🌱 Patch AM: Why riders weren’t warned after a violent assault at San Carlos station

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In today's newsletter:

• Why riders weren’t warned after a violent assault at San Carlos station

Also on today's calendar: Happy Hour Caregiver Support Group and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 40.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman harassed on Caltrain platform, Good Samaritan assaulted (padailypost.com) — A rider was seriously injured after intervening when a woman was allegedly harassed on the San Carlos Caltrain platform just before Christmas, leading to assault and battery charges against a South San Francisco man. Authorities arrested the suspect on Jan. 1, and he remains in jail pending a Jan. 15 court date, raising questions about why no public alert went out sooner.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Carlos

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• Happy Hour Caregiver Support Group
  925 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  12:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• NFL Wild Card Weekend with Wine Tasting, Gourmet Food & Exotic Cars at AutoVino
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  12:00 pm
• Human Trafficking Awareness
  655 Skyway Rd, San Carlos
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Toddler Storytime With Stay and Play
  Belmont Library , 1110 Alameda , Belmont
  10:30 am
• Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
  San Carlos Library , 610 Elm Street , San Carlos
  10:30 am
• Mystery Book Club
  Belmont Library , 1110 Alameda , Belmont
  1:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Soccer vs Woodside
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  4:30 pm
• In-Person English Conversation Club
  San Carlos Library , 610 Elm Street , San Carlos
  6:00 pm
• Paint Your Pet Night
  Out of the Barrel , 555 El Camino Real Suite 150 , San Carlos
  6:00 pm
• JV Girls Soccer vs. Woodside
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  6:15 pm
• Frosh Boys Soccer @Burlingame
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  6:30 pm

Friday January 16

• John Rybak + Friends @ Freewheel Brewing
  Freewheel Brewing Company , 3736 Florence St , Redwood City
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 1/5/26 @1115AM
  S/B El Camino near Anita closed due to a structure fire. Updates to follow. (Nextdoor )
• Wind prompts ground stop at airport in San Francisco, California.
  11:16PM on Jan 5: A ground stop has been implemented at San Francisco International Airport due to strong wind. Normal operations are expected to… (Nextdoor )

• Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Cook (P1-1986775-5) in San Carlos. Apply here.
• Home Depot posted a job opening for Kitchen Designer in San Carlos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Carlos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Minimum wage going up in several cities (padailypost.com)
• When Bay Area PG&E substations caught fire, inspectors had already raised red flags (siliconvalley.com)
• Half-million square foot biosciences campus proposed (padailypost.com)

Foster City

• Silicon Valley Hair Institute Announces New Content for Popular Hair Transplant Topics (thevegastimes.com)

San Mateo

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-- The Patch AM Team

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