Thursday: Not as hot, turning breezy, with a high of 91 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Breezy and not as warm, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dixon Fire Personnel Deploy to Monterey County Wildfires (independentvoice.com) — Benicia firefighters are part of a Solano County strike team battling the Timber and Plaskett wildfires in Monterey County, working in steep terrain to protect structures and contain the flames. Their deployment, alongside crews from Dixon, Fairfield, St. Helena and Calistoga, highlights how mutual aid agreements let Benicia lend critical personnel and engines when major wildfires overwhelm local resources.
• California's High Gas Prices: Who's Responsible? (dailysignal.com) — Benicia drivers are feeling California's record-high gas prices, and the recent shutdown of Valero's Benicia refinery is part of why statewide fuel costs remain so steep. The piece frames the issue as a political fight, with critics blaming Governor Newsom's energy policies and refinery closures while others point to global market disruptions and limited refining capacity.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Looking for a licensed contractor to repair/replace significant wood rot under house and install proper drainage. We will also need our kitchen floor and cabinets replaced and finished. Need work completed sooner than later. (Nextdoor West Manor)
Any recommendations for someone to clean gutters on two-story home in Southampton. Thanks Thanks for all the recommendations. Responses for this post will now be closed. (Nextdoor Old Southampton)
Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Vallejo. Apply here.
Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Martinez. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vallejo
Vallejo's Empress Theatre amps up entertainment offerings, dining (fresnobee.com)
Trio of organizations fix roof of Vallejo veteran Paul Hickey (timesheraldonline.com)
Mac Dre Will Get a Vallejo Street Named in His Honor (kqed.org)
Martinez
Free Community Resource Fair Coming To Downtown Martinez Thursday (claycord.com)
Antioch man charged with human, sex trafficking following years-long investigation (antiochherald.com)
Concord
City Hands Data Center Details To Community Committee After Approving Development (patch.com)
Prepare Yourself For Neighborly Love And Cultural Get Down Night Market Style In Contra Costa (patch.com)
Ok Benicia! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!