🌱 Patch AM: How much more will Benicia-Martinez commuters pay starting this week?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much more will Benicia-Martinez commuters pay starting this week?

Also on today's calendar: Speaker Series: The Vallejo Family Letters - A Historic Presentation.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; windy, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 62, low: 52.
• Sunday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 57 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Fee Increases Will Impact Bay Area Commuters Starting Thursday (patch.com) — Drivers using the Benicia-Martinez Bridge will see tolls rise by 50 cents starting January 1, 2026, with further phased increases planned through 2030. BART fares and parking fees are also going up as the agency tackles a major budget shortfall, meaning higher commuting costs across the Bay Area.
   

📸 Around Benicia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benicia

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Sunday January 11

• Speaker Series: The Vallejo Family Letters - A Historic Presentation
  St Peter's Chapel , 1181 Walnut Ave , Vallejo
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Bundle-up Seek and Find
  El Sobrante Library , 4191 Appian Way , El Sobrante
• Martinez Library Storytime
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime (10-10:30 & 10:30-11)
  Hercules Library , 109 Civic Dr , Hercules
  10:00 am
• Friends of the El Sobrante Library Book Sale
  El Sobrante Library , 4191 Appian Way , El Sobrante
  10:00 am
• Empower Thyself - Initiation into the lineage of King Salomon
  Modern Mystery School Northern California , 1630 Contra Costa Blvd #212 , Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am
• Lego Builders Club
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Guessing Jar Game
  Lafayette Library and Learning Center , 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd , Lafayette
• The Library Wellness Team
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  10:00 am
• EHSD Our Families Navigators
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  10:00 am
• Monday Book Club
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  1:00 pm
• Meditation Mondays
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOOKING TO HIRE MULTIPLE IHSS PROVIDERS:
  Good day! I am seeking an IHSS provider to tend to my mother who is bedridden and diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The chosen candidate will be… (Nextdoor Old Southampton)

• Team Industrial Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Level III Induction Heat Treat Technician in Benicia. Apply here.
• California Staffing posted a job opening for Part Time Nabisco Merchandiser in Benicia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vallejo

• Share the Spirit: Immigration Institute of the Bay Area makes citizenship goals a reality (timesheraldonline.com)
• Vallejo vet hospital, advocates react to new law banning cat declawing (timesheraldonline.com)
• Vallejo's Mare Island Dry Docks could close after losing key Coast Guard contract (vallejosun.com)

Martinez

• Former SRVUSD teacher sentenced to 3 years, 8 months in child sex abuse case (pleasantonweekly.com)

Ok Benicia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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