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Spotted on the San Carlos calendar: Live Music, Pizza & Wine at AutoVino's Friday Happy Hour

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In today's newsletter:

  • How one tossed battery caused a multimillion-dollar San Carlos facility fire

Also on today's calendar: Live Music, Pizza & Wine at AutoVino's Friday Happy Hour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, brisk and cool, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lithium-Ion Batteries Are a Literal Trash Fire, and Getting Worse (ifixit.com) — A major 2016 fire at the Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos, sparked by a discarded lithium-ion battery, caused millions in damage and lasting insurance headaches for the local waste authority. Using that incident as a warning, the piece explains how crushed batteries ignite, why such fires are rising across California, and how residents should properly recycle batteries instead of tossing them in the trash.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • AI Used To Change Student's Race, Gender In Marketing Image At Bay Area College: Report (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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