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🌱 Patch AM: Dublin, Pleasanton Animal Shelter Costs Rise After Livermore Pulls Out

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Hello Dublin! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Dublin weighs pricier animal shelter deal after Livermore's exit
  • How two Dublin teens became Alameda County's top young poets
  • What Zeiss's new North America president means for Dublin's innovation hub

Also on today's calendar: Blue Valley Band Live @ LPV! and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 98, low: 59.
  • Thursday: Hot with blazing sunshine, with a high of 95 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dublin, Pleasanton Animal Shelter Costs Rise After Livermore Pulls Out (patch.com) — Dublin residents are facing higher animal shelter costs after Livermore exited a long-standing cost-sharing agreement, pushing Dublin's share from about $333,000 to more than $471,000 for 2026-27. The City Council is set to review a new, shorter-term agreement with Alameda County and Pleasanton that keeps the East County Animal Shelter operating while Dublin animals continue receiving services locally.
   

2. County selects winners of youth poet laureate competition (tricityvoice.com) — Two young poets from Dublin, Krishita Kataria and Tatiana Hernandez, have been named Alameda County's Youth Poet Laureate and Vice Laureate, highlighting talent nurtured at Dublin High School. Their work draws on cultural identity, social justice, and Indigenous heritage, and they'll help lead a countywide poetry project while advocating for more creative opportunities in local school curricula.
   

3. Zeiss Appoints Axel Christian President of Newly Unified North America Organization (eyewire.news) — Zeiss's new North America president, Axel Christian, will be based at the Zeiss Innovation Center in Dublin, underscoring the local site's importance in the company's future. His role unifies U.S. and Canadian operations, aiming to boost collaboration across medical technology, optics, and semiconductor-related businesses that already have a strong presence in the Bay Area.
   

4. Trans NYT executive allegedly killed by in-laws amid bitter family dispute (ifamnews.com) — A New York Times games division executive was fatally shot in a Dublin park parking lot, and the victim's in-laws have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Authorities say the killing followed years of family conflict and custody disputes, and the elderly suspects now face serious charges including first-degree murder and child endangerment.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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