🌱 How Contra Costa College’s new food lockers quietly support San Pablo students

Coffee in hand, San Pablo? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Contra Costa College’s new food lockers quietly support San Pablo students
• Why a San Pablo dumpster crew dumped trash back on a driveway

Also on today's calendar: Decked Out at The Quarters and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why aren't koalas actual bears? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 64, low: 57.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Contra Costa food bank: ‘There's nothing we can do' without volunteers (mercurynews.com) — San Pablo residents, especially Contra Costa College students, now have around-the-clock access to refrigerated food lockers and distribution sites to help ease growing food insecurity. The regional food bank, facing funding cuts and rising demand, says it relies heavily on volunteers and urges locals to seek help early and consider pitching in.
   

• Dump Truck Driver Dumps Client's Trash Back in Their Driveway After Card Keeps Getting Declined (mom.com) — A San Pablo dumpster company says it dumped a client’s trash back onto their driveway after repeated failed payment attempts for a full rental bin. The viral incident, reported by KTVU, has sparked online debate but also strong support for the local hauler’s decision to avoid eating hundreds of dollars in disposal fees.
   

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📸 Around San Pablo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Pablo

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 26

• Decked Out at The Quarters
  1015 Walnut Ave, Vallejo, CA 94592,
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Yoga Class for Adults
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  10:30 am
• After School Meals
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  3:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  San Pablo Library , 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D , San Pablo
  5:15 pm

Tuesday April 21

• TecHub: Tech Exchange @ the Library
  San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
  10:00 am
• Homework Help
  San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
  3:00 pm
• After School Meals
  San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
  3:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• TecHub: Tech Exchange @ the Library
  San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Littles
  San Pablo Library 2300 El Portal Drive Suite D, San Pablo, CA 94806
  10:30 am

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📣 San Pablo Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday April 19

• MESSY ART DAY 2026
  El Cerrito Preschool Co-Op , 7200 Moeser Ln , El Cerrito
  10:00 am
• Friends of the Hercules Library Spring Book Sale
  Hercules Library , 109 Civic Dr , Hercules
  12:00 pm
• SF Space Walk — 7 Stars Holistic Healing Center
  7 Stars Holistic Healing Center , 3219 Pierce St , Richmond
  12:00 pm
• An Acoustic Evening with Chris James
  The Factory Bar , 12517 San Pablo Ave , Richmond
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Percy has been found and he is home🩷🩷🩷
  Huge thanks to my neighbor Abisai who kept him safe and who’s kiddos got to bond with Percy. We will be scheduling doggy playdates with our dogs this… (Nextdoor San Pablo North)
• This is for anyone who needs cans and bottles.
  I leave this bin out for people who needs cans and bottles but could you leave the bin please because I will have it filled up every Friday for any… (Nextdoor Fairmede-Hilltop)

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Clerk in Berkeley. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Richmond

• Police investigating suspected murder-suicide in East Richmond (richmondside.org)
• Richmond council candidates clash over police staffing and shorter public meetings (richmondside.org)
• Chevron Outspends All Other Lobbyists in California (indybay.org)

Hercules

• Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $BIO (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They don't meet the koalafications! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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