🌱 Patch AM: One of the last five Sears stores is right here in Concord

Hello Concord! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• One of the last five Sears stores is right here in Concord
• How a new ICE ruling could change cases at Concord’s immigration court

Also on today's calendar: Todos Santos Snowy Scenes Showdown and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 54, low: 39.
• Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Iconic retailer on verge of fading away after closing more than 3,000 stores (pennlive.com) — Concord is now home to one of just five remaining Sears stores in the entire country, as the once-dominant retailer continues its long decline. The piece looks back at Sears’ fall from 3,500 locations to only a handful, including the Concord site, and notes how shoppers seeking nostalgia may want to visit before the chain disappears entirely.
   

• Judge Blocks ICE Arrests at Immigration Hearings in Some Areas Of California (latintimes.com) — A new federal court ruling bars ICE from making civil immigration arrests at courthouses across Northern and Central California, directly affecting operations at the Concord immigration court. A former judge from that Concord court describes how aggressive arrest tactics and officers hiding in stairwells had already scared many migrants away from hearings, with attendance reportedly plunging from about 85 percent to 30 percent.
   

📸 Around Concord

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Concord

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Todos Santos Snowy Scenes Showdown
  Visit Concord CA, 2151 Salvio St, Concord
  11:55 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• The Library Wellness Team
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Kiddo Crafternoons
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  4:30 pm
• Online ESL Conversation Group
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• SNG: 2025/2026 Special Needs Guard Registration
  BD Performing Arts-All Events , 4065 Nelson Ave , Concord

Thursday January 1

• Bundle Up With Picture Books Beanstack Challenge
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
• Picture Book Bundles
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Museum Day - New Year — Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
  Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center , 315 Cortsen Rd , Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am
• Adoption Event at Concord Pet Food Express-
  Pet Food Express , 785 Oak Grove Rd , Concord
  12:00 pm
• USPSA Match
  USI Club House , 4700 Evora Rd , Concord
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• The Library Wellness Team
  Concord Library , 2900 Salvio Street , Concord
  10:00 am
• Gentle Yoga and Meditation
  Ygnacio Valley Library , 2661 Oak Grove Rd , Walnut Creek
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• REUNITED.
  Owner Kelly Was able to come get him. Anyone missing a red husky / shepherd? Was on corner of Turtle Creek Road and Swallowtail. It dipped under the… (Nextdoor Turtle Creek)
• Out of curiosity, Canterbury Village neighbors, can you tell me who owns this cat?
  It Is a sweet cat and I see it outside quite a bit. Today, it was meowing a lot, followed me home, and is staying at my front door. I think he/she… (Nextdoor Canterbury Village)

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Concord. Apply here.
• UFC Gym posted a job opening for Janitor in Concord. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concord here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

• SF's New Free NYE Block Party in Chinatown "Commercial Break" (SF) (funcheap.com)

Walnut Creek

• In 2026, This Town Will Become the Ramen Capital of the East Bay Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• 'Alarming Trend': East Bay Trauma Team Cringes Over E-Bike Safety (patch.com)
• California Symphony's Donato Cabrera to lead First Friday Forum (theorindanews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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