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Also on today's calendar: Pacheco's Artisan Fair and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Restaurant Fire Forces Evacuation, Draws Major ConfFire Response (patch.com) — Downtown Walnut Creek diners and workers saw a dramatic scene as a fire tore through the roof of Lettuce restaurant at Civic Drive and Locust Street, forcing employees to evacuate but causing no injuries. ConFire deployed eight engines and over 30 firefighters, spending hours knocking down the blaze and later returning to check for hot spots, while the property owner vowed to rebuild under insurance coverage.
2. Walnut Creek Council To Hear Airbnb-Style Short-Term Rental Appeal Tonight (patch.com) — Walnut Creek residents watching neighborhood impacts from short-term rentals may be interested in tonight's City Council appeal over an unhosted Airbnb-style property on Mandarin Lane. After the Planning Commission denied a conditional use permit citing noise, disturbances, and code issues, the council will reconsider the case from scratch while staff recommends upholding the denial.
3. Firearm Store And Shooting Range Proposed In Walnut Creek (patch.com) — Residents in Walnut Creek may soon see a former carpet store on North Main Street converted into a nine-lane indoor shooting range with firearms training, classes, and retail sales. The city's Design Review Commission will examine the proposed Elite Armory project's expansion, exterior remodel, parking, and landscaping before sending a recommendation to the Planning Commission for final land-use decisions.
4. Dreyer's Outshine Fruit Bar Recall: Glass Risk — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com) — Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has expanded its voluntary recall of certain Outshine Fruit Bars because of possible glass contamination, though no injuries are reported. Specific UPCs and 2027 best-before dates are affected, and residents are urged to discard or return impacted boxes for a refund and contact a healthcare provider if they suspect injury.
5. Walnut Creek woman ID'd as victim killed in Rossmoor crash (danvillesanramon.com) — Authorities have identified the woman killed in last week's solo-vehicle crash inside Rossmoor in Walnut Creek as 32-year-old resident Rachel Doron Arganek. Walnut Creek police say she was found alone in the car near Rossmoor Parkway and Stanley Dollar Drive, and their Major Accident Investigation Team is still seeking information from witnesses.
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