Friday: Turning sunny; cool, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A Vibrant Castro Valley Garden: Photo Of The Day (patch.com) — Castro Valley residents Vicky and Guy Milam turned pandemic downtime into a thriving home garden that now yields zucchini, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and pollinator-friendly flowers. Their lush yard is featured as a local Photo of the Day, and neighbors are invited to submit their own high-quality images showcasing Northern California's beauty.
• Man Sentenced For Deadly Castro Valley Marijuana Deal: Report (patch.com) — A San Leandro man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for a 2018 shooting that killed Joseph Gormley during a marijuana deal in Castro Valley near I-580 and I-238. Jurors convicted him of voluntary manslaughter, rejecting a murder charge, after conflicting accounts about whether the shooting was self-defense over a $20 drug sale.
• How nearly 2 million California homes must adjust landscaping under just-approved wildfire rule (fresnobee.com) — If you live in Castro Valley's higher East Bay hills, your home is in a newly targeted very high wildfire risk zone, and new state rules will soon change what you can keep within 5 feet of your house. Over the next five years, many residents must clear flammable materials, maintain vegetation, and eventually replace wooden fencing near structures as part of California's new Zone 0 defensible space standards.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Looking for a good rescue group or resource for TNR. I am not comfortable in just handing over a cat to a proclaimed rescue group, and would like to potentially get involved. (Nextdoor Castro Valley Blvd)
Highly Recommend Jordan King with Clark's Pest Control I highly recommend Jordan King with Clark's Pest Control. I live in Wildwood of Five Canyons, and because we live in the Canyons, ants can be a real… (Nextdoor Five Canyons)
HCAOA posted a job opening for Bilingual Caregiver - English & Spanish in Castro Valley. Apply here.
Ross Stores posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in San Leandro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castro Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Leandro
Bay Area Superintendent Accused of Unwanted Advances Toward Female Colleague (pulptastic.com)
GrubMarket grabs another acquisition to enter U.K. food supply chain biz (dcvelocity.com)
Full Turn Custom Apparel Connects RepSpark to AIMS360 Apparel ERP, Ending Manual Order Entry (thegolfwire.com)
Hayward
Newsom celebrates full rollout of transitional kindergarten, free school meals (fresnobee.com)
California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress (adn.com)
Danville
Diablo Range Named Official California Conservation Priority (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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