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🌱 Patch AM: Electric Car Burned For Hours On I-580, Prompting SigAlert

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Electric car fire shuts lanes on I-580 near Greenville Road
  • What's new and where to go at Saturday's ArtWalk?

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!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 101 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 99, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Hot with scorching sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Electric Car Burned For Hours On I-580, Prompting SigAlert (patch.com) — Drivers in Livermore faced major delays Sunday evening after a three-vehicle crash on eastbound I-580 near Greenville Road caused an electric Hyundai to burn for several hours and shut down three lanes. The fire completely destroyed the car but, notably for local commuters, no injuries were reported as the SigAlert stretched into the night.
   

• ArtWalk returns to downtown Livermore this weekend (livermorevine.com) — Downtown Livermore will be filled with more than 200 artists, live music, and a new Chalk the Walk festival during the free 35th annual ArtWalk this Saturday, Oct. 10. Booths will line First Street, Bankhead Plaza, Livermorium Plaza, and nearby streets, coinciding with a striking life-sized elephant sculpture installation at Bankhead Plaza and Stockmen's Park.
   

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San Ramon

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Ok Livermore! 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: "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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