🌱 Why Portola Valley’s power went out—and how PG&E fixed it

Good morning to you Portola Valley! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Portola Valley’s power went out—and how PG&E fixed it

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Portola Valley or nearby? Post it to the Portola Valley calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Cool with clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Nearly 3,000 homes lose power near Portola Valley (rwcpulse.com) — More than 2,700 residents in central Portola Valley, Ladera, Portola Valley Ranch and La Honda briefly lost power Monday night after an underground equipment issue near a Menlo Park PG&E substation. Crews fixed the problem within about 30 minutes, restoring electricity by 8:45 p.m., well ahead of the original 2:30 a.m. estimate.
   

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📸 Around Portola Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portola Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday April 7

• Paws for Tales
  765 Portola Rd, Portola Valley
  4:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

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Other local events

Thursday April 2

• Baby Bounce Storytime
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  10:30 am
• 3D Print and Paint
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  3:00 pm

Saturday April 4

• DIY Stained Glass
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  12:30 pm
• Ab-SEW-lute Beginners
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  2:00 pm

Monday April 6

• Make It With Magnetic Tiles
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  3:00 pm

Tuesday April 7

• Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  10:30 am
• Computer Lab
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  3:00 pm

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📣 Portola Valley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 1

• The Whodunit? Mystery Book Club At Los Altos Library
  Los Altos Library , 13 South San Antonio Road , Los Altos
  10:15 am
• Computer Basics: Computer Security Basics
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Portola Valley Library , 765 Portola Road , Portola Valley
  10:30 am
• Little Ones Storytime
  Children's Library , 1276 Harriet Street , Palo Alto
  10:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Portola Valley PatchAM possible:

• Amara — (650) 486-1703
  A California cuisine restaurant with mediterranean leaning.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Police activity in San Jose, California.
  12:33PM on Mar 30: Report of police activity in San Jose, California. 12:32PM on Mar 30: Police activity affecting light rail at Japantown/Ayer… (Nextdoor )
• Traffic is at a standstill on CA-87 S reported at...
  Traffic is at a standstill on CA-87 S reported at 5:08 PM. (Nextdoor )

• Moldaw Residences posted a job opening for Activities Coordinator in Palo Alto. Apply here.
• Hammon Plating posted a job opening for Clean Room Packaging in Palo Alto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portola Valley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Woodside

• Regulars are once again flocking to this 35-year-old Redwood City taqueria following a 3-year closure (almanacnews.com)
• Scots smash past Wildcats in league match (scotscoop.com)

Palo Alto

• Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder retires following medical leave (paloaltoonline.com)
• Illusive Comics & Games, LLC - Palo Alto, CA Patch (patch.com)

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Ok Portola Valley! 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: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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