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

In today's newsletter:

  • Former substitute avoids prison after racist threats to San Leandro school
  • Suspected cigarette thieves caught after CHP stop in San Leandro

Also on today's calendar: The Prediabetes Wake Up Call and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ex-Substitute Teacher Who Mailed Racist Threats To San Leandro School Avoids Prison: Report (patch.com) — San Leandro parents may be alarmed to learn that a former substitute teacher who mailed racist death threats and white powder to Dayton Elementary School in 2023 has avoided prison time. Instead, the 70-year-old man, citing serious health and mental issues, was ordered only to pay $15,000 to the San Lorenzo Unified School District after admitting to the hate-filled letters.
   

• 3 arrested after 12,000 cigarettes stolen from Livermore business, police say (cbsnews.com) — A suspect vehicle tied to the theft of about 12,000 cigarettes from a Livermore business was stopped by CHP near 164th Avenue in San Leandro, where three Oakland residents were arrested. The trio now faces grand theft and conspiracy charges, with two suspects held at Santa Rita Jail and arraignments expected Wednesday.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 27
  • Boys Freshmen Football vs Miramonte
    Castro Valley High School Castro Valley, CA 94546
    4:30 pm
  • Back to School Night →
    Arroyo High School AHS Beginning in the cafeteria
    5:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • PC: Bingo Night →
    Chabot Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94546
    6:00 pm
    • 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
  • FLN - Reading
    Castro Valley Elementary School Castro Valley, CA 94546
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone missing a tortoise?
    Found this one walking up Marineview in the middle of the street. 20" in length and 13" wide. About 40ish pounds. (Nextdoor Bay-O-Vista)
  • Dungeness crab & Maine lobster is what's for dinner!
    Making a homemade pescatora with freshly made noodles. What is everyone else having? (Nextdoor Washington Manor)
  • Precision Castparts posted a job opening for 1st Shift Production Supervisor in San Leandro. Apply here.
  • Omni Inclusive posted a job opening for SRE Lead in San Leandro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Leandro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Castro Valley

  • Paws And Peruse: Castro Valley Cat Rescue To Host Yard Sale Fundraiser On Sunday (patch.com)
  • Sharing the Healing Power of Art with Kids with Cancer - Bay Area Parent Magazine (bayareaparent.com)

Oakland

  • Private Equity Pet Hospital Investors Expand In Contra Costa (patch.com)
  • East Bay Parks ends a nine-month vacancy by promoting its acting general manager City of Oakland (opgov.news)

Alameda

  • After Weeks-Long Halt, Water Shuttle Returns To Offering Free Rides Between Alameda And Oakland (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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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