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🌱 Patch AM: How Measure J could reshape Cubberley and raise Palo Alto’s sales tax

Spotted on the Palo Alto calendar: Flamenco de A

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Greetings Palo Alto! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Measure J could reshape Cubberley and raise Palo Alto's sales tax
  • Which Palo Alto and Peninsula events are worth your time this week?
  • How a forgotten 1800s "3D photo" tech echoes today's Silicon Valley

Also on today's calendar: Flamenco de A and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Measure J sparks debate over Cubberley's future (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto voters will soon decide Measure J, a proposed 0.5% sales tax increase that would fund major upgrades and land purchases for the aging Cubberley Community Center. Supporters tout long-delayed seismic, HVAC and arts improvements, while opponents question whether the general tax truly guarantees money for Cubberley and criticize the city's process and ballot language.
   

• What's up this week: Paly students' science book, political satire sketch show, '90s rockers, a PBS travel host and more (paloaltoonline.com) — Palo Alto High School students are launching their science-themed picture book "The Brave Fuzzy" at Books Inc. Palo Alto this weekend, one of several local events happening in and around town. Residents can also catch jazz at Meyhouse on Emerson, author talks, theater in Mountain View and Los Altos, concerts at Stanford and Menlo Park, and a visit from travel guru Rick Steves.
   

• Photography meets Victorian-era 3D printing in Cantor Art Center's new show (paloaltoonline.com) — A new exhibition at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center explores a 19th-century "photosculpture" technology that blended photography with early 3D techniques, drawing timely parallels to today's Silicon Valley innovation culture. On view through Jan. 18, the free show traces French inventor François Willème's rise and fall and connects his work to modern 3D printing and AI-era imaging. The Palo Alto Weekly notes that community support keeps this kind of local arts coverage going.
   

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    Saturday September 26
  • Flamenco de A →
    Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Palo Alto Unified School District posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palo Alto here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Stanford

  • Stanford University uses AI to change students' race in dining hall advertising photo (wbal.com)
  • Nneka Ogwumike leaves WNBA transformed, forever marked by her influence (centraloregondaily.com)
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai says this one uncomfortable habit gets young workers ahead (fortune.com)

Cupertino

  • 'Busy' Brothel Busted By DA In Cupertino: Authorities (patch.com)

Ok Palo Alto! 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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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