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Also, don't miss Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA! on the Palo Alto Patch calendar

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Hello Palo Alto! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Palo Alto scale back its big Cubberley makeover plans?
  • Which depression symptoms may quietly raise your future dementia risk?

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower; clearing, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Fog in the morning; sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Survey shows little appetite for big changes at Cubberley (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto officials just learned that residents strongly favor basic safety repairs at Cubberley Community Center but are reluctant to fund a major rebuild. A new survey shows support for a modest ballot measure and heavy skepticism toward higher annual costs or new taxes, meaning the city will likely scale back its vision and lean on private philanthropy to upgrade the Middlefield Road campus.
   

• Specific Depression Symptoms Are Linked to Increased Dementia Risk (everydayhealth.com) — A Stanford Medicine dementia expert in Palo Alto is highlighting new research that links certain midlife depression symptoms—like loss of confidence and trouble coping—to a higher risk of dementia decades later. While the long-running UK study isn’t definitive, it reinforces the importance of getting treatment for depression and building lifelong brain resilience through mentally engaging, socially connected activities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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