Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Free Student Meals and 11 more events
Also, don't miss Family Storytime on the Pinole Patch calendar

Good morning Pinole! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Free Student Meals at El Sobrante Library
- Family Storytime at El Sobrante Library
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 59.
- Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
📸 Around Pinole
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinole
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- Free Student Meals
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
2:30 pm - Family Storytime
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
10:30 am - Free Student Meals
El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
2:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Storytime for Littles
San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
10:30 am - Toddler Stay and Play Social Hour
Crockett Library 991 Loring, Crockett, CA 94525
11:15 am - Family Storytime
Rodeo Library 220 Pacific Avenue, Rodeo, CA 94572
1:00 pm - Time to work on Keenan training (no meeting)
John Swett Unified Rodeo, CA 94572
2:45 pm - After School Meals
San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
3:00 pm - Teen Video Game Afternoon
San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
3:30 pm - San Ramon LEGO® Club
San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
4:00 pm - Verses & Voices Poetry Workshop
San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
5:30 pm - Back to School Night
John Swett Unified Rodeo, CA 94572
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
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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- Hammett Integrative Health — (510) 779-2772
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Threat prompts police activity at school in Lafayette, California.
1:02PM on Aug 17: Acalanes High School is on lockdown as police determine if there is a viable threat. (Nextdoor ) - Pack of 4 coyotes in the neighborhood....
hunting your pets. 10pm Marlesta and Belmont way (Nextdoor Willowbrook)
- Nordstrom posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stock - Pinole Vista Crossing Rack in Pinole. Apply here.
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee - Full Time in Pinole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pinole here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hercules
- Q2 Earnings Roundup: Custom Truck One Source (NYSE:CTOS) And The Rest Of The Specialty Equipment Distributors Segment (stockstory.org)
San Pablo
- Oakland's largest affordable housing provider outsources property management (oaklandvoices.us)
- Area Code 510: Location Map, Time Zone, and Get Number (goodcall.com)
Richmond
- What's the Buzz: Flor Hermosa coffee stand is Richmond's best setting yet (grandviewindependent.com)
- A Richmond hit-and-run 'changed our family forever.' But community support helped us survive (richmondside.org)
- 8/19/26 Rally To Defend The Crockett 19: DROP The Charges NOW! (indybay.org)
Ok Pinole! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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