🌱 Patch AM: Why a racist-threat case at a San Leandro school avoided prison

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a racist-threat case at a San Leandro school avoided prison

Also on today's calendar: Soft Pretzel Making and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rattlesnake Startles Beachgoers Drivers Snag Cheese Puffs From Overturned Truck (patch.com) — One of this week's statewide headlines involves racist threats mailed to a San Leandro school by a former substitute teacher, who reportedly avoided prison. The story appears in a broader California news roundup, so details are limited, but it highlights a disturbing incident tied directly to a local campus. Residents may want to watch for follow-up coverage focused specifically on San Leandro.
   

📸 Around San Leandro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Leandro

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Tuesday September 1
• Attendance Awareness Month
  San Leandro Unified San Leandro, CA 94577
Thursday September 3
• Back to School Night - Elementary
  District PDF San Leandro, CA 94577
  12:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday
  San Leandro Unified San Leandro, CA 94577
• Labor Day - Holiday - schools closed
  District PDF San Leandro, CA 94577
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Facilities and Technology Meeting
  San Leandro Unified 2600 Teagarden St, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA
  1:00 pm
• Board of Education - Regular Meeting
  Brookfield Elementary Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakl
  4:00 pm
• Communications & Advocacy Committee Meeting
  San Leandro Unified 2600 Teagarden St, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA
  4:00 pm
• Finance Committee Meeting
  San Leandro Unified 2600 Teagarden St, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Soft Pretzel Making →
  Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St, Alameda
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Girls Freshmen & Var Flag Football vs Clayton Valley
  Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
  4:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball all levels vs California
  Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Girls JV & Var Flag Football vs Heritage
  Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Girls Volleyball all levels vs Freedom
  Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Homemade cherry pie with cherries harvested from my late producing tree is my favourite!
  This will be one dessert for my poolside barbecue tomorrow. Anyone else have any fun meal plans? xx (Nextdoor Washington Manor)
• Homemade Cronuts (croissant x doughnut) with raspberry & strawberry lemonade blueberry frosting harvested from my backyard.
  A labour of love but so delicious! The croissant recipe is my grand-mères recipe from Paris. (Nextdoor Washington Manor)

• Landry's, Inc. posted a job opening for Line Cook in San Leandro. Apply here.
• Sutter Health posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Castro Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Leandro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Castro Valley

• Find Top Weekend Babysitting Jobs in Sheridan, CA (care.com)
• Freedom's collective effort beats Le Grand in season opener (thepress.net)

Oakland

• Earthquake Relief Benefit, Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA, 11-26-1989, Part 1 - Caribbean Allstars, Pete Escovedo, and Dinosaurs (blogspot.com)
• Earthquake Relief Benefit, Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA, 11-26-1989, Part 10 (blogspot.com)
• Madeline M. Turner: The Inventor Who Made Juicing Easier – The Windy City Word (windycityword.com)

Ok San Leandro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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