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In today's newsletter:

• How will Sunnyvale's new appeals courthouse change local access to justice?
• Which Sunnyvale-area events are worth your time next week?

Also on today's calendar: Techfootin #127 Online Auction and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 77, low: 57.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Court of Appeals Breaks Ground on New Courthouse in Sunnyvale (svvoice.com) — Sunnyvale is getting a major new Sixth District Court of Appeals courthouse on former county court land near City Hall, promising better security, accessibility, and parking. State leaders say the modern facility will better serve residents across several counties while saving millions in rent and reflecting Sunnyvale's innovative civic character.
   

• Bay Area events calendar for Sept. 18-24 weekly editions (mercurynews.com) — Sunnyvale residents have several nearby outings next week, including a free community bike ride at Serra Park and a Coffee with the Mayor just up Saratoga Sunnyvale Road. The broader Bay Area calendar also highlights Oktoberfest celebrations, author talks, film screenings, family story times, and more, all happening Sept. 18–24 across the South Bay, Peninsula, and East Bay.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sunnyvale

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Techfootin #127 Online Auction →
  Campbell
  9:00 am
• Cellsonics Online Auction →
  San Jose
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Rotary Collaborative Impact Summit 2026 →
  San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose
  9:00 am
• BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon →
  San Ramon Citycenter, 2700 Camino Ramon, San Ramon
  12:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in San Jose! →
  Westfield Oakridge, 925 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Calling All Superheroes: HERS 27th Annual Walk/Run Fundraiser & Community Expo is September 26th! →
  Quarry Lakes Regional Park, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Roosters Comedy Showcase →
  Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club, 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Dean Stanfield →
  Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club, 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
  8:00 pm
Friday September 18
• South Bay Banner for Palestine →
  Sunnyvale CA
  5:30 am
Wednesday September 23
• JP Connolly Sep 23rd @Rooster's Comedy CL →
  Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club, 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Flamenco de A →
  Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event →
  Independence High School, 617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Blue and white parakeet flew out the front door yesterday.
  Her name is Trixie. Not hand tamed but not afraid of humans either. Pics posted. From Willow Ranch Mobilehome Park on Morse Ave and Tasman. (Nextdoor Morse Park)
• Does anyone recognize this cat?
  It is on my fence on Knickerbocker and Morningside. It looks hungry and sick. I have put water and food for it. Please PM me if you are looking for… (Nextdoor Cherry Chase)

• Choice Hotels International, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook I in Sunnyvale. Apply here.
• Prometheus Real Estate Group posted a job opening for Leasing Consultant (Spruce & Ironworks) in Sunnyvale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sunnyvale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountain View

• GenAI Technical Engagement Lead, DeepMind (google.com)
• Thermal image segmentation in weedy fields via synthetic RGB-trained models and GAN-based cross-modality alignment (nih.gov)
• Alien tech on the moon? Scientists propose search for microscopic debris (earthsky.org)

Santa Clara

• Santa Clara City Council Preview: Council Reviewing City Manager and City Attorney Evaluation Process (santaclaranews.org)

Menlo Park

• Officials To Exterminate Ground Squirrel Overpopulation At SMC County Park (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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