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🌱 BART NYE Extended Hours + Antioch City Manager Farewell

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Up and at 'em, Concord! Let's get this Friday started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Concord.

First, today's weather:

Cool with variable cloudiness. High: 52 Low: 34.

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  1. BART will run standard Friday service but with an extended closing time on New Year's Eve. For those celebrating in downtown San Francisco, the last East Bay-bound train running through downtown San Francisco will leave around 1:30 a.m., and the last southbound train heading toward Millbrae will run through downtown San Francisco at 2:10 a.m. Parking is free after 3 p.m. on Friday. You can also leave your car overnight if necessary. Parking is free on weekends. (Claycord.com)
  2. Despite a full year operating in pandemic conditions, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has many 2021 accomplishments to tout. From improved rider experience to infrastructure upgrades, they have worked to be a good transportation alternative as well as a good community partner. You can review their full list of 2021 accomplishments at this link. (Contra Costa Herald)
  3. At 5:32 pm Tuesday, the Antioch Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at the CVS Pharmacy on Lone Tree Way in the City of Antioch. Police received a call regarding two females who entered the store with hammers and headed to the alcohol section of the store. They then proceeded to use the hammers to break the glass and steal $2,500 worth of alcohol. A short time later, the two suspects were located in the City of Pittsburg where, with the help of Pittsburg PD, both females were taken into custody. Some of the alcohol was recovered. (East County Today)
  4. Here's your local weather forecast for the coming weekend, as reported by AccuWeather. (Concord Patch)
  5. To encourage safe travel for those who are out on the road, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) starting at 6:01 p.m. today through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 2, 2022. With the focus of the New Year's operation to identify and remove impaired drivers from the road, the CHP will have all available personnel on patrol, including Drug Recognition Evaluators to conduct evaluations of suspected impaired drivers. (Contra Costa Herald)

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Today in Concord:

  • Join Concord's New Year's Eve Meditation - learn, practice and unwind! Virtual via Zoom. (6:45 PM)
  • Come out to the Walnut Creek Elks Lodge #1811 for a Murder Mystery Masquerade New Years Eve Party. Event is open to the public. (7:00 PM)
  • Join Dave & Buster's for a 21+ New Year's Eve celebration! Eat, Drink, Play - Party (9:00 PM)
  • NICA LOUNGE is a fun destination for the 2022 New Year's Eve countdown! FREE Toast and Balloon Drop at midnight! (9:30 PM)

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  • FREE WEBINAR | "Rome: The Eternal City" 1 7 22 Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero (January 7)
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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— 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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