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🌱 Patch AM: San Leandro Man Sentenced For Deadly Castro Valley Marijuana Deal: Report
Be sure to catch Summer Flea Market (Indoor) 40+ Vendors on the Castro Valley Patch calendar
Good morning Castro Valley! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Castro Valley marijuana deal ends in 22-year prison sentence
- Will Castro Valley homeowners need to rip out their fences and plants?
Also on today's calendar: Summer Flea Market (Indoor) 40+ Vendors and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• San Leandro Man Sentenced For Deadly Castro Valley Marijuana Deal: Report (patch.com) — Castro Valley residents are learning more about the 22-year prison sentence given to a San Leandro man for a 2018 killing during a marijuana deal on John Court near I-580 and I-238. Jurors found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not murder, after testimony described a dispute over $20 of marijuana and a claimed self-defense response to a perceived weapon. 
• How nearly 2 million California homes must adjust landscaping under just-approved wildfire rule (fresnobee.com) — Homes in Castro Valley's East Bay hills are officially in California's highest wildfire-risk zones and will face new "Zone 0" defensible-space rules over the next several years. The regulations will require clearing flammable materials within 5 feet of structures, tightening landscaping under roof eaves, and eventually replacing nearby wooden fencing and gates with noncombustible materials in designated high-risk areas statewide.
📸 Around Castro Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Castro Valley
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Re-take/Make-up picture day
Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
7:30 am - Friday Flag Assembly
Palomares Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94552
8:10 am - Padres Latino de Vannoy
Vannoy Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94546
8:30 am - CVUSD Black/African American Families BBQ
Creekside Middle School Castro Valley, CA 94546
5:00 pm - Black/African-American/African Family Gathering
Vannoy Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94546
5:00 pm - CVHS Choir Alumni Desert
Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
7:00 pm - Girls JV & Var Flag Football vs Bishop O'Dowd
Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball all levels vs Vintage (Napa)
Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
4:30 pm - Summer Flea Market (Indoor) 40+ Vendors →
Kenneth C Aitken Senior Center, 17800 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley
8:00 am - Ready Set Homeschool With HSC →
Oakland Peace Center, 111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland
10:00 am - Yard Sale Benefiting Angus & Friends Cat Rescue 8/30/26 in Castro Valley →
2360 Farley St, Castro Valley
11:00 am
Friday August 21
Tuesday August 25
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
📣 Castro Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Back to School Night
Creekside Middle School Castro Valley, CA 94546
5:30 pm - Re-take/Make-up picture day
Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
7:30 am - Padres Latino de Vannoy
Vannoy Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94546
8:30 am - Black/African-American/African Family Gathering
Vannoy Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94546
5:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
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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- Coastline Christian Schools — (510) 522-0200
- Shepherd's Gate New Life Thrift Store — (925) 606-1924
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Help me!!
I lost my cat on August 16 2026, last seen Castro Valley Summerglen, 2 years old, around 13 pounds, orange and white, very fluffy, friendly, may be… (Nextdoor Palomares Hills) - So, is this El Nino winter going to be as huge as they say?
They are saying historic, the biggest since 1870. The numbers they are reading are beyond anything they have ever read. If this is true, what are… (Nextdoor Coldwater-Shadow Ridge)
- Corovan posted a job opening for Coordinator, Customer Service II - TR in San Leandro. Apply here.
- LaborMAX Staffing posted a job opening for Traffic Flagger $16.50 per hour in San Leandro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castro Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Leandro
- Trailer trucks on I-580? Lifting the ban would open the floodgates on it, study finds (oaklandside.org)
- GrubMarket grabs another acquisition to enter U.K. food supply chain biz (dcvelocity.com)
Hayward
- Newsom celebrates full rollout of transitional kindergarten, free school meals (fresnobee.com)
- Puneet Gupta of MG Environmental Consulting: Navigating Solo Success in Environmental Solutions (valiantceo.com)
San Ramon
- San Ramon Fall Recreation Registration Open (patch.com)
- Armed Robbery In San Ramon Leads To Police Chase, Crash (patch.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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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