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Coming up on the calendar:

• 🥂 The East Bay’s Ultimate NYE Gala: Welcome 2026! Glamour • Global Beats • Countdown Magic at Pearl Bay Manor
• Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA! at The Westin San Francisco Airport
• Yoga Teacher Training at YogaSix Danville at YogaSix Danville

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 38 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 36.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Castro Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• 🥂 The East Bay’s Ultimate NYE Gala: Welcome 2026! Glamour • Global Beats • Countdown Magic
  Pearl Bay Manor, 4940 Dublin Blvd, Dublin
  9:30 pm

Friday January 9

• 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

Friday January 16

• Yoga Teacher Training at YogaSix Danville
  YogaSix Danville, 680 San Ramon Valley Blvd, Danville
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Pretzel Making Class Drake's Brewing Co.
  Drake's Brewing Company, 1933 Davis St, San Leandro
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 3

• Arrowhead and New Marsh - Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline
  Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline Arrowhead and New Marsh -
  1:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Canyon Middle School & PlayCV Productions presents Something Rotten JR.
  Center for the Arts , 19501 Redwood Rd , Castro Valley
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 24

• Creekside Middle School & PlayCV Productions presents Something Rotten JR.
  Center for the Arts , 19501 Redwood Rd , Castro Valley
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Winter Hair Accessories Event
  395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  2:00 pm
• Drop-in 3D Printing Information Booth
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  3:00 pm
• BrainSprout
  395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  3:30 pm
• Pens & Key: a writing club
  395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon

Tuesday December 30

• English Language Learners Group
  REACH Ashland Youth Center , 16335 E 14th St , San Leandro
  9:30 am
• A Kwanzaa Celebration
  395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  12:00 pm
• Let's Get Quizzical!
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Little Listeners Storytime
  395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nobody's Perfekt Cats Adoption Events:
  1. Saturday, December 27th 1-3PM Our adoption center at 3810 Castro Valley Blvd. in Castro Valley. 2. Sunday, December 28th 1-3 PM Castro Valley Pet… (Nextdoor Columbia)
• Coyote on John Drive.
  It looks kind of mangy and was moving slowly. Maybe it’s sick? (Nextdoor Rolando)

• Walgreens posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate - Temporary in Castro Valley. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for CUSTODIAN (SUBSTITUTE) (On-Call/As Needed) in San Lorenzo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castro Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Leandro

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• These are safest hospitals in California, new report says. Is yours on the list? (sacbee.com)
• Driver says he was shot while driving in Oakland (mercurynews.com)

Hayward

• ‘Innovative' approach to sea level rise is first of its kind in San Francisco Bay (sfchronicle.com)
• Christmas Afterparty @ The Bistro! at The Bistro in Hayward (dothebay.com)

San Ramon

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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