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🌱 How an Emeryville tech consultant became central to the Bob Lee case

Good morning Emeryville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an Emeryville tech consultant became central to the Bob Lee case
  • Why Philz pulled Pride flags, including at its Emeryville shop

Also on today's calendar: Historic Petaluma Hosts 43rd Butter & Egg Days Parade & Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sun, some clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From Rincon Hill Bloodshed to Murder Conviction: How Cops Tied a Tech Consultant to Bob Lee's Killing (hoodline.com) — An Emeryville-based tech consultant is at the center of Bloomberg’s new deep dive into the 2023 killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, tracing how detectives moved from Rincon Hill to an arrest at his Emeryville loft. The piece revisits the investigation, trial, and ongoing legal fallout while challenging early narratives that framed the stabbing as random street crime in San Francisco.
   

• Owner of SF coffee shop issues terse message after eruption over yanking down all Pride flags (nypost.com) — Philz Coffee’s recent decision to remove Pride flags from its Bay Area shops directly affects customers at its Emeryville location, where the Progress Pride flag once hung above the counter. The CEO says the company will replace flags with a single “unifying” artwork and continue LGBTQIA+ support through donations and Pride programming, but local advocates and some staff remain upset over how the change was handled.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Report of police activity in Berkeley, California.
    2:06AM on Apr 16: Nextdoor user reports hearing police or a microphone announcing "please vacate the area" in the Rockridge area, along with a loud… (Nextdoor )
  • TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Costco Forklift Operator in Berkeley. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Berkeley

  • UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers are using AI to revolutionize medical imaging (berkeley.edu)
  • When better sleep becomes ‘crisis work' (berkeley.edu)

San Francisco

  • Missing 80-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Last Seen In San Francisco (patch.com)
  • SF Couple Accused Of Murder In Toddler Overdose Case (patch.com)
  • SF Infant Diagnosed With Measles As CA Cases Continue To Spike (patch.com)

Ok Emeryville! 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: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Emeryville

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.