🌱 Patch AM: How one canceled pharma deal is costing 100 South San Francisco jobs

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In today's newsletter:

• How one canceled pharma deal is costing 100 South San Francisco jobs
• Why a well-funded South San Francisco biotech is cutting 99 more jobs
• What does a 34% vacancy rate mean for South San Francisco?

Also on today's calendar: South San Francisco Festa Italiana and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A sprinkle in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 59.
• Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Why Cellares is cutting 100 jobs after Bristol Myers ends $380m CAR-T deal (business-news-today.com) — A South San Francisco biotech manufacturer, Cellares, is cutting 100 permanent jobs at its local facility after Bristol Myers Squibb ended a cell-therapy manufacturing deal once valued at up to $380 million. The layoffs, estimated to affect roughly two-thirds of the workforce, take effect October 20 and reflect how losing a single major pharmaceutical customer can quickly reshape employment and future growth plans in the city's life sciences sector.
   

• Why ArsenalBio is cutting 99 jobs two years after its $325m Series C (business-news-today.com) — South San Francisco-based ArsenalBio is cutting 99 jobs in a major restructuring as it pivots its research toward in vivo CAR-T therapies for blood cancers and autoimmune diseases. The move follows an earlier 50% workforce reduction despite a $325 million funding round in 2024, signaling a sharp downsizing of local operations and uncertainty for biotech workers in the area.
   

• Bluerock Affiliate Acquires Sunnyvale Office Hub For $330.7M (bisnow.com) — South San Francisco's office vacancy rate has climbed to 34.2%, one of the highest on the Peninsula, even as investors pay top dollar for fully leased properties in nearby cities. A $330.7 million Sunnyvale office sale and other recent deals suggest renewed confidence in well-anchored buildings, while many landlords across the Peninsula and South Bay still struggle to fill space.
   

📸 Around South San Francisco

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South San Francisco

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Monday September 7
• Labor Day (District Holiday)
  South San Francisco Unified South San Francisco, CA 94080
Saturday September 19
• South San Francisco Festa Italiana →
  Orange Memorial Park, 1 W Orange Ave, South San Francisco
  11:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• OPYC Open House →
  911 Marina Blvd, South San Francisco
  12:00 pm
• Comedy Day →
  Robin Williams Meadow, SF
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• Open Makerspace: Gem Painting for Children
  Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
  2:30 pm
• Back To School Night
  Monroe Elementary Cafeteria
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Adult Lap Swim
  Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E. Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave. Pacifica. CA 94044
  6:00 am
• Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
  Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
  11:30 am
• Adult Water Aerobics
  Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave Pacifica, CA 94044
  12:40 pm
• Volleyball vs Half Moon Bay
  Terra Nova High School, 1450 Blvd, Pacifica, CA 9404
  4:00 pm
• Football @ Leigh
  Terra Nova Leigh High School, 5210 Leigh Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, USA
  4:30 pm
• In-Person English Conversation Club
  Brisbane Library 250 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• The last sunset of August!
  No whales and scarcely any pelicans on the pier, but the sun quietly broke through the clouds! What a lovely sight at the end of my walk. (Nextdoor Buri Buri)

• Flagship Facility Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor- 6pm to 2:30am in South San Francisco. Apply here.
• Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc posted a job opening for Production Associate in South San Francisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South San Francisco here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• NCAA men's golf preseason rankings: Top teams, players for 2026-27 (golfchannel.com)

Pacifica

• 1 Pacifica Resident Among SMC Death Notices (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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