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Also check out Michelle Lambert Live at Alhambra Irish House! on the Foster City Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Gilead's massive new Foster City lab could reshape local biotech

Also on today's calendar: Michelle Lambert Live at Alhambra Irish House!.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 76, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gilead Sciences Opens 182,000-Square-Foot Research Center in California (pharmasource.global) — Gilead has opened a new 182,000-square-foot Research Center at its Foster City headquarters, bringing together about 325 employees and expanding work in oncology, inflammation, and data science. The all-electric, LEED Gold–targeted facility is part of a $32 billion U.S. investment through 2030 and reinforces Foster City's role as a major Bay Area biotech hub.
   

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    Thursday September 10
  • Signs and Storytime
    San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
    10:30 am
  • Baby Bounce Storytime
    Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
    10:30 am
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    San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
    1:30 pm
  • JV/Varsity Girls Tennis vs Mills
    Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
    4:00 pm
  • Girls Tennis vs HMB
    Capuchino High School , 1501 Magnolia Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066
    4:00 pm
  • V Girls Water Polo v. San Mateo
    Mills High School Pool Deck
    4:00 pm
  • V Girls Water Polo vs Burlingame
    Capuchino High School Burlingame High School, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA 94010, U
    4:00 pm
  • V and JV Girls Tennis @ Carlmont
    Mills High School San Mateo, CA 94401
    4:00 pm
  • V and JV Girls Volleyball v. El Camino
    Mills High School San Mateo, CA 94401
    4:30 pm
  • JV Girls Volleyball vs Half Moon Bay
    Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
    4:30 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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