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🌱 What Santa Clara’s Central Park construction means for your next park day

Hi there, Santa Clara! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Santa Clara’s Central Park construction means for your next park day
  • How Santa Clara is turning World Cup buzz into free local events
  • How a $25M AI gift could reshape Santa Clara University

Also on today's calendar: April 18 - Earth Day Shredding Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Chance of a p.m. shower, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. From wildlife warnings to upgrades at landmark parks, here's what's happening outside in Silicon Valley this spring (paloaltoonline.com) — Santa Clara’s Central Park is undergoing long-term upgrades that affect parking, playground access, and picnic area reservations through summer 2027, though most of the park remains open. The broader roundup also highlights nearby Peninsula park renovations, Earth Month events, and outdoor safety advisories that Santa Clara residents may want to explore around Silicon Valley.
   

2. Santa Clara gears up for World Cup with STEM fair and community events (ktvu.com) — Santa Clara is rolling out World Cup-themed community events, starting with a free STEM fair this Sunday at the Santa Clara Convention Center across from Levi’s Stadium. Expect hands-on robotics, sports science demos, and upcoming night markets with DJs, local vendors, and FIFA-themed activities as the city prepares to host six World Cup matches this summer.
   

3. Santa Clara University Gets Major AI Gift, Names New Center for Donor and Sister (santaclaranews.org) — Santa Clara University is creating a major new AI center on its Sobrato Campus, powered by nearly $25 million from Nvidia executive and alumna Debora Shoquist. The Cunningham Shoquist Center will fund faculty, student fellowships, hackathons, and public events while emphasizing ethical, human-centered uses of AI in areas like healthcare, infrastructure, and robotics.
   

4. Santa Clara County placed toddler with relative who had felony record. He died weeks later (eastbaytimes.com) — Santa Clara County’s child welfare system is under scrutiny after a 2-year-old boy died weeks after being placed with a San Jose relative who previously faced felony child-endangerment charges stemming from an incident handled by Santa Clara police. State officials may extend oversight of the county’s child protection agency as local leaders question how such a placement was approved and what records were missed.
   

5. Prop. 64 at 10: Why the illicit cannabis market still dominates in California (mercurynews.com) — Santa Clara residents still can’t buy legal cannabis in their own city, so many are driving to nearby San Jose dispensaries that cluster just over the border. A decade after Prop. 64, most California cities still ban retail cannabis, leaving the illicit market dominant and limiting tax benefits that San Jose now enjoys but Santa Clara forgoes.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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