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🌱 How firefighters stopped Tracy’s I-580 wildfire in just two hours

Tracy, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Tracy! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How firefighters stopped Tracy’s I-580 wildfire in just two hours
  • How a Tracy gymnast helped clinch a national Super Team title
  • Meet the Tracy mom turning personal tragedy into statewide medical reform

Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 91, low: 54. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Update: Tracy Fire in San Joaquin County now brought under 100% containment (modbee.com) — A 15-acre wildfire that broke out Tuesday afternoon near I-580 and Tracy Boulevard has been fully contained, according to Cal Fire. Crews ringed the Tracy Fire with control lines within about two hours, stopping its spread, though hot spots may continue burning inside the perimeter while investigators work to determine the cause.
   

2. Regions 1, 3 repeat as Super Team co-champions; individual titlists named to conclude 2026 Women's Development Program National Championships (usagym.org) — A young gymnast from Tracy, Jemma Oie, captured the Junior Junior A all-around title at the 2026 Women’s Development Program National Championships, also sharing vault gold. Her performance helped Region 1 secure a share of the overall Super Team crown, highlighting Tracy’s presence on the national gymnastics stage.
   

3. Denise Johnson (consumerwatchdog.org) — Tracy residents have a neighbor, Denise Johnson, who turned her son’s tragic medical experience into a push for reform of the Medical Board of California. Now living in Tracy, she writes, testifies at board meetings and legislative hearings, and focuses her advocacy on accountability in healthcare oversight.
   

4. Cal Poly offers up-close look at new modular dorm project (ksby.com) — Cal Poly’s cutting-edge modular dorm project is drawing national attention and will soon connect directly with Tracy through an Insight Studio trip here next Friday with the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. The campus tour showcased faster, stackable construction methods that could influence future housing projects, offering ideas that Tracy leaders and businesses may soon explore firsthand.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday May 13
  • LVS - Adjusted Day
    Loma Vista Elementary School, 2110 San Jose Ave, Brentwood, CA
    8:25 am
  • Brentwood Power Network (BPN) - Via Zoom!
    Brentwood Chamber of Commerce Via Zoom Credentials will be sent upon registration for the event.
    8:45 am
  • Midweek Mixup
    Brentwood Library 35 Oak Street; 1st Floor, Brentwood, CA 94513
    3:00 pm
  • Youth Arts Connection Workshop
    Brentwood Library 35 Oak Street; 1st Floor, Brentwood, CA 94513
    4:00 pm
  • AMS Spring Band Concert
    Adams (J. Douglas) Middle Adams Middle School, 401 American Ave, Brentwood, CA 94513, US
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Monday, it's often called 'Blue Monday,' and time we shake off those left over doldrums from our weekend.
    Do your best and have a 'Happy Monday!' Here's a reminder, You can handle the challenges of this week! Now up, at 'em and be ready to face the day!… (Nextdoor Redbridge)
  • OK YOU GREAT COOKERS.
    I NEED HELP. I JUST LEARNED HOW TO MAKE BARRIA TACOS. STILL NOT GOOD BUT EATABLE. HOW DO I GET THE TACO SHELL TO BE CRUNCHY, SAYS DIP IN BROTH, NOPE… (Nextdoor Yosemite Vista)
  • ABM Industries posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Cleaner in Tracy. Apply here.
  • City of Tracy (CA) posted a job opening for Recreation Leader II in Tracy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tracy here.

Ok Tracy! 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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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