Enrollment Purge Continues + Stanford Diversity Survey

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Eric He, your host of the Redwood City-Woodside Daily.

First, today's weather:

A little rain in the morning. High: 64 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Redwood City-Woodside:

1. Pandemic-induced enrollment plunge persists for second year at local public schools (The Almanac Online)
2. San Mateo Police Seek Suspect In Sexual Battery At Laundromat (CBS San Francisco)
3. Stanford's biggest-ever diversity survey reveals 'very troubling' harassment, discrimination (San Francisco Chronicle)
4. Pets in Need Executive Director Al Mollica to resign (Mountain View Voice)
5. San Mateo County invests in series of gun buyback events (Climate Online)

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Today in Redwood City-Woodside:

Redwood City-Woodside Patch Notebook

• Bay Area Air Quality Management District: "As companies plan for returning to workplaces, the Flex Your Commute program encourages employers to work with employees to enable them to regain the benefits of time lost commuting by choosing alternatives to driving alone to work." (Facebook)
• Port of Redwood City: "#ThrowbackThursday to 1882 when the @U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized the Port as a federally approved shipping channel for maritime commerce." (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "In observance of Thanksgiving, all Redwood City Public Libraries will close on Wednesday, November 24th at 5:00 PM. Redwood City Public Libraries will also be closed on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th." (Facebook)
• Project READ-Redwood City: "Just a week away until #GivingTuesday! Help us make this giving season a memorable one for our Project READ families. We recently lost much needed books and supplies in a flood. " (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "A United Against Hate Week event // Un evento de la semana unidos contra el odio Sequoia High School Dream Club virtual dinner FRI NOV 19, 6:30 pm 12th Annual Dinner Fundraiser in support of the Sequoia High School Dream Club." (Facebook)

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— Eric He

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