Peninsula Restaurants Shine + Startup Lands $100M

Happy Saturday, Redwood City-Woodside! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 84 Low: 49.

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

1. Prescribed Burn In San Mateo County Planned For Sunday (Redwood City-Woodside Patch)
2. Redwood City Education Nonprofit Gets $1M Donation From Volunteer (Redwood City-Woodside Patch)
3. Seeing stars: Peninsula restaurants shine in the 2021 Michelin Guide (Mountain View Voice)
4. Pilotless cargo plane startup Reliable Robotics lands $100 million (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
5. San Mateo Sheriff’s Office Searching For Suspects In Millbrae Home Invasion (CBS San Francisco)

Today in Redwood City-Woodside:

• Annual Pumpkin Run by Senior Coastsiders 2021: Half Moon Bay (7:15 AM)

Redwood City-Woodside Patch Notebook

• County of San Mateo - Government: "The Peninsula! Aren’t we lucky to call this place home? Thanks San Mateo County Airports for sharing." (Facebook)
• County of San Mateo - Government: "DON'T MISS THIS! Educational webinar for homeowners about second units." (Facebook)
• Port of Redwood City: "Port of Redwood City's Executive Director Kristine Zortman was recently elected as Vice-President of the California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA) Board of Directors." (Facebook)
• County of San Mateo - Government: "You're invited to attend a virtual hearing to review draft maps and provide input on the County's Supervisorial Redistricting process. Anyone interested may attend! Tell us what makes your community unique." (Facebook)
• County of San Mateo - Government: "Pfizer boosters are available at the County-operated drive-through mass vaccination clinic at the Event Center (1346 Saratoga Drive in San Mateo). Appointments are encouraged through MyTurn (https://myturn.ca.gov/) but are not required." (Facebook)
• Port of Redwood City: "Although it's National Arts and Humanities Month, we love to celebrate public art year-round! 🎨 Did you know the Heron, located by the public fishing pier, celebrates the restored wetlands and wildlife habitat on Bair Island?" (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "Join us for the monthly storytime series every 4th Tuesday at the Magical Bridge Playground in Red Morton Park. The next event will be on Oct 26 at 10am and Halloween themed!" (Facebook)

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— Eric He

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