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• Why Dublin native Eric Swalwell is blasting Trump’s Venezuela operation

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• Tuesday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 61 and low of 46 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Bay Area congressional reps rip Trump administration's military action in Venezuela (pleasantonweekly.com) — Bay Area members of Congress, including Dublin native Eric Swalwell, are sharply criticizing President Trump’s military strike and intervention in Venezuela as unconstitutional and dangerous. Their comments, alongside planned regional protests, underscore how a Dublin-connected lawmaker could influence the state’s and nation’s response while he campaigns for governor.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Live @ LPV EZ Motion Band
  Las Positas Vineyards, 1828 Wetmore Rd, Livermore
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Both Sides of the Gift: Fundraising Lessons from Donors and Doers
  Bankhead Theatre Lobby , 2400 First St. , Livermore
  10:30 am
• Fall Prevention Workshop
  Dublin Library , 200 Civic Plaza , Dublin
  2:00 pm
• Family Yoga
  200 Civic Plaza , Dublin
  6:00 pm
• Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission Regular Meeting
  Dublin Civic Center , 100 Civic Plaza , Dublin
  7:00 pm
• Fall Prevention Workshop
  200 Civic Plaza , Dublin
  10:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Beginning "Learn-By-Doing" Pole Vault Clinic For Coaches & Athletes
  Dublin High School , 8151 Village Pkwy , Dublin
  10:00 am
• Tri-Valley Indivisible Defend Democracy Rally
  Dublin Blvd & Amador Plaza Rd , Dublin
  12:00 pm
• This Is For ONCE: TWICE Photocard + Swap Meet — ONCE Meet-Up
  Boba & More Dublin , 5286 Iron Horse Pkwy Suite B , Dublin
  4:00 pm
• Dublin Library Teen Advisory Group Meeting
  200 Civic Plaza , Dublin
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Fenestra Winery's Annual Soup and Wine Event
  83 Vallecitos Rd , Livermore
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 6

• Musical Storytime
  Dougherty Station Library , 17017 Bollinger Canyon Rd , SAN RAMON
  10:15 am
• Healthy Tuesdays at the Library - Yoga
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  12:15 pm
• Totally Tuesdays!
  Dougherty Station Library , 17017 Bollinger Canyon Rd , SAN RAMON
  2:30 pm
• Writing Wonderland
  Dougherty Station Library , 17017 Bollinger Canyon Rd , SAN RAMON
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Livermore

• ‘His absence is deeply felt': Colleagues remember county health commissioner slain in Livermore home (pleasantonweekly.com)
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• Outspoken Trump supporter Scott Adams cheers Maduro arrest (livermorevine.com)

Castro Valley

• Why some Democrats are staying silent on Trump's Venezuela attack (sfchronicle.com)

Fremont

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