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🌱 Patch AM: Which Benicia burger and businesses just earned “best in town” bragging rights?

Also, don't miss Pacheco's Artisan Fair on the Benicia Patch calendar

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Good day Benicia! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Benicia burger and businesses just earned "best in town" bragging rights?
  • What Benicia's refinery shutdown could mean for diesel prices and inflation

Also on today's calendar: Pacheco's Artisan Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
  • Friday: A steady morning breeze, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• August 20 Vallejo/Vacaville Arts-Entertainment Source: Faces and Places (timesheraldonline.com) — Benicia's first-ever Burger Cup just crowned The Cafe at The Inn as Double Gold winner, alongside a full slate of "Best of Benicia" business awards that spotlight local favorites from restaurants to salons and service providers. Residents can now see which hometown spots judges and neighbors rated tops, from burgers and bakeries to gyms, plumbers, and community organizations. It's a handy snapshot of where Benicians are eating, shopping, and getting things done.
   

• "Diesel Crack Spread Screams Economic Red Alert, and Inflation Will Soon Surge" (blogspot.com) — A major Valero refinery in Benicia is described as permanently closed, part of what the writer calls a nationwide collapse in diesel refining capacity that could drive sharp price spikes and broader inflation. The piece argues that war-related supply shocks, refinery shutdowns in California and Texas, and a low Strategic Petroleum Reserve are converging into a serious diesel shortage. It urges individuals, especially Californians, to prepare for higher fuel and food costs through greater self-reliance.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 19
  • Computer Help
    Contra Costa County Public Library 1750 Oak Park Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
    10:00 am
  • I Heart Toddler Art
    Contra Costa County Public Library 1750 Oak Park Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
    11:00 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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Vallejo. Apply here.
  • Black Bear Diner Vallejo posted a job opening for Line Cook in Vallejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vallejo

  • Tara Beasley-Stansberry joins the race for District 5 Vallejo City Council (timesheraldonline.com)
  • August 20 Vallejo/Vacaville Arts-Entertainment Source: Activities (timesheraldonline.com)
  • Public Enemy, LaRussell Bring High-Energy Performances To Stern Grove (patch.com)

Martinez

  • You May Soon Stroll Martinez With a Cocktail as "Entertainment Zone" Moves Ahead Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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