🌱 Just 11 votes separate San Pablo's council race leaders
San Pablo, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, San Pablo! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Just 11 votes separate San Pablo's council race leaders
- Former Contra Costa College dean leads Sunol school board race
- San Pablo voters approve rent cap and eviction protections
Also on today's calendar: FREE Live Home Buyer Workshop/ Taller GRATUITO En Vivo Para Compradores De Casa! and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
- Friday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Winners Begin to Emerge (contracosta.news) — Anna Villalobos holds an 11-vote lead over Elizabeth Pabon Alvarado in San Pablo's City Council race, according to Contra Costa County's Nov. 10 update. Villalobos has 2,686 votes to Pabon Alvarado's 2,675, with Rita Xavier and Caden Cotton-Blake behind them as the count continues. 
• Turnbull, Newcomb remain ahead in Sunol school board race (pleasantonweekly.com) — René Turnbull, a former STEM dean at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, and Karen Newcomb lead the race for two seats on Sunol's school board. Results remain incomplete, and the district's $6.1 million facilities bond is barely above the 55% approval threshold it needs to pass.
• Where Housing Won in the 2026 Midterms — Shelterforce (shelterforce.org) — San Pablo voters approved Measure S, setting a 3% annual rent increase limit and adding just-cause eviction protections and landlord-paid relocation assistance. The measure passed 60% to 40%, making it one of at least 10 tenant-protection measures approved nationwide in Shelterforce's election roundup.
📸 Around San Pablo
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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FREE Live Home Buyer Workshop/ Taller GRATUITO En Vivo Para Compradores De Casa! →
2393 Greenwood Dr., San Pablo, CA 94806,
11:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Meditation with the Library Wellness Team
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
1:00 pm -
Le Marché Pop-Up: IN-PERSON SALE | NOVEMBER 12-15th, 2026 →
Le Marché Pop Up, 1065 Broadway Avenue, San Pablo
2:30 pm -
After School Meals
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
3:00 pm -
Read Aloud Together
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
3:30 pm -
Summit Tamalpais Open House #2 →
Summit Public Schools: Tamalpais, 3020 Hilltop Mall Road, San Pablo
5:30 pm -
After School Meals
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
3:00 pm -
Dungeons & Dragons®
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
9:00 am -
Read Contra Costa 2026: Author Talk and Book Signing with Leila Mottley →
Knox Performance Hall, 2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo
11:00 am -
After School Meals
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
3:00 pm -
Homework Help
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
4:30 pm -
Family Storytime
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
5:15 pm -
ESL for Parents (Babies OK!)
San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo
11:30 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Flynn Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Shift Lead in San Pablo. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Student test scores rise across WCCUSD schools (richmondside.org)
El Cerrito
- Born 85 Years Ago Today in California, the Rhythm Guitarist Who Co-Founded One of Rock's Biggest Bands With His Younger Brother (newsbreak.com)
Berkeley
- Police Arrest Berkeley Man Suspected In Separate Stabbings (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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