🌱 Patch AM: How Foster City shaped a 4-time 49ers champion’s new calling

Good day Foster City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Foster City shaped a 4-time 49ers champion’s new calling

Also on today's calendar: NFL Wild Card Weekend with Wine Tasting, Gourmet Food & Exotic Cars at AutoVino and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4-time 49ers Super Bowl champion Tom Holmoe called back to Bay Area to lead Latter-day Saint mission (deseret.com) — Foster City gets a prominent mention as former 49ers player and BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe returns to lead the Oakland/San Francisco Latter-day Saint mission, which includes the Foster City Ward where he once lived and worshipped. Holmoe reflects on his Super Bowl years spent living in Foster City and how his faith journey there shaped his new religious leadership role.
   

📸 Around Foster City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• NFL Wild Card Weekend with Wine Tasting, Gourmet Food & Exotic Cars at AutoVino
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  12:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• San Mateo Cars & Coffee at AutoVino
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Open Sewing
  Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
  10:00 am
• Science Fun!
  Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School , 800 Foster City Blvd , Foster City
  11:00 am
• Maker Exploration
  Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
  12:00 pm
• Free In-Person English Class | Clase de inglĂŠs en persona gratuita
  Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
  1:00 pm

Monday January 12

• SciFi & Fantasy Book Club
  Foster City Library , 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard , Foster City
  6:30 pm
• After Hours Tabletop Gaming
  Foster City Library , 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard , Foster City
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Bilingual Tagalog/English Storytime | Bilingguwal na Oras ng Kuwento
  Foster City Library , 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard , Foster City
  10:30 am
• In-Person English Conversation Club
  Foster City Library , 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard , Foster City
  1:45 pm

Friday January 16

• Family Storytime
  Foster City Library , 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard , Foster City
  10:30 am

📣 Foster City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• North Coast Classic Girls Varsity Wrestling at Eureka High School
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  9:00 am
• Varsity Girls Soccer @ Hillsdale
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime with Stay & Play
  Belmont Library , 1110 Alameda , Belmont
  10:30 am
• German/English Storytime With Stay and Play!
  Atherton Library , 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane , Atherton
  10:30 am

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• Amara — (650) 486-1703
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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• Samaritan House — (650) 347-3648
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Read the January 8 edition of the Foster City Current Newsletter: https://loom.ly/GMuRuwc
  Inside: - Storm Preparedness - Holiday Tree Recycling - Sustainable Living Guide - 2026 Spring Activity Guide - Housing Resources - Holiday Closure -… (Nextdoor )
• Hello neighbors.
  I am looking for recommendations for a reliable and trustworthy individual cleaner in Foster City. Ideally, someone available to come every other… (Nextdoor Triton)

🗞 Nearby News

San Mateo

• Masked Man Robs Residents At Gunpoint In SMC Home Invasion: Police (patch.com)

Belmont

• Plans to expand school for dyslexia in Belmont hits pushback (smdailyjournal.com)
• The hidden stigma: How cultural beliefs shape mental health at Carlmont (scotscoop.com)
• Former Social Worker Noelia Corzo Makes History as San Mateo County's First Indigenous Latina Board President (hoodline.com)

San Carlos

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-- The Patch AM Team

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