Festive Fall Fun & Community Engagement in October

Fire Station 5 Open House

12 Oct 2024 Join the Palo Alto Fire Department at Station 5 for an Open House in celebration of Fire Prevention Week! Guests will enjoy station tours, fire engine and ambulance demonstrations, learning important fire safety tips, and an art table for kids. This is a great chance to meet your local firefighters, while supporting fire prevention and safety.

Fire Station 5, 600 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306

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Jack-O-Jaunt

25 Oct 2024 Come jaunt through our jack-o-lantern display 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Lytton Plaza. Be sure to cast your vote to tell us which jack-o-lantern is the scariest, cutest, and most creative.

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Pollinator Plants Walk & Talk

19 Oct 2024 Do you want to see more bees and butterflies in your garden? Learn about pollinator plants and how to care for them. The workshop will start with a short presentation, and then participants will walk to nearby pollinator gardens. Light refreshments will be provided.

Rinconada Library, Embarcadero Room, 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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Successfully Navigating College Admissions This Fall

22 Oct 2024 Join us for a Zoom presentation designed to equip families of juniors, sophomores, and freshmen with the knowledge they need to navigate the college admissions process and tackle recent changes with confidence.

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Hands on Workshop: Soil Testing for Home Gardeners

13 Oct 2024 Come get the dirt...on soil! Master Gardener Sharon Erickson will lead a hands on workshop on soil testing.

Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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Jack O'Lantern Jamboree!

30 Oct 2024 The Library is throwing a Halloween dance party and YOU'RE invited! Come decked out in costume and dance the night away with us.

Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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What We Sow in Cultivating Our Places: A Talk with Jennifer Jewell

19 Oct 2024 What We Sow in Cultivating Our Places: How a Garden Culture of Care Grows Places and Their People: A Talk with Jennifer Jewell—Saturday, October 19, 2 p.m., Art Center Auditorium, FREE
In her presentation, Jennifer Jewell will explore the philosophy of Cultivating Place, her national, award winning-public radio program and international podcast, based on the belief that gardens/gardeners are power

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Fall Grow Family Day

20 Oct 2024 Join us for a creative afternoon inspired by our fall exhibition, GROW, and the gardens around us! This family-oriented event features hands-on art making projects led by Art Center teaching artists and community partners!

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Free FrankenStuffie Workshop

26 Oct 2024 Free FrankenStuffie Workshop with Cubberley Artist Darryl Dieckman

Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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Police AB 481 Community Meeting for 2024

09 Oct 2024 Join the Palo Alto Police Department for the 2024 update on AB 481, a law which governs a police agency’s possession and use of certain types of equipment and requires the City Council to provide both authorization and oversight of its use. Provide feedback, ask questions, and learn more.

Rinconada Library ("Embarcadero Room"), 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 

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Crescent Park Traffic Calming Project Community Meeting

29 Oct 2024 The purpose of this meeting is to gather community feedback regarding the permanent implementation of the Crescent Park Traffic Calming Project.

City Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301

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Climate Protection Working Group Meeting

The October Climate Protection Working Group Meeting will discuss the Whole Home Electrification Program Proposal and Funding Study Policy Framework (Part 1).

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Rental Registry Program Property Owner’s Workshop

22 Oct 2024 Wondering how to navigate the online registration portal for the City’s new Rental Registry Program? Join us for one of our upcoming small group tutorials.

Community Meeting Room, City Hall Ground Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301

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Downtown Housing Plan Community Open House

10 Oct 2024 Join us to share your ideas and priorities for housing downtown.

Community Meeting Room, City Hall, Ground Floor, 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 

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Creating a Safer Community: Understanding and Defining Hate Crimes

15 Oct 2024 A public information session to understand and define hate crimes

Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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