🌱 How a 100-mph North Bay chase ended near Vallejo

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 100-mph North Bay chase ended near Vallejo
• Meet the Vallejo artist turning lifelong haters into creative fuel

Also on today's calendar: You Are Invited to Donuts and Bites at NorthBay Toastmasters Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 72, low: 58.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watch: Parolee Leads Police On 100-MPH Highway Pursuit Across North Bay (patch.com) — A high-speed chase involving a wanted parolee raced across North Bay highways and ultimately ended near Vallejo, where local police and CHP officers arrested the driver on I‑80. The suspect reportedly hit speeds over 100 mph, using shoulders and the center median to dodge traffic. Vallejo residents may have seen the law-enforcement activity as the pursuit looped back toward the city.
   

• Meet Lottyhanz Familyties (boldjourney.com) — A Bay Area independent artist who proudly calls Vallejo home shares how growing up around graffiti, sports, and fighting shaped his music and work ethic. He talks about turning lifelong negativity into motivation, doing every part of his music production himself, and inviting like-minded collaborators to connect. Vallejo readers may recognize the grind and pride behind his new single.
   

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Friday September 18
• Live Music Friday →
  Vallejo CA
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Solano County Fairgrounds →
  Solano County Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo
• Vallejo Farmers Market →
  400 block of Georgia St., Vallejo
  9:00 am
• You Are Invited to Donuts and Bites at NorthBay Toastmasters Meeting →
  Cogir of North Bay, 2261 Tuolumne St, Vallejo
  10:30 am
• 2026 Fall Yardbird Pick-up Party →
  Vallejo CA
  3:00 pm
• Live Music Saturday →
  Vallejo CA
  6:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Vallejo Sister City Commission meeting →
  JFK Library – Vallejo Room (lower level), 505 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo
  5:30 pm
Friday September 25
• 2026 Bay Area Maker Faire: Day 1 →
  Mare Island, Vallejo
  11:00 am
• Live Music Friday →
  Vallejo CA
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Vallejo Farmers Market →
  400 block of Georgia St., Vallejo
  9:00 am
• (Vallejo) Lawn Conversion to Pollinator Garden Workshop - Day 1 →
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  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

American Canyon

• High School Report: Wolves fall on gridiron, Grizzlies, Braves win (fresnobee.com)

Benicia

• High School Football: Vintage finally enjoys a home blowout again, 35-7 over Woodside (fresnobee.com)

Napa

• Napa Valley coffee shops compete for Favorite Pumpkin Spice Latte title (napavalleyregister.com)
• USDA provides $4 million to combat glassy-winged sharpshooter (napavalleyregister.com)
• Napa Valley's Calistoga Motor Lodge sold in foreclosure sale (fresnobee.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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