🌱 Patch AM: Why is San Carlos spending $3 million on a single restroom?

Good morning to you San Carlos! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why is San Carlos spending $3 million on a single restroom?
• How a San Carlos biotech is shrinking drug safety waits to two days

Also on today's calendar: Up and Away Botb Annual Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Friday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Carlos to build $3 million toilet as voters decide new sales tax (padailypost.com) — San Carlos is moving ahead with a nearly $3 million restroom and canopy project at Harrington Park on Laurel Street, part of a $6–7 million renovation. At the same time, voters will decide November's Measure G, a proposed half‑cent sales tax increase expected to raise $6 million annually for projects like downtown revitalization.
   

• Abraham Chaibi on Staying Grounded While Building at the Speed of AI (ritzherald.com) — A San Carlos biotech startup, Sapho Bio, led by CEO Abraham Chaibi, is using AI to dramatically speed up pharmaceutical sterility testing, cutting results from 14 days to about two. Chaibi describes how his team balances rapid software advances with the slower, painstaking lab validation work, and how hobbies like flying help him stay grounded amid the AI rush.
   

📸 Around San Carlos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Carlos

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Up and Away Botb Annual Fundraiser →
  Domenico Winery, 1697 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl →
  Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Unleash Your Artistic Potential at the Landscapes & Portraits Fall Series with Ray Mendieta →
  Art Bias, 1700 Industrial Road, San Carlos
  2:00 pm
• A Tribute to Frank Sinatra at Elia Restaurant →
  727 Laurel St, San Carlos
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Today's Schedule 10-5 →
  Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos
  10:00 am
• Unleash Your Artistic Potential at the Landscapes & Portraits Fall Series with Ray Mendieta →
  Art Bias, 1700 Industrial Road, San Carlos
  2:00 pm
• Salty Licks Live at Auto Vino Friday Happy Hour →
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  4:30 pm
• Dance Karaoke Fridays at The Rail Club! →
  The Rail Sports Bar & Lounge, 612 El Camino Real, San Carlos
  8:30 pm
• Friday Night DJ →
  Molly O's, 1163 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos
  10:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Succulent Container Gardening - from Funky to Fab! →
  LYNGSØ Garden Materials, Inc., San Carlos
• Drone Plex, Flight Sim Zone, Invention Lab, FMX Flight Simulator →
  Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos
  10:30 am
• [Cal Alumni of Silicon Valley] CAL and UNLV Alumni Watch Party →
  Molly O's, 1163 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We were at Gilroy Gardens and it was a little challenging because I was trying to get a good picture with my son, who has autism.
  Getting him to look at the camera even for a second can sometimes take a lot of patience. A mother nearby noticed us and offered to take the picture… (Nextdoor Cordes South)
• We have bet going to Kabul for many many years and it is always superior.
  You can not beat the way they cook lamb and side dishes especially the pumpkin with yogurt and meat sauce and the eggplant either sautéd Or fried are… (Nextdoor Devonshire Canyon)

• Datavant posted a job opening for Health Information Specialist I in Redwood City. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Sales Ambassador - Designer Handbags, Hillsdale - Full Time in San Mateo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Carlos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Taylor Swift breaks VMA records; Madonna opens show, Dolly honored (hot105fm.com)
• WalletHub Ranks the Best Small Cities (californiacitynews.org)
• Football: Aghanian Sparks Hoover Past Rosemead in Nonleague Showdown (outlooknewspapers.com)

Redwood City

• Input Sought On Redwood City Pathway project (patch.com)

San Mateo

• Cruise Night Affects Traffic In San Mateo: Police (patch.com)

Ok San Carlos! 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: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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