🌱 Patch AM: How could this short-term rental fight reshape Walnut Creek’s rules?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could this short-term rental fight reshape Walnut Creek's rules?
• Fire damages downtown Walnut Creek restaurant but causes no reported injuries.
• Lafayette burglary suspect caught driving a stolen car in Walnut Creek.

Also on today's calendar: Pacheco's Artisan Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 87, low: 58. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Walnut Creek Council To Hear Airbnb-Style Short-Term Rental Appeal Tonight (patch.com) — Walnut Creek officials are weighing an appeal over an allegedly unpermitted short-term rental that neighbors say has caused disturbances and noise since at least 2023. The property owner argues the city lacks a specific short-term rental ordinance and is misusing bed-and-breakfast rules, while staff recommends the council uphold the Planning Commission's denial.
   

• Restaurant Fire Forces Evacuation, Draws Major ConfFire Response (patch.com) — A fire tore through the roof of Lettuce restaurant in downtown Walnut Creek on Wednesday morning, forcing employees to evacuate after they heard popping sounds and smelled smoke. ConFire deployed eight engines and more than 30 firefighters, contained the blaze without injuries, and is now monitoring hot spots as the insured property's owner begins planning a rebuild.
   

• Lafayette Burglary Suspect Arrested with a Stolen Vehicle in Walnut Creek (crimevoice.com) — Police arrested a Lafayette burglary suspect in Walnut Creek on August 14 while he was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle, recovering the car and a firearm. Contra Costa County authorities link him to multiple recent burglaries and note a long history of prior convictions and arrests across the region.
   

📸 Around Walnut Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walnut Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Pacheco's Artisan Fair →
  Pacheco Community Center, 5800 Pacheco Blvd, Pacheco
  9:00 am
Sunday August 23
• ECK Light and Sound Service →
  5200 Case Ave, Pleasanton
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Rightsizing for Comfort and Safety →
  Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Paints, Pots & Pints at Headlands Brewing in Walnut Creek →
  The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery, 1552 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek
  2:00 pm
• Lit & Laughing Improv Jam →
  Lamorinda Improv Theater, 2 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Cross Country League Trail Clean-up
  Northgate High Walnut Creek, CA 94598
  8:00 am
• Diablo Ballet Center for Dance Open House →
  Diablo Ballet Center for Dance, 490 N Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Shadelands Ranch Summer Market →
  Shadelands Ranch Museum, 2660 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek
  10:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• Guitar Classes →
  Lafayette Community Center, 500 St Marys Rd, Lafayette
  4:00 pm
• Sunset Yoga →
  1552 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• BBQ Buffet →
  3800 Valley Vista Rd, Walnut Creek
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Pianist Mira Armij Gill Performs with Violinist Francisco Salazar at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Huskies Begin Title Defense On Thursday Against No. 18 San Diego (gohuskies.com)

Lafayette

• Philz Coffee Opens New Contra Costa Location Wednesday (patch.com)
• PlayStation Reportedly Reboots Horizon Multiplayer Spinoff Following Negative Feedback (ign.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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