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In today's newsletter:

• How a San Leandro startup space helped launch a future gigafactory

Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Fall Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From sweat equity to DOE grant: How Coreshell scaled up silicon anode manufacturing (lbl.gov) — Battery startup Coreshell describes how it grew from a small Richmond warehouse into a funded manufacturer that once operated out of the Gate510 facility in San Leandro. The company used that 3,000‑square‑foot San Leandro space as it began hiring, then moved to a larger site to build a pilot production line and pursue a full gigafactory with new federal support.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Leandro

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) Conversation Club →
  Manor Branch Library, San Leandro
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Music Time with Mister Daniel @Toddler Time (Main Library) →
  300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro
  10:30 am
• Teen Zone (Manor) →
  San Leandro CA
  1:00 pm
• Teen Lounge (Main Library) →
  San Leandro Public Library – Main, San Leandro
  2:00 pm
• Read & Learn English Book Club - Project Literacy →
  300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro
  6:30 pm
• Family Storytime (Main Library) →
  300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Awana Wacky Hair Night →
  Fairhaven Bible Chapel, 401 MacArthur Blvd., San Leandro
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Sana Sisters Gathering →
  Soul and Body Healing Studio, 333 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro
  6:30 pm
• Missionary Prayer Meeting →
  Fairhaven Bible Chapel, 401 MacArthur Blvd., San Leandro
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• ATOMIC GROOVE →
  1933 Davis Street, San Leandro
Saturday October 17
• 4th Annual Fall Festival →
  377 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo
  9:00 am
• AIA Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka - Festival of Lights 🪔🔥🎆 →
  Alameda County Fairgrounds, 2005 Valley Ave, Pleasanton
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sundays are made for rigati ripieni di granchio which in Italian translates to crab stuffed rigati which fresh Dungeness crab.
  Chardonnay & lemon zest transcends the sauce flavour into something light and delectable whilst the Russian style kefir acts as a creamy binding… (Nextdoor Washington Manor)
• Thank you all!
  All is well! I appreciate your help! Help. I am puppy sitting. Just found dead shefflera leaves in the dog floor cushion. Everything on the plant… (Nextdoor Lower Bal)

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in San Leandro. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in San Leandro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Leandro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Castro Valley

• Create Big, Round Objects Without a Big Lathe (finewoodworking.com)
• This Week In Running: September 28, 2026 (irunfar.com)
• Cliff Burton: Remembering Metallica's Legendary Bassist 40 Years After His Death (therockrevival.com)

Oakland

• Aespa 2026 World Tour: 6 Reasons To See The K-Pop Group Live (forbes.com)
• The highs and lows of Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's record (oaklandside.org)

Alameda

• Friends Of The Alameda Free Library Used Book Sale Returns. Here's What To Know (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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