🌱 Patch AM: What the 2026 Silicon Valley Video Summit means for Mountain View teams

Morning Mountain View! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What the 2026 Silicon Valley Video Summit means for Mountain View teams
• Why are so many new Peninsula restaurants suddenly going beige?

Also on today's calendar: Latin Saturdays at Albertos and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 59, low: 54.
• Saturday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Calendar: Key trade shows, conferences and events in the year ahead (newscaststudio.com) — Media and production professionals in Mountain View can look ahead to the Silicon Valley Video Summit on January 27, 2026, focusing on enterprise video and cloud workflows. It’s one of many major 2026 industry conferences worldwide, from CES and NAB to IBC and SVG’s sports-production summit, each targeting different roles across the rapidly evolving media ecosystem.
   

• What's up with these colorless restaurants? (mv-voice.com) — Peninsula diners are seeing a wave of minimalist, beige restaurant interiors from Menlo Park to Portola Valley, and local owners explain why the look is catching on. The newsletter also highlights notable Peninsula food news and briefly flags recent Mountain View headlines about the farmers market, Graham Middle School leadership, and a key El Camino–Highway 237 traffic signal outage.
   

📸 Around Mountain View

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain View

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Alvin Mata: Live Music @ Shashi Hotel
  Shashi Hotel Mountain View Palo Alto, 1625 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• GMS- Principal's Coffee
  Graham Middle School , 1175 Castro St , Mountain View
  8:30 am
• Holiday Blood Drive
  Downtown Mountain View , 500 Castro Street , Mountain View
  12:00 pm
• MOVE Mountain View: Shoreline
  MOVE Mountain View's Shoreline Safe Parking lot , 213 Crittenden Lane , Mountain View
  4:00 pm
• Girls JV Basketball @ Alisal
  Alisal High School , 777 Williams Rd , Salinas
  5:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball @ Alisal
  Alisal High School , 777 Williams Rd , Salinas
  7:00 pm
• Choir Holiday Concert
  Mountain View High , 728 W Fremont Ave , Sunnyvale
  7:00 pm
• Latin Saturdays at Albertos
  Alberto's Night Club , 736 W Dana St , Mountain View
  8:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Senior Nutrition and Enrichment Programs
  Alviso Branch Library , 5050 North 1st Street , Alviso
  10:00 am
• ESL Conversation Club
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  1:30 pm
• Elf Workshop: Balloon Rockets
  Sunnyvale Public Library , 665 W Olive Ave , Sunnyvale
  4:00 pm
• Next Chapter Book Club: The Emperor's Riddle
  Mitchell Park Library , 3700 Middlefield Road , Palo Alto
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amazing lights, as always, on Eucalyptus Ave, in San Carlos.
  About 20 min drive from MV with no traffic. Way less people on a weekday night. Can park and walk around (better experience imo) or drive through. (Nextdoor North Whisman)
• Hi neighbors.
  I have a fuyu persimmon tree in my Front yard with many persimmons. If you would like some please bring your own bag and help yourself. I will… (Nextdoor Old Mountain View)

• Extended Stay America, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper Full Time-101010 in Mountain View. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Mountain View. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain View here.

🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos

• Talented Los Altos has early momentum to start season (losaltosonline.com)
• 40 years of holiday cheer (losaltosonline.com)
• Enjoy a holiday concert this Sunday (losaltosonline.com)

Sunnyvale

• Sunnyvale – Military & Veterans Encouraged to Apply (verticalmag.com)

Menlo Park

Ok Mountain View! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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