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🌱 What NTSB just revealed about Ashland’s neighborhood gas pipeline explosion
Be sure to catch Winter Makers Market — A Mindful Market Collab on the Ashland Patch calendar

Hi Ashland! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What NTSB just revealed about Ashland’s neighborhood gas pipeline explosion
Also on today's calendar: Winter Makers Market — A Mindful Market Collab and 3 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Ashlandfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Areas of fog in the morning, with a high of 58 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 56, low: 46.
- Thursday: Fog in the morning; some sun, with a high of 59 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NTSB investigation: pipeline that exploded near Hayward installed in 1940s (kentucky.com) — Federal investigators say the PG&E gas pipeline that exploded on East Lewelling Boulevard in unincorporated Ashland dates back to the 1940s and was recently damaged during road construction. The blast triggered a three-alarm neighborhood fire and injured six people, and NTSB teams will remain on scene for several days before issuing a full report on what went wrong.
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📸 Around Ashland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashland
★ Featured events ★
- Winter Makers Market — A Mindful Market Collab
Zenti Bistro, 500 Davis St, San Leandro
11:00 am - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA!
The Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Hwy, Millbrae
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Friday January 9
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Other local events
- San Lorenzo Unified Food Distribution
Wilma Chan Family Resource Center , 20450 Royal Ave , Hayward Acres
2:00 pm - SLZUSD Family University -- College and Career Readiness
District Office Board Room , 15510 Usher St. , San Lorenzo
6:00 pm - Celebrate Midwinter with California Revels!
The Douglas Morrisson Theatre , 22311 N 3rd St , Hayward
7:00 pm - Cranes and other Charismatic Critters: Cosumnes River Preserve, Woodbridge Ecological Reserve and more…
Woodbridge Ecological Reserve e,
5:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 27
📣 Ashland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Music and Movement at the Downtown Library
Hayward Public Library , 888 C St , Hayward
11:00 am - Community Art Event: Repujado Workshop with Artist Rachel Palacios
San Leandro Public Library , 300 Estudillo Ave , San Leandro
6:00 pm - Homework Help Center
395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
11:30 pm - Little Listeners Storytime
395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
11:00 am - San Lorenzo Unified Food Distribution
Wilma Chan Family Resource Center , 20450 Royal Ave , Hayward Acres
2:00 pm - Castro Valley Library Genealogy Study Group (Event 12 of 12)
3600 Norbridge Ave , Castro Valley
6:30 pm - Family Fun Night: Holiday Puppet Show (Main Library)
San Leandro Public Library , 300 Estudillo Ave , San Leandro
6:30 pm - Mt. Eden Band Orchestra Choir Winter Concert Taco Night
HUSD Performing Arts Center , 2390 Panama St , Hayward
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗞 Nearby News
San Leandro
- Criminal case dropped against former police officer in 2020 fatal shooting (pleasantonweekly.com)
- Agenda watch: Flock Safety cameras are back on the Oakland city council agenda (oaklandreport.org)
Castro Valley
- East Bay's November openings include new options for breakfast, dumplings, dim sum and more (richmondside.org)
Hayward
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-- The Patch AM Team
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