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🌱 Patch AM: How dangerous is the I-80 stretch running past El Cerrito?

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Morning El Cerrito! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How dangerous is the I-80 stretch running past El Cerrito?

Also on today's calendar: The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fatal I-80 Crash East of Ashby Avenue Kills One, Snarls Berkeley Commute (newsbreak.com) — A deadly multi-vehicle crash on westbound I-80 in Berkeley Friday afternoon shut lanes and snarled traffic, adding to a troubling safety record on this corridor. For El Cerrito residents, the story underscores that the adjacent I-80 stretch from El Cerrito to Pinole ranks among the most dangerous in California, with numerous fatal collisions in recent years.
   

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  • Multi-Vehicle Collision on Interstate 80 Claims a Life (sweetlaw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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