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🌱 Patch AM: Hazmat Emergency Followed By Two Concord Fires

And check out WALNUT CREEK UNCORKED: Sip, Savor & Stroll Through Downtown! 🍷 on the Concord Patch calendar

Thursday June 18th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Fluorine leak and back-to-back house fires rattle Concord
  • How a Concord par-3 delivered a once-in-a-lifetime golf shot
  • Why Brentwood’s planners said no to Concord favorite Vinnie’s expansion

Also on today's calendar: WALNUT CREEK UNCORKED: Sip, Savor & Stroll Through Downtown! 🍷 and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A steady afternoon breeze, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hazmat Emergency Followed By Two Concord Fires (patch.com) — Concord residents saw a busy week for Contra Costa Fire as crews handled a hazardous fluorine leak at an industrial facility, safely evacuating workers and fully containing the gas. Firefighters then battled two separate house fires in Concord on consecutive days, including a roof-cutting operation on Babel Lane and a blaze on Andrews Drive that displaced residents and involved rescuing several pets.    

• Janet Johnson, Sistas on the Links Founder Scores First-Ever Hole-in-One – African American Golfer's Digest (africanamericangolfersdigest.com) — Concord’s Skylinks at Buchanan Fields Golf Course was the scene of a memorable milestone when Sistas on the Links founder Janet Johnson scored her first-ever hole-in-one on March 29. Her 92-yard shot on Hole 3, witnessed by fellow club members, highlights both her dedication to the game and her broader work encouraging women’s fellowship and participation in golf.    

• Vinnie's Not Coming to Brentwood After Planning Commission Denial (contracosta.news) — A popular Concord nightlife operator has decided not to expand to Brentwood after that city’s Planning Commission unanimously rejected a permit to allow cocktails at a similar venue there. Concord’s Vinnie’s Emporium was repeatedly cited as a successful, well-run example, including praise from a Concord police lieutenant, but Brentwood officials said their downtown plan and neighborhood concerns outweighed the proposal.    


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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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