🌱 Con Fire Graduates 27 + Bay Point Development Approved

Concord CA

25 May, 2022

6:29 PM

Description

Welcome back, Concord! I'm here in your inbox this morning to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Here we go... First, today's weather: Breezy and cooler. High: 72 Low: 55. 👀 Attention local businesses & marketers: Attract more customers in Concord by sponsoring this daily newsletter, which gets read by the same people you're trying to reach. Click here to learn more. Here are the top five stories in Concord today: Just in time for fire season, Con Fire added 27 new firefighters to its ranks on Tuesday when the class of Academy 57 graduated. This class consisted solely of experienced firefighters who chose to join the ranks of Con Fire. Speaking at Monday evening's graduation ceremony, Fire Chief Lewis Broschard said, "Each of these 27 experienced firefighters chose to uproot their careers and families to make a life choice to continue their careers with Con Fire. We appreciate and value their decisions." (Antioch Herald) Menglin Cai, a sophomore at Monte Vista High School, is the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for California's 11th Congressional District, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced in a news release Tuesday. Cai's watercolor painting "Growing Up" will be on display in the United States Capitol, the release said. Second place went to Joseph Pak from the College Preparatory School for his piece "Uprising" and third place went to Concord High School senior Amelia Porter for her quilted fabric collage "I'm Not Okay," the release said. (Patch)Bay Point is getting a new 384-unit residential development on county-owned property, located between state Highway 4, Bailey Road, East Leland and Ambrose Park. Supervisors signed off on the development agreement on Tuesday. The units will qualify as extremely low income, very low income or low income housing. (Claycord.com)The final project of the inaugural "Engineering for Social Good" class at Carondelet High School will provide much-needed housing for farm workers in the area. The girls built a tiny home. They were involved in every aspect of the design and construction of the home, including electrical, plumbing and interior finishes. According to Pioneer Publishers, "the tiny house will provide free housing for local farm workers in collaboration with Hijas del Campo (Daughters of the Field), a nonprofit serving the needs of farmworkers in Contra Costa County." Nice win/win - learning and giving back Carondelet! (Pioneer Publishers)The Antioch City Council voted 3-1 (with Mayor Thorpe dissenting) to extend the postponement on the ban of certain tobacco products until December 1. Tobacco sellers pushed back on the ban due to inventory they had on hand of the banned products and little time to react to the initial ban. Though the ban enactment was postponed, it is still set to be in effect this year, pending a referendum on the statewide ballot in November. (Antioch Herald) From our sponsor: Today's newsletter is brought to you in part by Ring, a Patch Brand Partner. Whether you're working from home or streaming your favorite movies, the new Ring Alarm Pro gives you an internet connection you can count on — while simultaneously keeping your home safe and secure. To learn more about the innovative security system, or to build your own custom system, you can visit Ring here. Today in Concord: The Benicia Certified Farmers Market takes over Downtown Benicia every Thursday through Oct 27th. (4 p.m.)Antioch Community Center and Water Park brings you Food Truck Thursdays! (5 p.m.)Don't miss Food Truck Night Orinda at the Orinda Community Center (5 p.m.)Join an evening backyard event in Walnut Creek to meet Devin T. Murphy, candidate for Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder! Click here for details and to register. (7 p.m.) From my notebook: Cool off this weekend when the Meadow Homes Spray Park opens for the season! 💦 The Spray Park is located at 1351 Detroit Ave. and is FREE to all! (Facebook)The Diablo Symphony Orchestra will present a program for all ages on May 29 at 5:30 p.m. on Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza. (News 24/680)Gas for $1.92 a gallon? Apparently, it once cost that much at the Safeway in Pleasant Hill. Don't believe me? Check out this picture from the Claycord Online Museum. (Claycord.com) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Virtual Home Remodeling Seminar (May 26) Calm, Cool and Invested – How to Protect Your Money in Today's Market (May 27) Woodland Street Cruisers Car Show & Cruise Woodland, CA (May 28) 31st Bay Area KidFest (May 28) Tower of Power's Roger Smith performs as Jazz Rosco! (May 28) "What Happens If You Don't Die?" (June 1) Coming Soon to the MLS - Walnut Creek home for sale (June 3) Add your event You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow for another update. — Jeri Karges About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst... Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Concord Daily? Contact me at [email protected]