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🌱BART Says Masks Optional + Pot Deliveries OK + Earth Day Activities

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Hey, Concord! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's happening around Concord today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 67 Low: 46.

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Here are the top five stories in Concord today:

  1. The Ouimet family's two youngest kids both have a rare liver disorder, and were both desperately needing kidney transplants until they received life-saving phone calls hours apart. For the family from Antioch, this incredibly tough journey began roughly 10 years ago.
    Matthew Ouimet first received a liver and kidney transplant at the age of 2. Matthew wasn't alone. His sibling Carswell Ouimet was also diagnosed with the same disease. After years of waiting for a kidney transplant, less than two weeks ago, Carswell got the news they desperately wanted to hear. As fate would have it, the day Carswell came out of surgery, the next call came for Matthew as his original donated kidney had slowly deteriorated for years. The family is hoping its story will inspire others to give the gift of life. (CBS San Francisco)
  2. On Tuesday, the Walnut Creek City Council voted to legalize delivery of adult-use, non-medical marijuana within city limits. The council capped the number of delivery services that can operate in the city to three. They expect one service to be HerbNJoy, the city's lone provider of medical marijuana. Deliveries will have to be made to a fixed residential address, drivers won't be able to exceed the state limit of how much product they can carry ($5,000 worth) and must deliver straight to customers without stopping anywhere else. (Patch)
  3. In a reversal from Thursday's news, BART has announced that pending any future developments from the local, state, or federal level, masks are now optional and strongly encouraged on BART. BART Board President Rebecca Saltzman announced the Board of Directors will consider a proposal to continue to require masks in the BART system at its next meeting on Thursday, April 28. Stay tuned... (Claycord.com)
  4. A twisting, often wrong-way pursuit over rain slickened streets made its way through a good portion of Lafayette early Thursday before the white work van being pursued crashed at 16 E. Altarinda Drive in Orinda. The driver, whose name was not available at press time, ran from the disabled vehicle and reportedly began jumping fences before deputies and Lamorinda police closed in. (News 24/680)
  5. Facing a third consecutive dry year and responding to a new executive order from Gov. Newsom aimed at bolstering statewide water supplies, Contra Costa Water District's Board of Directors adopted a new Drought Management Program at its April 20 meeting. The move brings the District into Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan, adds new water use restrictions, and aims for an overall 15% reduction in water use as compared to 2020. Full details of the Drought Management Program are available at ccwater.com. (East County Today)

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Today in Concord:

  • Come out for a beer release, live music and burgers at Headlands Brewing Co. in Lafayette. (12:00 Noon)
  • Bob Athayde plays Pop, Showtunes, New Orleans Jazz, and everything in between on the piano for your dining pleasure at La Finestra Restaurant in Moraga. (6:00 PM)
  • El Campanil Theatre April Friday Night Spotlights series concludes with a presentation from the voted Best Local Band of Brentwood for the last three years: Stepback! (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Earth Day 2022 comes this weekend on April 23 and Pioneer Publishers have compiled a list of cleanup and educational opportunities in the area.
  • The Diablo Women's Chorale is singing "Songs from the Silver Screen" at their Spring 2022 concert! Join them on Sunday, May 22, at 3:00 PM at Hillside Covenant Church, 2060 Magnolia Way, Walnut Creek. Stick around after the concert for some refreshments and a chance to mingle with the DWC members.
  • The Rivertown Art & Wine Walk is taking place on May 7 on G Street in downtown Antioch. This is a fun, family-friendly event. Tickets are $20.

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Events:

  • Live Music on the Tarmac ft Revtones (April 22)
  • Lime Ridge Earth Day Celebration (April 23)
  • BLUES: Laurie Morvan Band at Almost Famous Wine Lounge (April 23)
  • Jinx Jones Rockabilly Dance Party at Roxx on Main (April 23)
  • Taxes in Retirement Webinar (April 25)
  • National Hug A Plumber Day (April 25)
  • Taxes in Retirement Webinar (April 26)
  • Coming Soon to Pleasant Hill - Poet's Corner home for sale (April 29)
  • Virtual Remodeling Seminar (April 30)
  • 2022 Hike for Hope (May 14)
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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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