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Friday May 22nd Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Where can you recycle old mattresses for free in Concord now?
  • Why a Concord youth nonprofit just earned statewide recognition
  • How Boots Riley’s new film weaves Concord into a changing Bay Area

Also on today's calendar: Coming Soon to Martinez! 205 Hidden Creek Court and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the weatherman's cheeks turn pink? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mattress Recycling Council's ‘Bye Bye Mattress' program adds two locations (thepress.net) — Concord residents now have two local, free options to recycle old mattresses and box springs through the Bye Bye Mattress program at 1-800 Got Junk on Shary Circle and Habitat for Humanity on Diamond Boulevard. The article explains drop-off limits, hours, and other countywide recycling choices.    

• Asm Anamarie Ávila Farías Names Community Youth Center as 2026 Nonprofit of the Year (contracosta.news) — A Concord-rooted nonprofit, Community Youth Center (CYC), has been named Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías’ 2026 Nonprofit of the Year, spotlighting youth programs based right in Concord. Serving over 2,000 kids annually through mentoring, education, and athletics, CYC is being honored at the Capitol as part of a statewide initiative celebrating standout community organizations.    

• Boots Riley is here to boost you (48hills.org) — Concord appears alongside Oakland, San Francisco, Hayward, and Walnut Creek as one of the real Bay Area backdrops that filmmaker Boots Riley weaves into his new movie, I Love Boosters. The film and an upcoming San Francisco talk explore fashion, inequality, and labor organizing through surreal, politically charged Bay Area storytelling that may resonate with local viewers who recognize familiar malls and neighborhoods.    


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    These two beauties were abandoned by their mom behind the shed in my backyard in Concord. I would love to keep them but unfortunately I travel for… (Nextdoor Saint Francis Park)
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    Perhaps the news article may not be valid. I sincerely apologize if this was the case. I was merely sharing what I believed would be true fact &… (Nextdoor Dana Estates)
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🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

  • Mistakes cost Heritage softball in playoff opener at College Park (thepress.net)
  • Mega Asian grocery stores are booming in this part of the Bay Area. Not everyone's happy about it (fresnobee.com)

Clayton

  • Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Adopts $7.25 Billion Budget Amid Funding Uncertainty (claycord.com)

Walnut Creek

  • Farmers Market Guide 2026: Where To Go, What To Know In Walnut Creek (patch.com)

Ok Concord! 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: He saw the climate change! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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