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🌱 How Orinda firefighters stopped a Highway 24 blaze before it spread
Orinda, California Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Orinda! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Orinda firefighters stopped a Highway 24 blaze before it spread
Also on today's calendar: This event has been canceled due to unforeseen events. and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunshine and not as hot, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
- Sunday: Areas of fog, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Car Fire In Orinda Scorches 1/2 Acre Amid Rising Temperatures (patch.com) — An early-morning car fire on Highway 24 near the Caldecott Tunnel in Orinda spread into a half-acre hillside brush blaze before Orinda-Moraga firefighters quickly contained it. The incident comes as dangerous heat and fire weather warnings grip the Bay Area, underscoring heightened wildfire risk for Orinda residents heading into the hottest day of the season so far. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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This event has been canceled due to unforeseen events. →
Moraga Commons Park, 1425 St Marys Rd, Moraga
2:00 pm -
Samba do Brazil – Dance Party at Rooted →
Rooted Coffee Co, 1321 Locust St, Walnut Creek
7:30 pm -
Contra Costa Vintage Market →
Zahra Boutique & BMO Bank Parking Lots, 3578 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
10:00 am -
2nd Annual Queer Faith Festival →
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Ln, Lafayette
2:00 pm -
Lamorinda Improv Theater Takes The Stage →
Orinda Theater, 2 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
8:00 pm -
Drumsticks & Demo Drives! →
Greenlight Driver Training, 730 Camino Ramon, Danville
10:00 am
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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Other local events
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Paws to Read - Saturday
Orinda Library 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
10:30 am -
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy
Orinda Library 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
2:00 pm -
Sunday Storytime →
Tilden Regional Park, 2501 Grizzly Peak Blvd, Orinda
10:30 am -
Paws to Read
Orinda Library 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
3:00 pm -
Mini Makers at the Orinda Library
Orinda Library 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
10:00 am -
Slhrs Open House & Model Train Show →
Slhrs Depot in Thrasher Park, 1302 Orchard Ave, San Leandro
10:00 am
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Saturday June 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors.
Yesterday (June 10) I saw from a ring camera that a guy wearing a lime green safety vest and carrying what seemed to be a small iPad and a telephone… (Nextdoor Sleepy Hollow)
- Busy Bees North America posted a job opening for Assistant Center Director in Moraga. Apply here.
- ServiceMaster posted a job opening for Future Opening: Day Porter Berkley in Berkeley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orinda here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lafayette
- Lafayette Settles Housing Element Lawsuit, Agrees to Consider Upzoning 130 Acres (davisvanguard.org)
Moraga
- Sydney Wilson Represents Saint Mary's at BSA Summit; Named Student-Athlete of the Year (smcgaels.com)
Berkeley
- Berkeley bolsters wildfire defenses with EMBER initiative as red flag weather looms (dailycal.org)
- Academic Innovation Catalyst accelerates Berkeley's pipeline from breakthrough to impact (berkeley.edu)
Ok Orinda! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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