🌱 Patch AM: 5 Daly City, 3 South SF Residents Among SMC Death Notices

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In today's newsletter:

• Three South San Francisco residents listed in latest county death notices
• How a San Jose smash-and-grab led to a local arrest

Also on today's calendar: Beach Break Film Festival .

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A few showers, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Very windy; occasional rain, temps: high: 57, low: 50.
• Friday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 5 Daly City, 3 South SF Residents Among SMC Death Notices (patch.com) — South San Francisco readers are informed of three local residents among 28 San Mateo County deaths reported by the coroner between December 15 and 21, 2025. The notice lists each person’s name, age, and hometown, and explains that these reports cover deaths handled by the coroner, excluding hospice cases, with guidance on how families can post their own obituaries.
   

• Two more arrested in brazen San Jose jewelry store smash-and-grab (mercurynews.com) — South San Francisco is mentioned as the place where one suspect in a widely publicized San Jose jewelry store robbery was arrested, tying this high-profile Bay Area case to local residents. Police say two 19-year-olds are the latest of 15 people jailed after a violent September smash-and-grab that seriously injured the store’s elderly owner and drew international attention.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South San Francisco

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Beach Break Film Festival
  1167 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  3:30 pm

Friday January 9

• Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA!
  The Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Hwy, Millbrae
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• McCurdy Roofing Inc.
  371 Shaw Rd , South San Francisco
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Baby Bounce Storytime With Stay and Play
  Pacifica Sharp Park Library , 104 Hilton Way , Pacifica
  10:15 am
• Reading Buddies
  Pacifica Sharp Park Library , 104 Hilton Way , Pacifica
  5:30 pm
• Hayes Valley Comedy Night
  The Function , 1414 Market St , San Francisco
  7:00 pm
• Open Makerspace
  163 Visitacion Ave · Brisbane , CA , Brisbane
  10:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• Adult Lap Swim
  Jean E. Brink Pool , 401 Paloma Ave. , Pacifica
  6:00 am
• Adult Water Aerobics
  Jean E Brink Pool , 401 Paloma Ave , Pacifica
  12:40 pm
• Cheaper Than Therapy, Stand-up Comedy: Thursdays
  Shelton Theater , 533 Sutter St , San Francisco
  8:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Witch Crafts & Cookies at Breakers!
  Breakers Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch , 145 Rockaway Beach Ave , Pacifica
  9:00 am
• Drop-In Mahjong
  Pacifica Sharp Park Library , 104 Hilton Way , Pacifica
  1:30 pm
• Sewing Basics 101 Tutoring
  Brisbane Library , 250 Visitacion Avenue , Brisbane
  2:00 pm
• Drop-In Tech Help
  Pacifica Sharp Park Library , 104 Hilton Way , Pacifica
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• City Manager Sharon Ranals Retires: Endurance, Resilience, Charm Secrets —Elizabeth Nisperos Read on Patch

• An atmospheric river has resulted in severe flooding, mudslides, and one death in Northern California, with significant snowfall of up to 6 feet in mountainous areas.
  10:30AM on Dec 22: Storms flood parts of Northern California with heavy rain, and alerts expand to the entire Bay Area. 6:43AM on Dec 22: Flood… (Nextdoor )
• Two stalled cars (seperated incidents) on Junipero Serra between Westborough and Hickey.
  This is an accident waiting to happen. It would be nice if these cars could have pulled over on the side on the seldomly used bike lane. (Nextdoor Avalon Park)

• Agtonomy posted a job opening for Quality Assurance Manager in South San Francisco. Apply here.
• Bayside Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Manager I in South San Francisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South San Francisco here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Bruno

• Experts: Officials Should Have Ordered Evacuation Before CA Gas Explosion (fireengineering.com)
• Gonzaga Freshman Lauren Whittaker Collects Multiple West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Honors (wccsports.com)

Daly City

• She goes to police calls in a Prius. It's part of new approach to mental health emergencies (apnews.com)

Pacifica

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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