 3 U.S. cities, including San Bruno (nbcbayarea.com subscription) — San Bruno's National Archives facility, home to a million cubic feet of historical records, is at risk of permanent closure under a Trump-era plan. Bay Area Rep. Kevin Mullin, other members of Congress, and local advocates are pushing back, arguing these irreplaceable immigration and family-history documents must stay accessible here. Community members are organizing petitions, letter campaigns, and new legislation to keep the archives open.
📸 Around San Bruno
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Bruno
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★ Featured events ★
- Motown Night with Live Music by Pure Ecstasy! →
911 Marina Blvd, South San Francisco
6:00 pm - Flipper Upper Properties Tour: Real Estate →
1653 Irving St, SF
10:00 am
Saturday August 22
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- 2nd Annual Waves & Watts EcoFest →
, Half Moon Bay
10:00 am
Saturday August 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Adult Water Aerobics
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave Pacifica, CA 94044
12:40 pm - Exhibition "Raw Inspiration" Mark Ashworth
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce The mission of the Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. The art center provides exhibitions by emerging and established California artists; education and outreach programs designed to make art accessible to people of all ages and ba
1:00 pm - Drop-In Makerspace Open House
Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
1:15 pm - Sewing Basics 101 Tutoring
Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
2:30 pm - The Magic Book
Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
3:30 pm - Football vs Mills ( Scrimmage )
Terra Nova High School, 1450 Blvd, Pacifica, CA 9404
4:30 pm - Nick's Restaurant →
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce 100 Rockaway Beach Ave. Pacifica, CA 94044
7:00 pm - Recreation Swim
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E. Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave. Pacifica, CA 94044
7:30 pm - Family Rec Swim
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave Pacifica, CA 94044
7:30 pm - Adult Lap Swim
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E. Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave. Pacifica, CA 94044
8:00 am - Drop-In Tech Tutors
Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
10:00 am
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MISSING CAT All-black, petite, spayed female cat is missing from the Huntington Park neighborhood in San Bruno - Santa Lucia Ave.
& Linden Ave. She microchipped, her microchip is registered with her owner's info. She is a domestic short hair cat Her coat is mostly black but… (Nextdoor Huntington Park) - Discovered this view from Devil's Slide Trail.
Signs of recently abandoned "civilization". Seems to be called Point San Pedro Beach? (Nextdoor Rollingwood)
- i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Flag Football Sport Coordinator in San Bruno. Apply here.
- Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in San Bruno. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Bruno here.
🗞 Nearby News
South San Francisco
- Book Child Care Services in South San Francisco, CA with Maria G. from $17/hr (care.com)
- Scientist l, Cell Line Development (based fully onsite) (abbvie.com)
- Two artists, three Bay Area shows and very different takes on folk (sfchronicle.com)
Millbrae
- Eating insects 🦗🐜 (rwcpulse.com)
San Mateo
- Kitchen Knife-Wielding Man Threatens To Kill Stranger: Police (patch.com)
- Motorcyclist Killed In Highway Crash In SMC: Police (patch.com)
Ok San Bruno! 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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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