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In today's newsletter:

• How a Benicia teen is helping save homeless cats nearby
• How a Benicia wildlife rescuer is confronting California’s overheated oceans

Also on today's calendar: Don Arbor and the Bay Area All-Stars and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 3 feet, but can not walk... 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Vallejo feline adoption event is the cat's meow (mercedsunstar.com) — A Benicia High School student is among the volunteers helping Community Cat Advocates place rescued cats and kittens in new homes at weekly adoption events in Vallejo and El Cerrito. The all-volunteer group offers low-cost spay and neuter services, relies on foster homes across the Bay Area, and showcases fully vetted cats every weekend for potential adopters.    

• Record ocean heat off California coast echoes ‘The Blob,' killing seabirds and reshaping weather outlook (santacruzsentinel.com) — A Benicia-based wildlife rehabilitation technician is on the front lines in Fairfield treating starving seabirds linked to a record marine heat wave off California’s coast. Scientists warn the unusually warm ocean is already killing birds, could worsen wildfire risk, and may reshape the state’s weather through a potentially strong El Niño later this year.    

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📸 Around Benicia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benicia

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Don Arbor and the Bay Area All-Stars →
  Lucca Bar & Grill, 439 First St, Benicia
  6:30 pm

Sunday May 24

• Bay Area KidFest is back at the Concord Pavilion May 24-25 →
  Toyota Pavilion at Concord, 2000 Kirker Pass Rd, Concord
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday May 10

• Vallejo Plant & Seed Exchange →
  Carolina Communal Garden, 120 Carolina St, Vallejo
  1:30 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Final Elementary Band Concert @ Matthew Turner
  Robert Semple Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
  6:00 pm
• Final Elementary Band Concert @ Matthew Turner Elementary
  Joe Henderson Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
  6:00 pm
• Final Elementary Band Concert, MTE Multipurpose Room
  Matthew Turner Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• In Harmony Music - Family Music and Movement Classes →
  In Harmony Music, 101 E H St Suite D, Benicia
  9:00 am
• 56th Annual Benicia Chamber Golf Tournament →
  Blue Rock Springs Golf Club, 655 Columbus Pkwy, Vallejo
  11:00 am

Sunday May 17

• American Canyon High School Choir presents A Soundtrack of the Year →
  St Peter's Chapel, 1181 Walnut Ave, Vallejo
  3:00 pm
• Silent Book Club →
  Bookshop Benicia, 636 First St, Benicia
  5:00 pm

Friday May 22

• BHS Improv Show — TABBS →
  Benicia High School, 1101 Military W, Benicia
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 24

• Great Music Belongs to Everyone →
  Benicia Clock Tower, 1189 Washington St, Benicia
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SunSource posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Industrial Supply in Benicia. Apply here.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories posted a job opening for Sr. Production Assembler in Hercules. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Vallejo

• Vallejo School District anticipates historic 50th annual Special Olympics (timesheraldonline.com)
• Woman Killed in Scooter Crash Near Sonoma Boulevard and Kentucky Street [Vallejo, CA] (sweetlaw.com)
• Solano County leaders give thanks to motherly advice (timesheraldonline.com)

Martinez

• Antioch man charged with murder in fatal East Bay shooting (mercurynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A yard Stick... (Thank you Dan S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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