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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Laney’s women athletes are losing their pool, program and protector
  • See what NTSB is probing after Alameda County’s gas explosion

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Monday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 61, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy, showers around; windy, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Laney women had a locker room intruder. John Beam was their advocate — and now they're at a loss (sfchronicle.com) — Laney College’s women athletes are losing both their longtime advocate, slain athletic director John Beam, and their aquatics program, which has relied on practice time at Encinal High in Alameda after Laney’s pools failed. The district is finally renovating decrepit women’s locker rooms and consolidating colleges, including College of Alameda, but women swimmers and water polo players still face safety worries, lost facilities, and an uncertain future.
   

• NTSB to Investigate Gas Explosion That Destroyed Home, Injured 6 (equipmentworld.com) — A gas-line strike that led to a massive home explosion and six injuries in Alameda County is now under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Alameda County Fire Department released doorbell-camera footage of the blast, which destroyed three buildings and damaged others. PG&E crews had isolated the gas line minutes before the explosion, and all injured people are expected to survive.
   

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