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Coming up on the Castro Valley Patch calendar: FINAL DAY: Wines as low as $8 per bottle!

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Morning Castro Valley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can the Trojans turn their season around at Friday's home game?
  • What Dublin's Rigatoni's closure means for Castro Valley pasta lovers

Also on today's calendar: FINAL DAY: Wines as low as $8 per bottle! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Football Recap: Heritage Rolls Past Castro Valley (maxpreps.com) — Castro Valley High's Trojans fell 33-13 to Heritage but now turn their attention to a key home game against Moreau Catholic this Friday at 7 p.m. The Trojans are 0-2 and on a three-game skid, making this their first big chance to reset their season in front of local fans.
   

• Rigatoni's restaurant closes for good in Dublin after 27 years (danvillesanramon.com) — Dublin's Rigatoni's has closed after 27 years, but the Italian restaurant group is steering customers to its remaining Rigatoni's location in Castro Valley. The concept actually began in Castro Valley before expanding, so local diners can still find their familiar menu close to home despite the Tri-Valley downsizing.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Not tomorrow but next weekend I will be hosting another barbecue for the unhoused at Adobe park in Castro Valley right behind that nations & O'Reilly's.
    Once again I will like to make this big to show the Unhoused we care about them. The holidays are coming up so let's spread some love, just because… (Nextdoor Grove Way)
  • We saw a fox in our backyard today.
    It's been doing all you can eat on our persimmons. It was walking along our fence. I think it's been scaling the fence. Can't do much about it. … (Nextdoor Palomares Hills)
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Hayward. Apply here.
  • HomeTeam Pest Defense posted a job opening for Pest Control Technician - Commercial Dept. (WILL TRAIN!) in Hayward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castro Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hayward

  • Alameda County DA, 29 other jurisdictions reach $3.15 million settlement with Terminix (mercurynews.com)
  • Bay Area prep football Week 2, 2026: Weekend scoreboard, how Top 25 fared (eastbaytimes.com)

Dublin

  • Rigatoni's restaurant closes for good in Dublin after 27 years (pleasantonweekly.com)
  • TV Host Accused Of Assassination Threat Mom Forgives Son's Killer: CA News (patch.com)
  • 'A common purpose over division': Democrat Wahab sworn into Congress with bipartisan aspirations (pleasantonweekly.com)

Ok Castro 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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