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In today's newsletter:

• How a San Carlos family turned prefab modules into a custom home
• How the Bay Area hockey community honored a beloved San Carlos teammate
• How a San Carlos biotech CEO keeps pace with AI's speed

Also on today's calendar: Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Fog giving way to sun, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
• Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How a Bay Area Architect Stitched Together Prefab Boxes to Create a Bespoke Family Home (dwell.com) — A newly built San Carlos home showcases how modular prefab construction can still feel warm, custom, and family-friendly. The architect explains how stacked modules, carefully carved windows, and mixed wood siding create light-filled spaces and privacy from neighbors, giving local homeowners ideas for modern yet inviting residential design.
   

• Bay Area hockey community honors San Carlos man killed in wrong-way crash on what would have been his 59th birthday (nbcbayarea.com) — Friends, family, and fellow hockey players gathered in Foster City to celebrate the 59th birthday of a San Carlos resident killed in a recent wrong-way crash on Montague Expressway. The memorial game at Nazareth Ice Oasis honored biotech manager and late-in-life hockey player Steve Hinkson, with loved ones sharing stories about his devotion to his wife, daughters, and teammates.
   

• Abraham Chaibi on Staying Grounded While Building at the Speed of AI (marketsherald.com) — San Carlos biotech leader Abraham Chaibi explains how his company Sapho Bio uses AI to speed up pharmaceutical sterility testing, cutting results from 14 days to about two. He also reflects on staying focused amid rapid technological change, balancing fast software tools with the slower, methodical work of lab validation and even flight training.
   

📸 Around San Carlos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Carlos

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★ Featured events ★

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
Saturday October 10
• CA Propositions Unzipped →
  Skyway Center SQL, 655 Skyway Rd, San Carlos
  1:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Bay Area Connect Conference →
  San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Today's Schedule 10-5 →
  Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos
  10:00 am
• Pints for PINK with LineDancingLisa →
  San Carlos
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Dance Karaoke Fridays at The Rail Club! →
  The Rail Sports Bar & Lounge, 612 El Camino Real, San Carlos
• Today's Schedule 10-5 →
  Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos
  10:00 am
• 🎶 Live Music, Pizza & Wine at Auto Vino's Friday Happy Hour →
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  4:30 pm
• The Wanderers at Auto Vino Happy Hour →
  Auto Vino, San Carlos
  5:00 pm
• The Wanderers at Auto Vino →
  Auto Vino, San Carlos
  5:00 pm
• Speak Outside of Toastmasters for Fun, Profit & Club Building →
  Skyway Center, 655 Skyway Rd, San Carlos, CA, 94070 + Online
  6:00 pm
• Friday Night DJ →
  Molly O's, 1163 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos
  10:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fake spiderwebs on bushes can harm birds and other wildlife.
  Please avoid! Thanks! Here are some links: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/fake-halloween-web-pose-risks-to-wildlife-experts-warn/509… (Nextdoor White Oaks)
• Fraud Warning — Be Careful With Calls Claiming to Be AT&T
  I wanted to share an experience from Saturday afternoon in case it helps someone else avoid falling for a scam. I received a call from someone… (Nextdoor White Oaks)

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in San Carlos. Apply here.
• Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Customer Service Specialist in San Carlos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Carlos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Redwood City

• Silver Alert issued for woman, 87, last seen in Redwood City (rwcpulse.com)
• Redwood City faces lawsuits over nearly $9M in Veterans Memorial Senior Center bills (rwcpulse.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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