$500K Jewelry, Heirlooms Stolen In Safe + Coyote Attacks + Circus

Good evening, Pinole-Hercules! Let's get you started this weekend with everything you need to know going on in town.

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First, your weekend weather:

• Friday: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 64 Low: 57.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 70 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories today in Pinole-Hercules:

1. Pinole And Hercules, Find Your Local Coastal Cleanup Saturday: The East Bay Regional Park District is holding its 37th Annual California Coastal Cleanup from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at shorelines throughout the East Bay. (More: Pinole-Hercules Patch)
2. An East Bay Town Works To Educate People On Coyote Safety After Five Separate Attacks In Eight Months: "Volunteers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife plan to talk to people in the Moraga Commons park about removing attractants for animals. That includes making sure trashcans are secure and that no fruit or extra pet food is left lying around." (More: KGO-TV)
3. $40K Reward Offered To Find Berkeley Safe Full Of $500K In Jewelry, Heirlooms: "Burglars used a handmade red-and-white vintage cross-stitched quilt to drag the 300-pound safe through the Berkeley Hills home and make their getaway. Inside the safe, the couple had kept a treasured collection, including a $5 gold piece, set into a pendant, that had belonged to a great-great-grandfather, family pocket watches dating back three generations, diamond rings, South Sea pearls that had been a 30th-anniversary gift, designer gold bracelets, an arrowhead collection and much more." (More: KTVU San Francisco; Berkeleyside)
4. Metallica Puts On Secret Show At Tiny San Francisco Venue: The beloved Bay Area-based heavy metal band announced the show on social media just hours prior to the doors opening. It was the band's first show since the pandemic began. Here's an inside look at Thursday night's intimate concert for 500 fans. (More: SFGate)
5. Circus Bella Comes To Town: "The troupe's 12th annual show, 'Humorous,' is being called 'a post-pandemic season of shenanigans!' The free performance in Oakland featured acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, clowns and live music ... " See the circus Sunday in Richmond! (More: The Mercury News; Circusbella.org)
6. Contra Costa County Public Library: What Is In A Name? "Hi, I'm Alison Michele. Most people call me Alison, my close family calls me Ali, I've been known to respond to Al. Also, I'm Black. African American, Afro American, person of color, and, more recently, BIPOC, an acronym for a whole group of brown people: Black Indigenous People of Color." (More: Contra Costa County Librarian Alison McKee via Pinole Hercules Patch)

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This weekend in Pinole-Hercules:

Friday, September 17

Saturday, September 18

• Coastal Cleanup 2021: Bayfront Park, Pinole (9:00 AM)
• Household Hazardous Waste and Mattress Collection Event - One Day Only! (8:00 AM)

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Pinole-Hercules Patch Notebook

• City of Hercules Parks & Recreation: "Be sure to save the date for the upcoming Bay Front Festival and Run events. Both events will be held on Sunday, October 3rd. See attached flyers for more information." (Facebook)
• Hercules Library Foundation: "If you join the Friends of the Hercules Library or renew your membership at the sale this Sunday, your membership will be valid through December 31, 2022!" (Facebook)

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— Maggie Fusek

About me: Maggie Fusek Avants is an award-winning copy editor and journalist whose experience in the news business goes back to when she had a paper route in sixth grade. She went on to earn a degree in journalism as well as the title of "Distinguished Journalist of the Year" for the campus newspaper. Since 2009, she has served as a local news editor for online and print publications. A member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Fusek Avants has been invited back to her alma mater to mentor new journalists. She is now the Patch editor for Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Healdsburg, Napa Valley, Benicia, Pinole, Hercules, Martinez and Concord. Fun Fact: She shares a birthday with William Shakespeare Reach her at maggie.fusek@patch.com with news tips and story ideas.

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