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🌱 New BART Schedule + Lafayette/Walnut Creek Firebreak

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Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Jeri Karges, your host of the Concord Daily.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 73 Low: 43.

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Here are the top stories in Concord today:

  1. The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday for Con Fire to apply for up to $5 million in state grants to create a large firebreak project in central county. Known as the CCCFPD Lafayette/Walnut Creek Shaded Fuel Break, the project would extend efforts by the Moraga-Orinda fire district to protect county residents from wildfire threats from the south. The break would extend another 12 miles and protect approximately 10,000 residents. (Claycord.com)
  2. Police in Concord are working the theft of a KIA Soul taken at gunpoint by a carjacker on Clayton Road Thursday morning. The theft was reported at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Clayton Road. An armed suspected confronted the victim and demanded the keys to the vehicle. No injuries were reported. (News 24/680)
  3. A carload of suspects reportedly opened fire Thursday in the area of Solano Way and Avon in Concord. Initial reports are that a victim of a theft was following a silver sedan with as many as three suspects aboard when two shots were fired from the vehicle at the victim at approximately 3:40 a.m. Police began pursuit on Willow Pass and extended onto Hwy 24 at speeds estimated at 90mph. They lost the suspect as he entered the Caldecott Tunnel. (News 24/680)
  4. BART's schedule will change on Monday, February 14, 2022, with significant improvements to Sunday service. With this schedule change, BART will operate midnight service every night of the week representing a full restoration of pre-pandemic service hours. Highlights include extending service to midnight on Sundays, running 4 trains an hour at the SFO station until 9pm on Sundays and a new transfer location at Bay Fair for Dublin to Berryessa transfers every day. A full run down of the changes can be found at this link. (Contra Costa Times)
  5. At 7:02 pm Tuesday, the Antioch Police Department received a call from a motorist, a 29-year-old male, who requested medical attention due to his 76-year-old female passenger having difficulties breathing. Police responded to the area of Mountain Ridge Way and Pinnacle View Way in the City of Antioch. Upon arrival a female was found to be having a medical emergency. During rescue efforts, it was discovered the victim sustained at least one gunshot wound to her back. Due to the extent of her injuries, the victim was transported to an area hospital where she ultimately succumbed to her injuries. This is an ongoing and active investigation. (East County Today)

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Today in Concord:

  • 80s tribute band Duran Duran Duran is playing at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek. (7:00 PM)
  • Friday Foreign Film Series - PAIN & GLORY is playing at Front Row Theater in San Ramon. (7:00 PM)
  • Diablo Ballet announces the world premiere of Cinderella's Wedding by Julia Adam. (7:30 PM)
  • Careless Whisper will be at Dan's Irish Sports Bar in Walnut Creek. (9:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Here's your Weekend Weather Forecast, Concord! (Concord Patch)
  • Fall in Love with Rivertown during the Valentine's Day Word Treasure Hunt this Saturday! Visit each of the locations, starting at 11am; fill in a word from each; create a sentence (or a couple) and enter to win! (Antioch Herald)
  • Spring and Summer are active snake seasons in parks and open spaces and with the spring-like weather, the season is starting early. As the weather heats up, rattlesnakes especially become more active. The East Bay Regional Park District is advising the public to take snake safety precautions when visiting Regional Parks. Check this link for rattlesnake safety tips! (Valley Sentinel)

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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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