🌱 Patch AM: San Leandro Police Find Hidden Bunker During Encampment Cleanup

Hello San Leandro! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Police uncover hidden underground bunker beneath San Leandro walking path
• Man convicted in fatal shooting outside San Leandro Chili's

Also on today's calendar: Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Leandro Police Find Hidden Bunker During Encampment Cleanup (patch.com) — San Leandro residents are being warned to watch for hidden underground bunkers after police discovered a camouflaged wooden shelter beneath a walking path during an illegal encampment cleanup. Officers shared photos of the bunker's interior and urged community members to report any similar structures they encounter around the city.
   

• Man Convicted In Stepdaughter's Killing Outside San Leandro Chili's: Report (patch.com) — San Leandro readers are learning that a 51-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder and related gun charges for fatally shooting his 24-year-old stepdaughter outside a local Chili's in 2023. The conviction, which follows a documented history of domestic abuse, could bring a sentence of 40 years to life when he is sentenced in October.
   

📸 Around San Leandro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Leandro

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 →
  1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Walnut Creek Oktoberfest: Prost to a Weekend of Brews, Brats & Bavarian Fun! 🥨🍻 →
  1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• ASL Weapons Seminar →
  Aikido San Leandro, 1033 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro
  8:30 am
• Fall Art Fest 2026, Sept. 26 - 27 at Evergreen Nursery, San Leandro. →
  Evergreen Nursery, 350 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro
  10:00 am
• Fall ArtFest at Evergreen Nursery →
  350 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro
  10:00 am
• Gathering God's People: From Visitor to Member →
  All Saints Episcopal Church, 911 Dowling Blvd, San Leandro
  10:00 am
• Everyday English Class - Project Literacy →
  300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro
  10:30 am
• Birthday Bash - Cakes & Gainz →
  2661 Alvarado Street, San Leandro
  11:00 am
• Inner Wellbeing: Success Without Stress →
  300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro
  11:00 am
Sunday September 27
• ASL Weapons Seminar →
  Aikido San Leandro, 1033 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro
  8:30 am
Monday September 28
• HOW TO: ADVOCATING FOR ASL INTERPRETERS FOR DEAFPLUS HEALTHCARE ACCESS →
  RCEB, 500 Davis St, Suite 100, San Leandro
  10:00 am
• Local Bee Initiative →
  Manor Grill, 526 Manor Blvd, San Leandro
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello all!
  Is this anyone's cat? Followed my mom and I home! When I tried to give it water and food it did not want any, but was very friendly and eager to come… (Nextdoor Assumption Parish)
• Can you recommend a good, old school Mechanic?
  I am in the San Leandro area, and my car still moves on its own power, so no towing needed. I do most of my own work, but would rather have a shop… (Nextdoor Lower Bal)

• Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Command Center Associate in San Leandro. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• 21297 Justco Ln, CASTRO VALLEY, CA 94552 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

Oakland

• Oakland Airport Set to Make it Easier for Workers to Unionize (kqed.org)
• Raj Indian Cuisine shuts down, Homemade Cafe reduces hours, and more closures (oaklandside.org)
• NYU Tisch on the Time100 Art 2026 List (nyu.edu)

Alameda

• 2 Convicted For Oakland Shootout That Killed 18-Year-Old Woman: DA (patch.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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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