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South Bay Today
Monday, August 17, 2026
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🌤 mostly sunny · high 83°, low 57°
Today's calendar frontloads: the best of it starts before noon, so read this one with your coffee and decide fast. After work the county shifts into wind-down mode, with free, hands-on classes in stretching, meditating, and making things spread between San Jose and Los Altos.
Today's field guide
Donuts, creek miles, and a Pokemon rematch
Three separate ideas today, each with a meal attached. Morning is a free one-on-one resume session at King Library with Stan's donuts first, afternoon is creekside miles on the Los Gatos Creek Trail with schnitzel at Naschmarkt after, and evening is the Pokemon club at Cambrian Library followed by Mexican plates and a margarita at Aqui.
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Morning pick
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11:00 AM · King Library · San Jose · Free
Sit down with an SJPL Works volunteer for hands-on help with job applications and resumes.
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Breakfast nearby
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Breakfast · Santa Clara · Under $15/person
Retro, dinerlike eatery with a basic menu of acclaimed donuts, sandwiches & soda-fountain treats.
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Afternoon pick
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Afternoon · Campbell · Free
Paved track for walkers, cyclists & other non-motorized transport alongside the Los Gatos Creek.
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Lunch nearby
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Lunch · Campbell · $30–60/person
Fine Viennese dining featuring traditional dishes like Wiener schnitzel, quark spaetzle & goulash.
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Evening pick
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5:00 PM · Cambrian Library · San Jose · Free
Trade Pokemon cards, battle other players, and pick up strategy tips at this weekly meetup.
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Dinner nearby
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Dinner · Campbell · $15–30/person
Link in an area counter-serve chain offers Californian takes on Mexican faves along with margaritas.
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Tonight's pick
Watercolor Workshop for Adults
7:00 PM · Los Altos Library · Los Altos · Free
It's an adults-only art night you can show up to empty-handed: brushes, paper, and watercolor supplies are all provided on-site, and it's free. A better Monday reset than another episode of whatever you're watching.
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Also on the calendar
Most of today's picks start before noon, with one 5 PM option held back for anyone who can't play hooky. Open the full calendar →
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9:00 AM · King Library · San Jose · Free
Drop into the AI Center to try new tools and experiment with tech projects alongside SJSU students and staff.
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9:00 AM · Rancho San Antonio Preserve · Los Altos · Free
Hike Rancho San Antonio Preserve's rolling trails on a guided wildcard ramble through the hills.
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10:00 AM · Mt. Pleasant Library · San Jose · Free
Try a scavenger hunt, ring toss, and sensory bins at this Summerween craft morning.
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11:00 AM · Central Park Library - Edinger Room · Santa Clara
Practice the 128 USCIS civics questions plus reading and writing skills in this six-week citizenship prep class.
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5:00 PM · Hillview Library · San Jose · Free
Stretch through a slow-paced practice with poses adapted for every body, mat included from home.
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Civic meetings tonight
Palo Alto — City Council Regular Meeting · 5:30 PM
What neighbors are asking
r/SanJose is in matchmaking mode this week: tiffin delivery recommendations, goth club nights, Commander pods, and one more photo tribute to Lake Cunningham.
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A resident asks for recommendations for home-cooked Indian tiffin meal delivery services in San Jose.
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A newcomer asks about goth or new wave club nights in the San Jose area.
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A hiker shares another photo dump from a favorite trip to Lake Cunningham.
r/SanJose
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A couple is looking for chill people to regularly play Magic: The Gathering Commander with.
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