Cupertino’s Farmers Market Faces an Uncertain Summer

Cupertino’s weekly farmers market is facing an uncertain summer after a “miscommunication” between the market’s director and De Anza College, which hosts the market, Mercury News reports. The current agreement between the two parties ends July 1, but instead of extending it for another six months as it has in the past, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District solicited new bids from local farmers markets. This caught Jerry Lami, executive director of the West Coast Farmers Market Association, which runs the Cupertino market, by surprise.

Paula Norsell, a spokesperson for the district, told the Mercury News that periodically soliciting bids is simply a “good practice” to guarantee that the district has the most competitive vendor proposals. The district did send its request for proposals to West Coast, giving it the chance to return to the site — but even if its bid is selected, it’ll be finalized in September, leaving the Cupertino market high and dry for the months between, unless the district creates a workaround to allow West Coast to stay for the summer. “If I’m not successful with finding another location within Cupertino, then it’ll put 50 vendors, which are probably 400 families, out of work,” Lami told the Mercury News.

Robotic baristas are coming to Sacramento

High-tech coffee shop Botbar is opening a new location in downtown Sacramento, bringing its Wall-E-like robotic servers in tow, the Sacramento Bee reports. “At Botbar, we envision a future where people are liberated from monotonous tasks, allowing them to focus on what truly matters,” the coffee shop’s website reads. Highlights from this robot’s resume, again per Botbar’s website, include “passionate about service” and “reliable — never takes a sick day.” Hmm.

Boichik Bagels touches down on Fillmore Street

Uber-popular bagel maker Boichik Bagels has officially opened its second of three new San Francisco locations, according to SFist. This new Fillmore Street spot, in the former Glaze Teriyaki Grill space, has all the classic bagels, schmears, and sandwiches on the menu — note that Boichik is offering rainbow and trans flag black-and-white cookies during Pride month. Orders can be placed online.

Doc’s Clock hosts a “Happy Meow-er”

There’s no excuse to not be at Doc’s Clock this Saturday, June 22, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., when the Mission Street bar will be hosting a “Happy Meow-er” with adoptable kittens. The event is also a fundraiser for Toni’s Kitty Rescue — so even if you don’t plan to bring a new kitten home, come buy a drink.