🌱 Patch AM: Why robots are roaming South San Francisco sidewalks this month

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In today's newsletter:

• Why robots are roaming South San Francisco sidewalks this month

Also on today's calendar: Halloween & Día de los Muertos, Oceánica Ballet's Viva La Vida & Excerpts of P1N0CCH10 & Carmilla and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
• Monday: Some sun, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three Things: Describing Philomath, Dax's new jobs and a late Halloween night (philomathnews.com) — South San Francisco is testing Dax robots on city sidewalks through the end of November to collect detailed data for its ADA self-evaluation, with each robot able to scan up to eight miles a day. The columnist traces the robot's origins from early demonstrations in Oregon to its new role helping cities like South San Francisco prioritize sidewalk repairs and accessibility improvements.
   

📸 Around South San Francisco

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South San Francisco

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday November 1
• Halloween & Día de los Muertos, Oceánica Ballet's Viva La Vida & Excerpts of P1N0CCH10 & Carmilla →
  College of San Mateo Theatre, 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo
  4:00 pm
Saturday November 7
• Flipper Upper Properties Tour: Real Estate →
  1653 Irving St, SF
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 31
• San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl: Crawloween →
  Mayes Oyster House, 1233 Polk St, SF
  2:00 pm
Tuesday November 3
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Pacifica, CA →
  Highway 101, South San Francisco
  9:00 am
Thursday November 5
• Drug Delivery Day: Designing and developing a successful formulation →
  685 Gateway Blvd, South San Francisco
  8:30 am
• San Mateo County End of Year Green Business Mixer 2026 →
  Grand Palace Seafood Restaurant 富源酒家, 359 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco
  5:30 pm
• Beers and Biotech at Curry Pizza House South San Francisco | Nov 5, 2026 →
  Curry Pizza House South San Francisco, 415 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco
  6:00 pm
Friday November 6
• 33rd Annual Trivia Challenge →
  South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 S Airport Blvd, South San Francisco
  5:30 pm
Tuesday November 10
• 2nd Annual West Coast Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law →
  AC Hotel San Francisco Airport/ Oyster Point Waterfront, 1333 Veterans Blvd, South San Francisco
• Financial Literacy Workshop #6: Optimizing Your Social Security Benefits →
  South San Francisco Public Library, 840 West Orange Avenue, South San Francisco
  6:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
• Veterans Day (District Holiday)
  South San Francisco Unified South San Francisco, CA 94080
Friday November 13
• Martinis at the Mansion with Dueling Pianos →
  Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline Dr, Burlingame
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Halloween's here, come on over!
  Halloween decor is in full swing here, we've built a display that's hard to miss, and full-size bars are on the menu this year. #TreatMap (Nextdoor Serra Highlands)
• Hi Neighbors,
  could you please recommend a person that could do a move out cleaning next week (3B, 2 bth) for a reasonable price, is reliable & trustworthy? … (Nextdoor Sign Hill)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in South San Francisco. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in South San Francisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South San Francisco here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Bruno

• Georgia transfer Dani Carnegie lives up to reputation in Iowa's exhibition win over Maryville (hawkfanatic.com)
• Strada plans office-to-resi redevelopment at recently acquired Palo Alto site (therealdeal.com)
• ASSC holds Fall Vendor Fair (theskylineview.com)

Colma

• Tariffs, diesel and computer chips are driving up costs for automakers (houstonpublicmedia.org)

Millbrae

• Millbrae Halloween Decorating Contest Offers Spooky Fun, Prizes (patch.com)

Ok South San Francisco! 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: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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