🌱 Patch AM: Albany landlords: Are you missing out on major earthquake retrofit grants?

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• Albany landlords: Are you missing out on major earthquake retrofit grants?

Also on today's calendar: Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Property owners can apply for earthquake retrofit grant funding under state initiative (smmirror.com) — Albany apartment owners with 5–10 units can now apply for a state grant that covers up to 70% of eligible earthquake retrofit costs, but only until September 30, 2026. Buildings must be older soft-story wood-frame structures under a mandatory local retrofit notice. Owners can confirm eligibility and register online through the California Residential Mitigation Program.
   

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Friday September 25
• Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 →
  1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 →
  1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Five Little Monkeys 25th Anniversary Celebration! →
  1240 Solano Ave, Albany
  11:00 am
Thursday October 1
• New To You: a premiere gallery exhibition →
  Starfish Arts, 1227 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Toddler Time →
  Albany Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany
  10:30 am
Sunday September 27
• If A Tree Falls →
  St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
  4:00 pm
Friday October 2
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• The Importancce of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  2:00 pm
Friday October 9
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  2:00 pm

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