🌱 Patch AM: How a postwar housing surge transformed South San Francisco’s size and character

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• How a postwar housing surge transformed South San Francisco’s size and character

Also on today's calendar: NRI’s 3.7 Million, in USA, Canada, UK seek Live Telecast of Bhagwant Mann- SGPC Row..

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 42 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 44.
• Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rediscovering the Peninsula: South San Francisco's housing explosion (smdailyjournal.com) — South San Francisco’s massive post–World War II housing boom reshaped the city, as returning workers finally spent wartime savings on long-delayed comforts and new homes. With lumber and supplies flowing again, early projects helped drive the city toward 54,000 residents and 10 square miles of incorporated land by 1990.
   

📸 Around South San Francisco

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South San Francisco

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 15

• NRI’s 3.7 Million, in USA, Canada, UK seek Live Telecast of Bhagwant Mann- SGPC Row.
  38787 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA, 94536,
  11:00 am

Saturday January 24

• Flipper Upper Properties Tour: Real Estate
  1653 Irving St, SF
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 18

• Sip and Paint
  Oyster Point Yacht Club , 911 Marina Blvd , South San Francisco
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Gem Painting at the Library!
  Brisbane Library , 250 Visitacion Avenue , Brisbane
  12:30 pm
• Black Moon, Red Sun Ruins and Strawberry Farm
  Kilowatt Bar , 3160 16th St , San Francisco
  1:00 pm
• Distillery Tour and Spirits Tastings
  Pacifica Chamber of Commerce , 1121 Palmetto Ave , Pacifica
  1:00 pm
• Project Pet
  Pinot's Palette , 533 San Mateo Ave , San Bruno
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Matinee Show with Cornelia with Lizzie Waters and Pay Attention
  Knockout , 3223 Mission St , San Francisco
  6:00 pm
• Coming Soon
  Pinot's Palette , 533 San Mateo Ave , San Bruno
  6:30 pm

Monday January 12

• Adult Lap Swim
  Jean E. Brink Pool , 401 Paloma Ave. , Pacifica
  6:00 am
• Toddler Storytime With Stay and Play
  Pacifica Sharp Park Library , 104 Hilton Way , Pacifica
  10:15 am
• Adult Water Aerobics
  Jean E Brink Pool , 401 Paloma Ave , Pacifica
  12:40 pm
• YMCA Community Resource Center at the Library
  Brisbane Library , 250 Visitacion Avenue , Brisbane
  1:00 pm
• Maker Monday: Digital Drawing with Procreate
  Brisbane Library , 250 Visitacion Avenue , Brisbane
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Today’s Amazon delivery people threw the delivery to the ground and took photos.
  One order was prescription pills from Amazon Pharmacy and one is for my roommate. This is first for me to see two delivery people in one day throw… (Nextdoor North Westborough)
• Hello neighbors looking for a very reliable contractor or landscape contractor who can rebuild a retaining wallet fell down obviously do it better and stronger with the same materials.
  This retaining while I have is made with Alan Block (Nextdoor Buri Buri)

• Flagship Facility Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Technician in South San Francisco. Apply here.
• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in South San Francisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South San Francisco here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Bruno

• Iowa women's basketball signee on Team USA Nike Hoops Summit squad (hawkcentral.com)
• Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations (journal-news.com)

Colma

• HEALTH & WEALTH: Necessity of Apostille; Tributes to Carmen A. de Leon (philippinenews.com)

Daly City

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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