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In today's newsletter:

• Undercover sting at Veterans Boulevard hotel rescues trafficked teen
• How Roche’s South San Francisco site became a global manufacturing template
• What JLL predicts next for South San Francisco’s lab market

Also on today's calendar: GISSV'S German Holiday Market and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 44.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Teen Trafficking Victim Rescued In SMC: Police (patch.com) — South San Francisco police say undercover detectives rescued a 17-year-old trafficking victim after tracing an online sex ad to a hotel on Veterans Boulevard. Officers arrested a 23-year-old San Francisco woman on human trafficking and related charges, while the teen was placed in protective custody and connected with support services. Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the South San Francisco Police Department.
   

2. It's Copy/Paste In Fleet Management Manufacturing (pharmaceuticalonline.com) — Roche’s South San Francisco Clinical Supply Center is serving as the template for a new, larger single‑use manufacturing facility in Oceanside, showing how standardized “copy/paste” sites can speed drug production. The piece explains how Roche and Novo Nordisk use fleet-style, replicated facilities and centralized quality systems to cut design time, streamline change management, and bring medicines to patients faster worldwide.
   

3. JLL: 2026 could be a realignment year for life science labs (rdworldonline.com) — South San Francisco’s life science labs are feeling the same funding squeeze and layoffs hitting major biotech hubs nationwide, but 2026 could bring a reset. A new JLL report says AI-driven research, shifting U.S. and global manufacturing policies, and rising Asian innovation will reshape where labs grow, shrink, and invest in space and technology.
   

4. Construction unions, politicians rally against developer of Discovery Station project in SF (localnewsmatters.org) — Union workers and local politicians rallied this week at the Discovery Station construction site at South Spruce and El Camino Real in South San Francisco, protesting developer SteelWave’s use of out-of-area contractors. They argue the privately funded project should still hire local union labor to support apprenticeships, middle-class wages, and safer working conditions, while some have filed Cal/OSHA complaints over alleged rooftop safety issues.
   

📸 Around South San Francisco

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South San Francisco

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• GISSV'S German Holiday Market
  Mountain View City Hall, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• FREE WEBINAR | “The Golden Age of Florence”
  Online,
  11:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Oyster Point Yacht Club Christmas Party - Toy Drive - Membership Drive
  911 Marina Blvd, South San Francisco
  5:00 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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📣 South San Francisco Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Witch Crafts & Cookies at Breakers!
  Breakers Breakfast , Brunch & Lunch , Pacifica
  9:00 am
• Coffee and Tea Hangout
  Binka Bites Bakery Cafe - Millbrae , 979 Broadway Unit 106 , Millbrae
  11:00 am
• Senior Field Trip to The Nutcracker
  Daly City Department of Library & Recreation Services , 111 Lake Merced Blvd , Daly City
  12:00 pm
• Adult Water Aerobics
  Pacifica Chamber of Commerce , 401 Paloma Ave , Pacifica
  12:40 pm
• Appliance Assistance One-on-One Repair Help
  Brisbane Library , 250 Visitacion Avenue , Brisbane
  1:15 pm
• Pine Needle Weaving
  Brisbane Library , 250 Visitacion Avenue , Brisbane
  1:30 pm
• 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
• Paws for Tales
  San Bruno Library , 701 Angus Ave W , San Bruno
  3:30 pm
• MATINEE***Karaj Lost Coast
  Winters Tavern , 1522 Francisco Blvd , Pacifica
  4:00 pm
• Desserts and Art - Santa's Workshop
  Colma Community Center , 1520 Hillside Blvd , Colma
  5:00 pm
• Crafts and Vibes - DIY Face Masks
  Colma Community Center , 1520 Hillside Blvd , Colma
  6:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

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