🌱 Patch AM: Why inspectors twice shut down, then cleared, a Walnut Creek restaurant

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• Why inspectors twice shut down, then cleared, a Walnut Creek restaurant

Also on today's calendar: BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 57. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Silk Road Restaurant In Walnut Creek Temporarily Closed After Cockroaches Found Throughout Restaurant (claycord.com) — A popular downtown Walnut Creek restaurant, Silk Road Cafe on North Main Street, was temporarily shut down after county health inspectors found live and dead cockroaches throughout the premises during multiple inspections. Officials also cited food-safety and sanitation issues, keeping the cafe closed until pest control, deep cleaning, and repairs were completed. The restaurant has since passed reinspection and been allowed to reopen to customers.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon →
  San Ramon Citycenter, 2700 Camino Ramon, San Ramon
  12:00 pm
• Melt with You Festival →
  357 Bear Oaks Dr, Martinez
  5:00 pm
• Classical Guitarist Alexander Milovanov Performs at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• New Member Welcome Social →
  Belmont Village San Ramon, 1000 Walnut Dr, San Ramon
  1:00 pm
• Lafayette to Host Free ALT Fair Exploring Alternatives to College →
  Don Tatzin Community Hall, 3491 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Broadway Plaza x CB Fit →
  Vuori Broadway Plaza, 1277 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
• Preschool Art Pop Up →
  Center for Community Arts, 111 N Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
  9:30 am
Wednesday September 23
• Sunset Yoga →
  1552 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Faithfully Live: A Journey Tribute →
  Blackhawk Plaza
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Donuts & Demos! →
  Greenlight Driver Training, 730 Camino Ramon, Danville
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Cultivating Purpose in the Third Third of Life: Building a Moral Economy →
  Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Local Agency: Joybound →
  Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kaiser Permanente Northern California health plans among the best in the nation —Elissa H Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Battery energy storage facility approved on 4.5-acre Ventura site (vcstar.com)
• Man pointed gun at officers before being shot, killed in Paso Robles. What to know (sanluisobispo.com)

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• Putting fast start for Notre Dame football tight ends in perspective (southbendtribune.com)

Lafayette

• First Look: Inside Lafayette's $1.5M+ New "Brant" Condos Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Cranes Over Lafayette As Huge Construction Project Near BART Moves Ahead Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Lafayette Whole Foods Evacuated Due to Risk of Leak Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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