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In today's newsletter:

  • How San Mateo police helped crack a 33-year-old stolen car mystery

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Waves & Watts EcoFest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Stolen 1971 Chevelle Came Home After 33 Years. Now Its Owner Has to Prove It Exists (theautowire.com) — San Mateo County's role was key in reuniting a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle with its original owner after it vanished here in 1993, thanks to a VIN check involving San Mateo police and CHP. The piece then explains the legal, insurance, and DMV hurdles any Californian might face if a long‑stolen vehicle suddenly turns up decades later.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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