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🌱 How a pre-dawn big-rig fire paralyzed I-680 near Sunol
Sunol, California Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Sunol! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a pre-dawn big-rig fire paralyzed I-680 near Sunol
Also on today's calendar: Live @ LPV McFunky Band and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Hot, with a high of 92 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sunol, CA: Big-Rig Fire Shuts Down I-680 Lanes, Snarls Monday Commute (theunionstar.com) — If you rely on I-680 near Sunol, a Monday morning big‑rig fire on the southbound Sunol grade shut two lanes for hours and caused major delays, though everything was cleared by early afternoon. No injuries were reported, but officials urge commuters to keep checking real-time conditions along this frequently congested stretch. 
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🗞 Nearby News
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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