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Good morning Cupertino! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How close did Cupertino’s Jessica Shaffer come to top weekly honors?
  • How Cupertino volunteers honored veterans with 1,100 wreaths this December

Also on today's calendar: Beloved South Bay Holiday Concert, Winter's Gifts, Returns for One Night and 7 more events.

Find out what's happening in Cupertinofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Cupertinofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a little rain, temps: high: 61, low: 53.
  • Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 58 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Arabella Valbuena, Notre Dame-San Jose basketball (eastbaytimes.com) — A local Cupertino High basketball player, Jessica Shaffer, finished a strong second in Bay Area News Group’s latest girls athlete of the week fan vote, drawing over 40% of ballots. The honor ultimately went to Notre Dame-San Jose’s Arabella Valbuena, who posted several standout scoring performances against Mountain View, Milpitas, and Soledad.
   

• Feel-Good Friday: Wreaths Across America Continues Its Mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach (redstate.com) — Cupertino’s American Legion Post 642 helped lead this year’s Wreaths Across America effort, sponsoring a wreath-laying at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Los Altos and coordinating over 1,100 wreaths with local scouts and officials. The story also spotlights similar ceremonies nationwide and explains how residents can sponsor wreaths, volunteer, or involve kids ahead of the 2026 remembrance day.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday December 20
  • Sunnyvale Farmers' Market
    Sunnyvale Farmers Market , 121 W Washington Ave , Sunnyvale
    9:00 am
  • 🔴 CPR and First-Aid Classes in Sunnyvale
    Safety Training Seminars , 830 Stewart Dr #133 , Sunnyvale
    9:00 am
  • Family Storytime
    Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga
    11:00 am
  • Santa Paws at Dogma!
    Dogma , 149 2nd Street , Los Altos
    12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Get ready for a Wet Christmas.
    Santa’s bringing everyone an atmospheric river. Starts Saturday for a week. (Nextdoor Inspiration Heights)
  • BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Cupertino. Apply here.
  • Apple Inc. posted a job opening for Instructional Products - Instructional Designer in Cupertino. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cupertino here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sunnyvale

  • Busy real estate investor buys another South Bay hotel at low price (mercurynews.com)
  • This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, December 19 – Sunday, December 21 (svvoice.com)
  • Santa Clara County real estate: House on Firth Way sells for $1.5 million (mercurynews.com)

Santa Clara

  • Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network Formulating Super Bowl Plan for Immigrants Targeted by ICE During the Event (peninsulapress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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