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Happening soon: Happy Hour Caregiver Support Group on the Foster City Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- What will San Mateo County’s new board president change for Foster City?
- How will a former Foster City manager shape future city leaders?
- Why did Replit expand in Foster City, then cut staff?
Also on today's calendar: Happy Hour Caregiver Support Group and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Foster Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 37.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Social Worker Noelia Corzo Makes History as San Mateo County's First Indigenous Latina Board President (hoodline.com) — Foster City is directly represented as Noelia Corzo becomes president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, overseeing a $5.5 billion budget that includes your community. She plans to focus on housing affordability, working families, and new initiatives like a human rights commission and LGBTQIA+ support, shaping countywide policies that will influence services, equity, and economic opportunity in Foster City and neighboring cities. 
• Pepperdine School of Public Policy appoints Dr. Peter Pirnejad as executive director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership (publicceo.com) — Foster City residents may recognize Dr. Peter Pirnejad, who once served as their city manager and has now been appointed executive director of Pepperdine’s Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership. His new role will shape training for local government leaders statewide, drawing on experience from Foster City, Los Altos Hills, Napa, and Palo Alto to influence how cities engage residents and design public policy.
• He was called a ‘terrorist sympathizer.' Now his AI company is valued at $3B (sfstandard.com) — Replit’s recent move into a larger Foster City office came just before the AI startup cut 30 jobs and pivoted away from its education product, underscoring how volatile the tech economy can be for local workers. The piece profiles founder Amjad Masad, his outspoken views on Gaza, and how Replit rode the AI boom to a $3 billion valuation while navigating investor backlash and intense competition.
📸 Around Foster City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster City
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★ Featured events ★
- Happy Hour Caregiver Support Group
925 Main St, Half Moon Bay
12:30 pm - NFL Wild Card Weekend with Wine Tasting, Gourmet Food & Exotic Cars at AutoVino
380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
12:00 pm
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
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Other local events
- TK/Kindergarten Readiness Info Session
Online (Zoom meeting)
8:00 pm - Adult Knitting Circle
Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
10:00 am - Family Storytime
Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
10:30 am - Chess Club Fridays
Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
3:00 pm - Maker Exploration
Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
3:30 pm - Brian Patrick, Redemption Breaking @ Devil's Canyon Brewing Co.
Devil's Canyon Brewing Company , 935 Washington St , San Carlos
5:30 pm - Rage on Parade
Club Fox , 2209 Broadway , Redwood City
7:30 pm - Maker Exploration
Foster City Library 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
11:00 am - 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
Wednesday January 7
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fire prompts school evacuation in Atherton, California.
1:11PM on Jan 6: A structure fire was reported on Selby Lane in Atherton, California. (Nextdoor ) - All lanes on southbound US-101 south of Holly St in San Carlos are open, with residual delays reported.
9:05AM on Jan 6: Traffic collision on southbound US-101 south of Holly St in San Carlos blocks left and center lanes. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
San Mateo
- PG&E Shut Down A Road In Burlingame, Police Announce (patch.com)
- Power Outage Causing Traffic Delays In Millbrae: Police (patch.com)
Belmont
- ‘America's best idea' forsaken by the federal government (scotscoop.com)
- Minimum wage going up in several cities (padailypost.com)
- Half-million square foot biosciences campus proposed (padailypost.com)
San Carlos
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