🌱 Patch AM: How did visiting Amador wrestlers fare at Castro Valley’s Bay Area 62?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did visiting Amador wrestlers fare at Castro Valley’s Bay Area 62?

Also on today's calendar: 🥂 The East Bay’s Ultimate NYE Gala: Welcome 2026! Glamour • Global Beats • Countdown Magic and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 46 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 54, low: 48.
• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 59 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pleasanton Preps: Amador boys ready for start of EBAL soccer action (danvillesanramon.com) — Castro Valley hosted the Bay Area 62 wrestling tournament, where Amador Valley’s boys varsity squad placed third as a team while several wrestlers earned top-three finishes. The story also recaps strong recent performances by Amador’s boys soccer and basketball programs, highlighting key wins, standout players, and momentum heading into East Bay Athletic League play.
   

📸 Around Castro Valley

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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

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Life-size Candyland®
  Castro Valley Library , 3600 Norbridge Ave , Castro Valley
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 3

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

Wednesday January 7

• TK/K Family Information Night (and Dual Language Immersion)
  Washington Manor Middle School , 1170 Fargo Ave , San Leandro
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• School of Rock Ribbon Cutting
  Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce , 427 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  2:00 pm

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

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
• Meditation - Healthy Tuesdays at the Library
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  12:15 pm
• Let's Get Quizzical!
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• Chinese As A Second Language (CSL) Conversational Group
  Manor Branch Library , 1241 Manor Blvd , San Leandro
  10:00 am

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• Coastline Christian Schools — (510) 522-0200
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors, we fear our cat has escaped and may be around the neighborhood.
  She goes by the name of Mocha. DM if you see her! (Nextdoor Baywood)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Greyson was LOST on December 6, 2025 in Castro Valley, CA 94546 near marshall ave Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Jensen Rd)

• Albertsons Company Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor (Milk Plant) in San Leandro. Apply here.
• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Janitor in Hayward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castro Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Leandro

• Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Hospital Among the Best in the Nation for Patient Care (patch.com)

Hayward

• Share the Spirit: Where Bay Area human trafficking survivors turn for help (mercurynews.com)
• FBI's 'Most Wanted' Murder Files: 19 Fugitives With CA Ties (patch.com)

San Ramon

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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