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🌱Nobel Prize Winner Recognized + ConFire Dispatch Center Honored

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Hello, hello! Jeri Karges here, with your Wednesday edition of the Concord Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. In today's issue of the Daily, you'll find news about these stories and more:

  • Learn to identify misinformation and disinformation, just in time for the November election.
  • Artwork unveiled at the Orinda Library.
  • Honor your loved ones today at the Día de Los Muertos Altar at the Lafayette Library.

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Partly sunny with a shower. High: 60 Low: 39.

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Here are the top stories in Concord today:

  1. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors recognized John Clauser at its meeting yesterday. The Walnut Creek resident took home the Nobel Prize in physics last month for his work on quantum information science. He will share his $900,000 prize with two other physicists — one from France and one from Austria. (Claycord.com)
  2. As we approach the November 8 election, there are lots of opportunities to receive misinformation and disinformation. The Pioneer has some tips on how to identify information you should not rely upon, and steps you can take to stop the information from spreading. (Pioneer Publishers)
  3. ConFire's Contra Costa Regional Fire Communications Center earned accreditation from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. This distinction signifies that ConFire's dispatch center is performing at or above industry standards. Dispatch centers are expected to lead development of alternative emergency response procedures that could improve services for the communities they serve. (East County Today)
  4. East Bay artist Pam Stefl Toki's work was unveiled at the Orinda Library. The work, entitled "Shift," depicts "humanity's shift into raised awareness and to the new reality that Toki feels all of us are experiencing." Head over to the library and check it out! It will be on display for a year. (The Orinda News)
  5. California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control received a grant of $3.27 million to dole out to 20 law enforcement agencies, including some in Contra Costa County, for the purpose of helping to curb underage drinking. Each agency will receive up to $50,000 for compliance programs and holiday enforcement. (Claycord.com)


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Today in Concord:

  • "Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center." (All Day)
  • "Come feel like a Rockstar singing Karaoke on a professional stage" at Vinnie's Bar in Concord. (8:00 PM)
  • It's Pop Culture Trivia Night at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek. (8:00 PM)

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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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