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🌱Ukraine Supporters @ Larkey Park + 4 Injured at Dave & Buster's

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

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 73 Low: 45.

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Here are the top five stories today in Concord:

  1. Concord police are investigating a shooting that happened outside the Dave and Buster's entertainment center that sent four people to the hospital late Sunday night. A preliminary investigation indicates the shooting erupted shortly before 11 p.m. between two groups engaged in an argument inside Dave & Buster's in the 2000 block of Diamond Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds and learned that two other men with gunshot wounds drove themselves to a local hospital. The severity of the victims' injuries was not disclosed. If anyone has information, they should call the Concord Police Department confidential "tip line" at (925) 603-5836. (KTVU2 & NBC Bay Area)
  2. As of Sunday, February 2, Concord Costco is no longer selling diesel at its gas station. The notice states that, due to cost and volume, the retailer has decided the best use of the pump is to dispense regular gasoline. (Claycord.com)
  3. Local residents turned out in a show of support for the people of Ukraine Sunday, gathering in Walnut Creek's Larkey Park. The gathering, organized and hosted by The Polish School in Walnut Creek, was held partly as a way to accommodate people who had expressed a desire to visibly support the people of Ukraine as well as to brainstorm ways to funnel increasing volumes of relief supplies gathered donated on their behalf. (News 24/680)
  4. The environmental group Save Mount Diablo is claiming a "major" victory in its challenge to the city of Pittsburg's approval of the 1,650-unit Faria/Southwest Hills project, proposed by Seeno company Discovery Builders. A Contra Costa County Superior Court judge ruled the city's environmental impact report (EIR) was inadequate — the basis of Save Mount Diablo's legal challenge to the project, which the Pittsburg City Council approved in February 2021. Save Mount Diablo contends it's a "biologically rich site (that) supports sensitive wildlife species and rare plants and is in one of the most visible and most environmentally constrained areas of the county." (Claycord.com)

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Today in Concord:

  • Head out to Todos Santos plaza for the freshest fruits and vegetables around at the Concord Farmer's Market (9:00 AM)
  • Bring a lawn chair or blanket to Eats and Beats Food Trucks at Giacomelli Park in Pittsburg. (5:00 PM)
  • It's Family Fun Night at the Solano Drive-in in Concord. (5:30 PM)
  • Tonight's Dinner and a Movie at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek is Do the Right Thing. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services, a division of Contra Costa Health Services, invites any interested person to participate in a community forum on March 4, 2022, as part of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Program Planning Process. Participants will learn about the MHSA with particular focus on the innovation funding component.
  • Natalie Baszile, the author of Queen Sugar, which has been produced as a television series on the Oprah Winfrey Network, will speak at the Orinda Community Church, 10 Irwin Way, March 20 from 4 – 6 p.m. (theorindanews.com)
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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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