🌱 Patch AM: How a Mountain View arts nonprofit turns donations into year-round creativity

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Mountain View arts nonprofit turns donations into year-round creativity
• What global robot makers revealed this week in Mountain View
• How a tiny Mountain View shop helped ignite the PC revolution

Also on today's calendar: GISSV'S German Holiday Market and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Fog, then some sun, temps: high: 59, low: 43.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Holiday Fund: CSMA serves as ‘bedrock' of Mountain View community (mv-voice.com) — Mountain View’s Community School of Music and Arts is spotlighted as a longtime “bedrock” nonprofit offering affordable music and art education, including programs in local school districts and for people with disabilities. The piece also explains how the Mountain View Voice Holiday Fund supports CSMA’s work and how residents can donate through mid-January to keep these creative opportunities accessible.
   

2. Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains (kslnewsradio.com) — A major humanoid robotics summit just wrapped up in Mountain View, drawing more than 2,000 engineers, investors, and startups to debate how soon humanlike robots will be practical in workplaces and homes. While new AI tools and Chinese competitors are accelerating progress, many experts at the Computer History Museum venue near Google’s campus remain skeptical about how quickly truly capable humanoids will arrive.
   

3. The Story of the First Computer Store (gale.com) — Mountain View gets a notable shout-out as the birthplace of Byte Shop, the world’s first computer store and an early champion of the Apple I. The story walks readers through how this small Mountain View shop helped launch Apple’s success and traces the broader evolution of personal computers from clunky circuit boards to today’s devices.
   

4. India Seeks Silicon Valley Investment Ahead of 2026 AI Impact Summit (indicanews.com) — Mountain View briefly takes the global stage as India’s top AI official visits for a pre-summit conference aimed at courting Silicon Valley investors. His trip is part of a broader push to draw U.S. tech firms and venture capital into India’s AI, semiconductor, and digital infrastructure initiatives ahead of a major 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• GISSV'S German Holiday Market
  Mountain View City Hall, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• GISSV German Holiday Market - Weihnachtsmarkt
  500 Castro St , Mountain View
  11:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Winter Wonderland Words
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
  11:30 am

Monday December 15

• Monday Meditation & Mindfulness
  Woodland Library , 1975 Grant Road , Los Altos
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Mistral Elementary School
  Gabriela Mistral Elementary School , 505 Escuela Ave , Mountain View
  2:30 pm
• Linden Tree Oak Shopping Night & Read-Aloud
  Oak Avenue Elementary Los Altos, CA 94024
  6:00 pm
• GMS-Band Concert
  Graham Middle School , 1175 Castro St , Mountain View
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Senior Center/Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center
  Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center , 270 Escuela Ave , Mountain View
  10:00 am
• Imai Elementary School
  Amy Imai Elementary School , 253 Martens Ave , Mountain View
  2:30 pm
• GMS-Dance Show
  Graham Middle School , 1175 Castro St , Mountain View
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Volunteer Outdoors in Palo Alto: Tree Planting at Esther Clark Park
  Esther Clark Park , Old Adobe Rd , Palo Alto
  9:00 am
• Palo Alto 10k/5k, Double 15k and Kids 1 Mile
  Baylands Nature Preserve , Palo Alto
  9:00 am
• External Event: FOPAL Book Sale
  Palo Alto City Library , 1213 Newell Road , Palo Alto
  9:30 am
• Family Fun Days
  Los Altos Community Center , 97 Hillview Ave , Los Altos
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Update: We found his owner!!
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