Redwood City Welcomes Alternative Transportation + School Ranked

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sun. High: 81 Low: 51.

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

1. Redwood City Elementary School Ranked Best In CA By U.S. News (Redwood City-Woodside Patch)
2. Redwood City welcomes new alternative transportation | Local News (San Mateo Daily Journal)
3. Disrupting Philanthropy: Silicon Valley Nonprofit Launches pNFTs (Redwood City-Woodside Patch)
4. Bay Area picking up tons of new shipping business (San Francisco Examiner)

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Today in Redwood City-Woodside:

Redwood City-Woodside Patch Notebook

• County of San Mateo - Government: "The Product Give Away Program redistributes products in good, usable condition for free, each Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2-3 p.m." (Facebook)
• Project READ-Redwood City: "Project STEAM is back for a fun, fall semester. We're mixing, tinkering and creating together. Thanks to our partners The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, Inc. #STEAM" (Facebook)
• Sandpiper School: "Thank you for your ongoing support of our Education Commitment Campaign. Sandpiper's participation is now at 29%! Let's get that to 50%. That's 5 more families per classroom. We can do it!" (Facebook)
• Woodside High School: "Come to the quad at lunch today to buy spirit gear for the homecoming spirit days next week!!" (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "On October 26 learn how meditation can be a tool to help cope with our everyday life and how we deal with the stressors around us." (Facebook)
• Redwood City Public Library: "It’s that time of the year! Collection bins for Chase the Chill RWC are now waiting to be filled with your donations." (Facebook)

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— Eric He

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