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🌱 Patch AM: 12K NorCal Customers Could Lose Power This Weekend Amid Elevated Fire Risk

Also, don't miss Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, Fire Safety Expo on the Livermore Patch calendar

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Hi Livermore! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Potential PG&E shutoffs could darken parts of Livermore this weekend
  • What key projects will Livermore's council wrap up Monday night?
  • Why a $600,000 travel scandal matters for California taxpayers like you

Also on today's calendar: Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, Fire Safety Expo and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunshine and pleasantly cool, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 12K NorCal Customers Could Lose Power This Weekend Amid Elevated Fire Risk (patch.com) — Livermore-area residents in Alameda County are among roughly 12,200 PG&E customers across 17 Northern California counties who could face Public Safety Power Shutoffs this weekend due to strong winds and very low humidity. Potential outages may begin Friday and last through Monday, with PG&E planning Community Resource Centers to provide charging, Wi-Fi, water, snacks, and support for medical devices if power is cut.
   

• Livermore council to recount completed projects at Monday meeting (livermorevine.com) — Livermore residents can expect their City Council on Monday to finalize maintenance responsibilities for the new downtown parking garage and a multimillion-dollar storm drain trash-capture system, while also updating rules on how public works contracts are approved. The council will additionally review the city attorney and city manager's performance and compensation in closed session before the 7 p.m. open meeting.
   

• High-speed rail board strips CEO of sole power over contracts after $600,000 travel scandal (livermorevine.com) — California's high-speed rail board just curbed its CEO's contracting power after a probe found $600,000 in questionable consultant travel, a statewide accountability move that affects all taxpayers, including Livermore residents. The story appears via the Livermore Vine, which also highlights a major downtown restaurant closure and other Tri‑Valley economic news that could hit close to home.
   

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    I don't go to that part of 1st street very often and was dismayed to see that that area is not disabled friendly at all. There are two skinny steps… (Nextdoor Tex Spruiell Park)
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  • Local Announcement: Pumpkin Patch in Dublin, CA: Free Entry, Lit Corn Maze at Night (patch.com)

Ok Livermore! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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