Saturday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Observances Planned for 25th Anniversary of 9 (diablogazette.com) — Martinez residents are invited to a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the September 11 Monument near the Amtrak station on Marina Vista Avenue, starting at 9 a.m. Local officials, including City Council members and the police chief, will offer brief remarks, followed by a moment of silence and bagpipes, while a separate Contra Costa Fire ceremony takes place later in Clayton.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
I send everyone to Luna's! Service is excellent, menu is to die for and the restaurant is beyond merely clean!!! (Nextdoor Banbury)
Missing chicken from lemon st in Mountain View area of Martinez One of my chickens didn't make it to her coop tonight I noticed she was missing when I went to close up the coop just before dark she is a 3 year old… (Nextdoor Mountain View)
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🗞 Nearby News
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Alcohol Giant Pays $12.5M In Bribery Case That Exposed Corruption On Contra Costa Grocery Shelves (patch.com)
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