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🌱 Patch AM: How Half Moon Bay’s 3-0 football start is turning heads regionwide
Coming up on the Half Moon Bay Patch calendar: Comedy Day

Cheers Half Moon Bay! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Half Moon Bay's 3-0 football start is turning heads regionwide
Also on today's calendar: Comedy Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 67, low: 57.
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High school football top 10: Two teams crack into Chronicle's rankings this week (sfchronicle.com) — Half Moon Bay football fans can celebrate a strong showing, as Brandon Melo led the Cougars with three total touchdowns and 143 rushing yards in a 42-22 win over Carlmont-Belmont. His performance helped Half Moon Bay improve to 3-0 in a week that also reshuffled the Bay Area's overall high school football rankings.
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📸 Around Half Moon Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Half Moon Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- Comedy Day →
Robin Williams Meadow, SF
12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Free English Class | Clase de inglés gratuita
Half Moon Bay Library, 620 Correas Street, Half Moon Bay
10:00 am - Open Sewing
Half Moon Bay Library, 620 Correas Street, Half Moon Bay
10:00 am - Drop-in Lessons at HMB Parks and Rec →
Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay
6:00 pm - Odd Fellows Speaker Series: BEYOND THE MENU →
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7:00 pm - Half Moon Bay Beach Safety Run →
Half Moon Bay CA - BCU - Coastal Clean Up Day - Poplar Beach (HMB) →
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9:00 am - California Coastal Clean Up Day →
4000 Cabrillo Highway North, Half Moon Bay
9:00 am - Summer's End Music Festival →
Main Street at Stone Pine Road, Half Moon Bay
11:00 am - Summer's End Music Festival 2026 →
John L. Carter Memorial Park, Main St, Half Moon Bay
11:00 am - Walk for Mental Health with NAMIWalks 2026 San Mateo County →
Coyote Point Park, Duck Pond, 1701 Coyote Point Dr, San Mateo, CA, 94401
9:00 am - Comedy Improv Show! →
925 Main St, Half Moon Bay
7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Saw my first ever weasel today!
#lifeWeasel It was over by the boat ramp in the rocks of the jetty of the inner harbour, what a little sweetie! (Nextdoor El Granada) - Thank you to whoever left this puzzle for free in front of apartments on Ave.
Alhambra, it was a fun and interesting change :) (Nextdoor El Granada)
- U.S. Bank posted a job opening for Relationship Banker I - Half Moon Bay, CA (20 hrs) in Half Moon Bay. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Half Moon Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Half Moon Bay here.
🗞 Nearby News
Belmont
- Belmont moves ahead with ECR updates: Bike lanes, bus island and wider sidewalks in store for the new El Camino project (smdailyjournal.com)
- Teens need more places to meet IRL — their future success may depend on it (cnbc.com)
- Find a VotingMatters community discussion about California's 2026 election near you (livermorevine.com)
Burlingame
- New faculty spotlight: Sunandini Sharma, PhD (unmc.edu)
- Ronald Dell Davis (tooeleonline.com)
San Mateo
- SMC Engineer Charged In Crypto Trading Scheme: DOJ (patch.com)
Ok Half Moon Bay! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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