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🌱Winds Fell Trees, Flip Planes, Cut Power + More Wet Weather Coming

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Good morning, neighbors! Here's all the community news you need to know right now, including...

  • Senator Glazer introduced a bill that gives more oversight to BART's inspector general.
  • Fuddruckers hosts Comedy Night tonight!
  • Don't miss the major league fishing event presented by Psycho Tuna, going on in Oakley as we speak!

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 64 Low: 42.

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Here are the top stories today in Concord:

  1. If you thought the winds during this last storm were crazy, you were right! Check out the pictures of overturned planes at Buchanan Field! Fortunately, nobody was inside or near the planes when it happened and no one was hurt. (KRON4)
  2. Those winds that toppled the airplanes also knocked down trees around the area. One particularly large tree was downed on Ygnacio Valley Road near Wiget Lane in Walnut Creek. The tree closed the roadway while crews worked to break it down. The road was back open by late Tuesday evening. (Claycord.com)
  3. Power was knocked out for more than 7,000 Concord-area residents on Tuesday. Crews got to work on the outages right away, but were stretched thin, as more than 275,000 Bay Area residents were without power, "including 88,621 in the East Bay." (Concord Patch)
  4. If you like the nasty weather we've been having, you're in for a treat! Believe it or not, two more atmospheric rivers are gearing up off the coast and none of coastal California will escape their wrath. "According to state climatologist Michael Anderson, most of Northern California and virtually the entire coast of the state are likely to receive an average of "between 2 and 6 inches of rain over the next six days." More flooding is expected. Yuck! (Claycord.com)
  5. With controversy running high in the wake of the BART Inspector General's resignation, Tri-Valley Sen. Steve Glazer introduced Senate Bill 827, which would confer more power to the office of the BART IG. "The bill would expand the scope of the Office of the Inspector General, allowing it to access all records, documents, accounts, reports, communication or other property of BART or its third-party contractors." BART representatives said transit authority officials are "broadly in support" of this bill. (danvillesanramon.com)


Today in Concord:

  • Hang up that apron and head over to Antioch for Food Truck Thursday at the Antioch Community Center and Water Park. (5:00 PM)
  • Fuddruckers hosts "another fun night of laughs upstairs in the events room hosted by Pat McCoy with special guest Dave Coker and featuring the comedy of Tramane Webb and Melissa McGillicuddy along with Headliner Dan St Paul." (7:30 PM)
  • Learn to dance Salsa and Bachata on a new dance floor at Vinnie's Bar in Concord. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • "To help those looking for a home in the Concord area, we've listed five recently listed houses, with information included on the next scheduled open house." (Concord Patch)
  • "The Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats is headed to the California Delta March 15-17, for the Toyota Series at the California Delta Presented by Psycho Tuna. The three-day tournament, hosted by the City of Oakley, is the second of three regular-season events in the Western Division Presented by Tackle Warehouse." You still have two more days to head over to the Delta, and they're forecast to be pretty good weather days!! (Contra Costa News)
  • "Kiwanis Club's Annual Romano Marchetti Memorial Dinner fundraiser [is] Saturday, April 8!" Proceeds benefit the Kiwanis Community, Youth Charities and Music Scholarships. (Antioch Herald)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— 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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