Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Leslie's bankruptcy forces closure of dozens of stores nationwide (newsbreak.com) — Leslie's Pool Supplies is closing 76 stores nationwide after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but the Pleasant Hill location is among the Bay Area stores staying open. While nearby shops in Concord, Pittsburg, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek are shutting down, the company says it will restructure debt, secure new capital, and keep remaining locations operating into 2027.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Blue Angels A number of years ago I woke up at 0 dark thirty to get on a sailboat out of Berkeley to watch the Blue Angels. Total fog, they couldn't fly. Sharing… (Nextdoor Gregory Gardens)
Wendi Cerutti I think I may have seen your lost cat My ring camera picked up a orange cat that looks like your cat (Nextdoor Poet's Corner)
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🗞 Nearby News
Martinez
Pleasanton man takes plea deal in fatal Crow Canyon crash (pleasantonweekly.com)
Ballots for Nov. 3 election are in the mail (thepress.net)
Suspect in Antioch shooting charged with attempted murder (thepress.net)
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek's Homegrown Museum is About to Get a Huge Upgrade Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
The World's Oldest Turkey Vulture is Quietly Chilling in Walnut Creek Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
Concord
Concord Voter Guide 2026: What's On The Ballot, Voting, & More (patch.com)
$8.3M Earmarked For Contra Costa Including Theft Crackdowns, Trafficking Survivor Support (patch.com)
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