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Cheers Palo Alto! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Family of AI scientist presses Palo Alto for deeper death probe
  • Last-second goal stuns Princeton in Palo Alto water polo thriller
  • How a mastodon tooth ended up at Stanford in Palo Alto

Also on today's calendar: Parent & Me Yoga and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
  • Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AI Scientist's Sudden Death Leads To Demand For Answers In Bay Area (patch.com) — Palo Alto residents are watching closely as the family of AI researcher Irfan Al-Hussaini demands a deeper investigation into his July death in a local apartment, which was ruled a suicide. Relatives, joined by their attorney, rallied outside Palo Alto City Hall seeking an independent medical review, pointing to timeline discrepancies and a fast-growing petition as reasons for renewed scrutiny.
   

• No. 11 Spartans Rally Past No. 8 Princeton in Down to the Wire Match (sjsuspartans.com) — A top-25 men's water polo showdown came right to Palo Alto's Avery Aquatic Center, where San José State stunned No. 8 Princeton with a last-second game-winner in the MPSF Invite. The Spartans rallied from behind to win 14–12 and now face powerhouse USC next, keeping high-level collegiate water polo action in town for local fans.
   

• Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area (kcra.com) — A well-preserved Pacific mastodon tooth discovered in a San Mateo County open space preserve has been donated to Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability in Palo Alto, where it's now being studied. Researchers say the nine-inch fossil, found during frog habitat restoration work, highlights both the region's ancient history and the importance of protecting local open spaces.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Unleashed dog in Juana Briones Park today morning.
    Please make sure you keep your pets on leash when out for a walk. It might make others using the park uncomfortable. Thank you! (Nextdoor Barron Park)
  • Event Cleanup & Helper – September 21
    Looking for help with event cleanup on September 21. The job involves putting items away, vacuuming, basic tidying up, moving some things, and… (Nextdoor College Terrace)
  • Ravenswood City School District posted a job opening for Custodian - Night in Palo Alto. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Los Altos Hills

  • Small, but anchored: Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation celebrates 35-year anniversary (losaltosonline.com)

Stanford

  • Miami Has Unlocked A Version Of Darian Mensah That Wake Forest Hasn't Seen (kentucky.com)
  • How do lawyers help end wars—and build a peace that lasts? Paul R. Williams, JD '90 in conversation with Allen S. Weiner, JD '89 (stanford.edu)
  • Wendy Yin (stanford.edu)

Redwood City

  • 63 Bay Area Kids Take The Stage For Musical In San Mateo (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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