🌱 Patch AM: SUV Hits PG&E Pole, Expect Walnut Creek Roadway Lane Shut Down

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In today's newsletter:

• SUV crash knocks out PG&E pole, lane closed on Ygnacio

Also on today's calendar: Donuts & Demos! and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 54.
• Saturday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SUV Hits PG&E Pole, Expect Walnut Creek Roadway Lane Shut Down (patch.com) — Drivers in Walnut Creek should plan for delays near Ygnacio Valley Road and North Carlos Drive after an SUV hit a PG&E power pole this morning. Crews are replacing the pole and keeping the far right eastbound lane near Ygnacio Plaza closed until around midnight.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walnut Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Donuts & Demos! →
  Greenlight Driver Training, 730 Camino Ramon, Danville
  10:00 am
• The Great Contra Costa Crystal Fair →
  Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  10:00 am
• Akira Tana and Friends from Osaka Play San Ramon Library!!! →
  San Ramon Library - Contra Costa County Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Blessing of the Animals at St. Paul's Walnut Creek →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
  9:30 am
Tuesday October 6
• Local Agency: Joybound →
  Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
  11:30 am
Friday October 9
• CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal →
  Claremont Resort & Club, 41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival →
  Downtown Pleasant Hill, 105 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Saatva Walnut Creek Grand Opening →
  1619 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
  5:00 pm
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
Friday October 9
• Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble's Jack and the Beanstalk →
  Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  9:30 am
Saturday October 10
• All 60's Class Reunion Srv Annual Picnic Reunion →
  Hap Magee Ranch Park, 1025 La Gonda Wy, Danville
  1:00 pm
• Art of Mixology →
  4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
  4:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Walnut Creek Library Foundation Presents Center REP's Preview of "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" →
  Walnut Creek Library - Contra Costa County Library, 1644 N Broadway, Walnut Creek
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Diablo Improv Festival! →
  Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Diablo Improv Festival →
  Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Rep. Panetta Secures Over $1 Million for San Miguel Emergency Operations Center (house.gov)
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Lafayette

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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