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š± Patch AM: How Metaās office cuts and layoffs could ripple into Bellevue jobs
Spotted on the Bellevue calendar: Partners in the Gospel Regional Community Gathering in Bellevue
Cheers Bellevue! 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 Meta's office cuts and layoffs could ripple into Bellevue jobs
Also on today's calendar: 4 Truths About Long-term Care and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Morning mist; mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
- Tuesday: A morning shower in spots, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meta puts additional office spaces up for sublease in western WA (kiro7.com) — Meta's ongoing pullback from office space in western Washington includes impacts on staff in Bellevue, alongside Seattle and Redmond. With more local offices up for sublease and over a thousand King County jobs cut or shifted toward AI roles, tech workers in Bellevue may feel continued uncertainty about long-term office and employment stability. 
📸 Around Bellevue
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bellevue
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★ Featured events ★
- Partners in the Gospel Regional Community Gathering in Bellevue →
Bellevue
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
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Other local events
- Convene Pacific Northwest Regional Gathering →
11200 Southeast 6th Street, Bellevue - In-Person Beading with NWBS Crossroads Mall →
Crossroads Mall, 15600 Northeast 8th Street, Bellevue
11:00 am - OUTREACH Crossroads →
Bellevue WA
11:00 am - 4 Truths About Long-term Care →
Online Webinar
12:00 pm - Meet the SCORE Mentors →
200 108th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue - Core and Fair Housing →
Ridgewood Corporate Center, 150 120th Ave NE, Bellevue
9:00 am - EARLY START Bellevue →
North Bellevue Community Center, 4063 148th Ave NE, Bellevue
10:00 am - Harvest Festival →
Bellevue Demonstration Garden -- King County Master Gardeners, 15500 SE 16th St, Bellevue
10:00 am - Aphasia Communication & Support Group →
Overlake Medical Center, 1035 116th Ave NE, Bellevue
1:30 pm - Pelvic Floor Wellness: Women 30+ →
Overlake Education Center - Highmark, 1740 NW Maple St, Issaquah
6:00 pm - Mental Health First Aid: Adult 2-day →
Online via Zoom
4:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Thursday September 24
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for help in paving, fencing.
And if you are good then retaining walls, moving rocks, etc. (Nextdoor Lake Hills/Conifer Crest) - Seattle Fire Department responds to a second-floor apartment fire at 600 SW Kenyon St.
2:23AM on Sep 13: Firefighters are responding to reports of a fire in an apartment building in the 600 block of SW Kenyon St. (Nextdoor )
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Bellevue. Apply here.
- Watermark Retirement Communities, Inc. posted a job opening for Bartender in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellevue here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mercer Island
- MIHS Football Handle Redmond in Home Opener (mihsislander.org)
- What's next for our beloved Deane's Children's (Dragon) Park? / Hamer Time (mi-reporter.com)
- Seattle road closures that could interrupt your weekend travel plans (kiro7.com)
Redmond
- Network Engineer (Starlink) - SpaceX - Redmond, WA, US (dice.com)
- Tesla Packs 310 Wall Connectors Into 33 Business Sites (teslanorth.com)
- Cutaneous perforator mapping and ink-based perfusion assessment in an ovine model: An anatomical study and systematic review (nih.gov)
Ok Bellevue! 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: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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