First Friday In Woodside + County Employees Demand Higher Pay

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 64 Low: 47.

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

1. Virtual First Friday in Woodside on December 3: Carl Grantham's Cooperative Effect (InMenlo)
2. Redwood City Holiday Event Guide 2021: Christmas Parades & Santa (Redwood City-Woodside Patch)
3. Redwood City Police To Team With Mental Health Professionals (Redwood City-Woodside Patch)
4. San Mateo County employees demand higher pay | Local News (San Mateo Daily Journal)
5. Political stars are realigning | Columnists (San Mateo Daily Journal)

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Today in Redwood City-Woodside:

• Robotics Potluck - Carlmont High (6:00 PM)

Redwood City-Woodside Patch Notebook

• County of San Mateo - Government: "San Mateo County Supervisors Dave Pine and Don Horsley, in partnership with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, are sponsoring a Gun Buyback Event. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1000 Skyway Road, San Carlos." (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "It's Makerspace Sneak Preview Day! The Tesla Coil is being installed by Endiatx on the Downtown Library Plaza now. There's still time to get tickets to the Sneak Preview from the Redwood City Library Foundation here." (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "The Downtown Library will host a visit from the VA Palo Alto's Mobile Medical Team from 10am to 1pm on Thursday, December 16." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Free Biz Owners/SideGig/Startup Automate your Website-Increase Profits - Live Q@A 3 PM Friday (December 3)
• Holiday craft and boutique fair (December 4)
• Hometown Holidays Celebration - 10 am to 6 pm (December 5)
• Holiday Boutique (December 5)
• Micro-Cinema: TikTok, YouTube, and Reels (December 7)
• The Holiday Special Workshop (December 11)
• Oh, What Fun! (December 12)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Eric He

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Redwood City-Woodside Daily? Contact me at eric.he@patch.com.