Gun Brought To School Ends In Arrest + Booster Shot Rollout

Hello, people of Cupertino! Eric He here with a fresh edition of the Cupertino Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 75 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in Cupertino today:

1. Men Charged With Dozens of Purse Snatching, Hate Crimes in Santa Clara County (NBC Bay Area)
2. Silicon Valley ready for rollout of COVID-19 booster shots (San José Spotlight)
3. Santa Clara County DA Reports Undercover Officer Lawfully Shot Suspect in May (NBC Bay Area)
4. Santa Clara County redistricting now underway; here's how to get (Hoodline)
5. Cupertino: Gun brought by student to Homestead High School ends in arrest (The Mercury News)
6. Editorial: Hold Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office accountable for Hogan incident (The Mercury News)

Today in Cupertino:

• Field Hockey Leigh Round-up Tournament (JV) @ Leigh High School (7:00 AM)
• FBLA Officer Retreat in I-Hub - Homestead High (9:00 AM)
• Girl Scout Scavenger Hunt (10:00 AM)
• Artist Open Studio (12:00 PM)
• Cupertino HIgh / Goodwill Fundraiser, 9/18-9/19 (1:00 PM)
• Author Event for Stutterer Interrupted with comedian Nina G (3:00 PM)
• Homecoming Dance - Cupertino High (7:00 PM)

Cupertino Patch Notebook

• City of Cupertino - City Hall: "Each year the City of Cupertino presents its CREST Awards, “Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken,” to honor the outstanding contributions of Cupertino community members. The City of Cupertino is proud to announce this year’s winners of..." (Facebook)
• Cupertino Library: "Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Ms. Maggie" (Facebook)
• Cupertino Library: "It’s September 17. That means Inktober 2021 starts in two weeks! Are you ready? If you’ve never participated in Inktober before, the premise is that each person commits to making one pen and ink drawing each day in October. For the offic..." (Facebook)
• Cupertino Library: "中英雙語故事, 中英双语故事/Bilingual Storytime with Ms. Maggie" (Facebook)

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— Eric He

About me: I write about communities in Silicon Valley and the Peninsula for Patch. I formerly covered Los Altos at the Los Altos Town Crier, and have had bylines at Yahoo Sports, NBC Sports, USA TODAY Sports and the Southern California News Group. I was born and raised in the Bay Area, and am a graduate of the University of Southern California and the Columbia Journalism School. News tips? Email me at eric.he@patch.com

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