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🌱Brentwood Man Dies At Tomales Bay + Yours Humanly Wins Global Award

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Hello, everybody! It's Jeri Karges, your host of the Patch newsletter. Here's all the local news you need to know right now, including...

  • Walnut Creek Police used license plate reader technology to catch robbery suspects.
  • Kaiser professional medical volunteers will perform 22 surgeries for low-income individuals.
  • The annual Super Valentine's Boutique is tomorrow at the Concord Hilton!

But first, today's weather:

An afternoon shower in spots. High: 64 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Concord today:

  1. A Brentwood man was identified as the kayaker who went missing in Tomales Bay last week and was later found deceased. Clinton Yoshio Koga entered the bay to pick up a crab cage that his group had set earlier in the day. He was reported missing by a friend within 30 minutes of entering the water. Koga's body was recovered a day later, approximately 100 yards from where he had entered the bay. (Concord Patch)
  2. Walnut Creek Police were able to track down a car used in a robbery through license plate-reading technology. The police recovered dozens of bottles of alcohol, as well as other products that were allegedly stolen from an unnamed grocery store. Two suspects were taken into custody and "booked into county jail on robbery, shoplifting and burglary charges." (KRON 4 San Francisco via MSN)
  3. Antioch Police officers received a report Wednesday afternoon of a possible burglary in progress. The victim was described as an elderly woman. Police arrived onscene and witnessed the suspects fleeing in a vehicle that was backed into the driveway of the residence. Police pursued the suspects down Highway 4, where they crashed into a guardrail. The suspects, later identified as Donley Thompson and Delancey Huff, were arrested and taken into custody. (KRON 4 San Francisco via MSN)
  4. A grant from a Kaiser Permanente fund at the East Bay Community Foundation is funding 22 surgeries for low-income individuals today at the Kaiser in Walnut Creek. Kaiser physicians, nurses and other staff will volunteer their time to help those in need through a program called Operation Access. (Claycord.com)
  5. Walnut Creek nonprofit Yours Humanly received the 2022 Outstanding Organization Award at the Education 2.0 Conference, held in Dubai, UAE in December 2022 and attended by "world leaders [and] visionaries in education." (concordchamber.com)


Today in Concord:

  • Don't miss the 16th Annual Diamond Classic Sturgeon Derby at the Pittsburg Marina! "100's of fisherman from all over the bay area gather every year to have fun and go sturgeon fishing." (7:00 AM)
  • Head over to Orinda for the freshest produce of the season at the Orinda Farmers' Market. (9:00 AM)
  • Grab your friends and check out Vinous Reverie Wines of the World Tasting! (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Concord's Super Valentine's Boutique is tomorrow at the Concord Hilton! Along with all of the shopping opportunities to get your sweetheart just the right gift, there will also be "balloon animals and Valentine's Day arts and crafts for kids along with a red carpet for mini-photoshoots for everyone." (NewsBreak Original)
  • Tell your teens and young adults not to miss the East Bay Regional Park District youth job fair on February 11! "The Park District is proud to employ students in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, staffing approximately 300 seasonal positions every year," said Chief of Workforce Development Janelle Rodrigues.
  • It's time, once again, for Diablo Magazine's monthly photo contest! Do you know where this picture was taken? If so, you could win dinner at an East Bay restaurant!

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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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