'Rosie Riveter' Ranger Turns 100; Tesla Cop Car: Saturday Smiles

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — To keep your weekend light, Patch presents some Northern California stories from the past week — hopefully some that will make your day.

Napa Farmers Market Voted No. 1 In California

• Reusable Napa Farmers Market bags will be given out Saturday in a show of appreciation to customers.

Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest National Parks Ranger, Turns 100

• Betty Reid Soskin works at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. She turned 100 Wednesday.

Bay Area Restaurants: 2021 Michelin Bib Gourmand Recognition

• A delicious dining experience at an affordable price is the point of the Bib Gourmand list.

Get $1,200 For That Old San Francisco Bay Area Clunker

• Do you have an old car in your driveway, garage or side yard? Here's how to sell it for $1,200

Tri-Valley Girls Rugby Team Takes National Title

• The Lady Cavaliers did the East Bay proud this summer and took home a North American Invitational title.

Over 700 Volunteers Help Clean Up San Mateo's Shorelines

• Volunteers collected 15 cubic yards of debris, 1.5 cubic yards of recycling and five pounds of cigarette butts.

Veteran Chef Launches Chīsai Sushi Club In SF Mission District

• Check out the newest addition to San Francisco's blossoming omakase sushi scene opening this week from Chef Erik Aplin.

Tesla Model Y To Join Fremont Police Patrol Fleet

• It will last up to two patrol shifts on one charge. It will join a Model S 85 that's been in use since 2019.

San Ramon Teen Starts Nonprofit To Empower Tech's Girls And Women

• Megan Jacob saw a dearth of female peers at hackathons and robotics meets. She set out to change that.

Fremont Unified Prepares For Influx Of Afghan Refugees

• "We will welcome them with open arms" including language and culture support, links to services including housing and food, and more.

USS Hornet Honors Hispanic Navy Veterans

• The Alameda ship marks Hispanic Heritage Month with a special exhibit starting Friday.

Technology High Recognized As National Blue Ribbon School

• The school in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District is among 28 in California to receive the national honor for 2021.

Petaluma Valley Hospital Recognized By American Heart Association

• The hospital earned the highest level of recognition from the American Heart Association for its Stroke Program.

Goat Racer Coffee Co. Opens In Downtown Danville

• Visit Goat Racer Coffee Co.'s tasting room and its in-house roaster will walk you through the coffee-making process, from plantation to cup.

Iced Pumpkin Spice Coffee: Cooking With Courtney

• Make a drink just as tasty as a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte or pumpkin cream cold brew in 5 minutes, with 5 ingredients. Get the recipe.

PG&E Cries Fowl: Turkey Causes Outage For 3K+ In San Ramon Valley

• PG&E determined an usual cause was to blame for an outage that affected many in Danville and San Ramon Wednesday.

$8K Raised For Research Of Disorder Affecting Pleasanton Girl

• Learn how to help 6-year-old Jo and Team Go for Jo as it seeks to bring awareness to neurofibromatosis, a disorder with no cure.

UC Santa Cruz Ranking In 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges

• New rankings from U.S. News & World Report evaluate colleges based on factors such as graduation rates, student excellence and more.

10 California Fixers: Home Buying Bargains That Need TLC

• Some of these homes just need a refresh to bring them into this decade. Others, well, a wrecking ball may be the perfect next step.

San Francisco Greenway Project Will Capture Rainwater

• The gardens are expected to capture 5.3 million gallons of stormwater annually — reducing the impact on the city's aging sewer system.

5G Ultra Wideband Available In Fremont

• With wireless speeds up to 4 Gbps, Verizon said applications from video meetings to state-of-the-art remote surgical procedures will improve

Free HIV Testing In San Francisco

• Some health officials are alarmed at the drop in HIV testing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

San Francisco School Receives National Honor

• It's one of just 28 schools in the state and seven in the Bay Area to be named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. See the Bay Area list.

Lamorinda School Receives National Honor

• It's one of just 28 schools in the state, and the only one in the East Bay, to be named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School.

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