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Saturday Smiles: Cops Donate New Bike to Theft Victim; SF Giants Set Record; Recipes to Beat the Heat
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.

By AUTUMN JOHNSON
If you are looking for a lighter news story for your weekend, Patch is here to help by sharing a few of our favorite happy stories and fun photos from this week.
Find out what's happening in San Mateofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Newark Police Donate Money to Buy New Bike for Bike Theft Victim
- Oakland Names 2015 Youth Poet LaureateDeputy Fire Chief Retiring Next Week
- County Board of Education Has New President and VP
- Pooch Parade Marches Through Downtown Pleasanton
- Celebrate National Ice Cream Day this Sunday
- Kaiser Permanente Announces More Than $800,000 in Grants In Napa, Solano Counties
- To Sip For Summer: Cocktails with a Fruity Twist
- For Your Next Picnic Or Potluck: Wine Potato Salad
- Napa Valley Vintners Donate $5,000 to Napa County Library
- Yountville Studio Recycles Wine Bottles into Artistry
- ‘Trails for Taylor’ Campaign Kicks Off At Sonoma Co. Parks
- Petaluma is Plugged In Thanks To Two Petaluma Artists
- What In The Heck Is That?
- A Sonoma County Rising Star! Singer/Songwriter Em Rossi
- ‘Chicago’ Drummer In East Bay To Drum Up Support for New $2 Per Pack CA Tobacco Tax
- East Bay Mom Launches Fashion Line For And Created By Little Girls
- Teach Your Kids To ‘Give A Dam’: Upcoming Beaver Festival In East Bay
- Wine & Produce Passport Weekend
- 2015 San Diego Comic-Con Is Here!
- Do Minions Happy Meal Toys Curse?
- ‘Raising A Guide Dog Puppy Means Changing A Life’: From Solano County
- Call to Artists - Public Art Project
- Watsonville Artists Welcomed to Enhance Downtown
- Photos: Piccolo Puppet Players at Los Gatos Library
- Future MD’s training at Kaiser Permanente Silicon Valley Med Centers
- Spacecraft Soaring Past Pluto Today Is Carrying Software, Equipment From Stanford
- South American Rainforest And Critters Unveiled At The SF Zoo
- PHOTOS: Novato Police Welcome Special Olympics Flame of Hope
- SF Giants Set Records for Hosting 50M Visitors in Fewest Season
- Here’s How to Score a Free Ticket to Great America
- Breast Cancer Walk Draws 2,000-Plus, Raises $4.6 Million
Photo courtesy Newark Police Nixle Alerts from Newark Police Donate Money to Buy New Bike for Bike Theft Victim
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