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Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Livermore Man Accused Of Setting 2 Fires Totaling 6K Square Feet (patch.com) — Livermore police say a local man was arrested after an officer discovered two grass fires burning in a vacant field near North Murrieta Boulevard and Portola Avenue. The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department quickly contained the roughly 6,000 square feet of flames, and no structures were damaged, but the suspect now faces multiple charges including arson.
• California awards grant to LLNL and DarmokTech to develop recyclable sodium batteries (llnl.gov) — A Livermore-based startup, DarmokTech, has secured a $2 million California Energy Commission grant with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop recyclable sodium polymer batteries aimed at improving grid storage. The three-year project could strengthen California's energy reliability while building on LLNL's polymer research and potentially creating commercial opportunities tied directly to Livermore's innovation ecosystem.
• Livermore on the itinerary for Paula Poundstone's wide-ranging travels (livermorevine.com) — Paula Poundstone is bringing her improvisational standup to Livermore's Bankhead Theater on Saturday, Sept. 5, her last scheduled California show for a while. The piece previews her interactive style, long career, and recent democracy-focused video projects, while directing locals to Livermore Valley Arts for ticket details.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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