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🌱BART Extended Hours + Farmers' Market Food Truck In Antioch

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Hello, neighbors! It's Jeri Karges, your host of the Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now. Today's issue includes...

  • Contra Costa was the windiest spot in the Bay Area on Monday.
  • Colorado man was arrested for harassing customers at a San Ramon In-N-Out.
  • Check out the beautiful lights at the Ruth Bancroft Gardens!

But first, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 55 Low: 43.

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Here are the top stories in Concord today:

  1. Windy enough for ya? Winds in Contra Costa on Monday reached 76 miles per hour! We were the windiest part of the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service. "The reading was taken on South Black Diamond Way, in between Clayton and Antioch." (Claycord.com)
  2. If you're planning on partying on New Year's Eve, BART wants you to plan on public transportation home. BART is extending its hours past 1 a.m. on December 31. The yellow, blue and orange lines will offer the extended service. "Riders are urged to avoid lines by adding a Clipper card to their phones." (Claycord.com)
  3. San Ramon Police arrested the guy who was harassing people at the In-N-Out in that city, as well as in other locations on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Jordan Douglas Krah of Colorado was arrested on Monday on suspicion of violating California's Hate Crime Laws related to the incidents. He was booked into the county jail in Martinez. (News 24/680)
  4. A new food truck is on the beat in Antioch. This one is a cross between a food truck and a farmers' market, and the people of Antioch are eating it up! "Fresh Approach is a Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to connecting residents to healthy food from California farmers and to expanding knowledge in the community about food and nutrition." The Fresh Approach truck is in Antioch on Tuesdays, visiting both the Senior Center and the Sutter Delta Medical Center. (Antioch Herald)
  5. A big rig jackknifed on Highway 242 in Concord early Tuesday morning. It closed a couple of the lanes, but they were back open by 6:30 a.m., in time for the morning commute. (Contra Costa News)

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Today in Concord:

  • "Experience the Ruth Bancroft Garden in a whole new light! Guests of all ages are in for a holiday treat as they meander through the Garden's 2.5 acres ... that are transformed into magical and colorful botanical sculptures by thousands of lights!" (5:30 PM)
  • Learn the Salsa & Bachata at Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse & Nightclub in San Ramon. (7:00 PM)
  • "Come feel like a Rockstar singing Karaoke on a professional stage" at Vinnie's Bar in Concord. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • "House hunting in the Concord area? Check out Patch's weekly real estate roundup."(Concord Patch)
  • "May the candles of Kwanzaa light the past, the present, and the future. Happy Kwanzaa, Concord! ❤️🖤💚" (City of Concord, California via Facebook)
  • "Your input is needed to help beautify Railroad Avenue and enhance the future of Pittsburg! The City has prepared several concept designs for a new park and new gateway sign for the community to review. Our online survey is open and we want to hear from you!" (pittsburgca.gov)

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— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...

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