🌱 Patch AM: Have you seen Martinez’s Navarro Christmas house lit up yet?

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In today's newsletter:

• Have you seen Martinez’s Navarro Christmas house lit up yet?

Also on today's calendar: AniMeals Martinez and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and chilly, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 60, low: 53.
• Wednesday: A shower in the morning, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where to see the best Bay Area holiday lights (sanluisobispo.com) — A standout Martinez stop on this year’s Bay Area holiday lights tour is the Navarro Christmas house on Escondido Drive, glowing with thousands of lights, yard displays, music, and a Nativity scene. The wider guide highlights dozens of elaborate displays across Contra Costa and neighboring counties, giving Martinez families plenty of festive options for evening outings this season.
   

📸 Around Martinez

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Martinez

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Santa's Workshop - Tuesday
  91 Arreba St, Martinez
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Teen Drop-In
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Computer Docent Help at Martinez Library
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Martinez Library Storytime
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am
• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  1:00 pm

Friday December 26

• AniMeals Martinez
  1301 Alhambra Ave , Martinez
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Crockett Library Game Night
  Crockett Library , 991 Loring , Crockett
  5:30 pm
• Drop-In Shop for Adults
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm
• Winter Concert
  M. H. Stanley Middle Lafayette, CA 94549
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Gaming for Teens
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  2:45 pm
• Read to a Dog
  Lafayette Library and Learning Center , 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd , Lafayette
  3:00 pm
• Drop-In Knitting & Sewing
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Assistance League Thrift Shop’s Jewelry Event “A Must Shop!” —Betty Miller Read on Patch
• Assistance League Thrift Shop’s Half-Off Women’s Holiday Attire and Home Decor Event Rules! —Betty Miller Read on Patch
• Assistance League Thrift Shop Men’s Designer Shirts Event Begins 12/16/23 —Betty Miller Read on Patch

• Edit ;
  owner has been contacted and I'm waiting for a response to reunite them thanks everyone! Did anyone loose a dog ? A terrier mix blonde and white… (Nextdoor Alhambra/John Muir)
• Im so excited had to post it.
  Wife just took my white vans & drew on them. I almost dont wanna wear them. (Nextdoor Pacheco Blvd)

• Sequoia Signs & Graphics, Inc. posted a job opening for Graphic Designer in Martinez. Apply here.
• The Retail Outsource Group posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Martinez. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martinez here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

• Dec 4 – 10: Pleasant Hill Police Calls (contracosta.news)

Concord

• Contra Costa residents ‘Stand Together' to help undocumented migrants (mercurynews.com)
• Chanuka Celebration and 7th annual Grand Community Menorah Lighting in Concord Dec. 18 (contracostaherald.com)
• Concord City Council taps Laura Nakamura as mayor, Dominic Aliano as vice mayor for 2026 (localnewsmatters.org)

Lafayette

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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