Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 97 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 94, low: 59.
Friday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pleasant Hill Hospice Workers Begin Weeklong Strike Over Layoffs, Staffing Cuts (claycord.com) — Hospice East Bay workers in Pleasant Hill have launched a weeklong strike over planned layoffs, staffing cuts, and alleged labor violations, raising concerns about care for roughly 1,200 patients and families. The union says 21 full-time jobs, including the executive director, could be eliminated October 16, while management insists the hospice will stay open with contingency staff and is bargaining in good faith.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
We have an Epidemic of Lonely Teenagers —Michael Rubino, Ph.D, MFT Read on Patch
Hello, does this cat belong to anyone? She is VERY sweet but has scabs all over her lower back and two big puncture wounds on her neck. I first met her in December and she resurfaced… (Nextdoor Grayson Creek)
Missing for 4 days. Mostly indoor cat but not his choice. 14 year old antisocial grumpy boy named Loki. Let me know if anyone has seen him. Sorry. Not any really good… (Nextdoor Gregory Gardens)
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🗞 Nearby News
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Dick Spotswood: Assembly candidates decry 'dark money' influencing race (marinij.com)
20-year-old woman dies on Hwy 4 dies while searching for lost item and struck by two vehicles (antiochherald.com)
Concord
Contra Costa Ballots Arrive: Voting Starts Now (patch.com)
Leslie's Pool Supplies To Close Concord Store Amid Bankruptcy (patch.com)
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