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• How did downtown San Leandro become an emerging queer-friendly hotspot?

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA!.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Breezy with showers around, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Bay LGBTQ+ Owned and Allied Destinations Beyond Oakland (sfbaytimes.com) — Downtown San Leandro is highlighted as a newly energized, LGBTQ-friendly destination, with rainbow crosswalks and local workers proudly showing their pride gear. The piece groups San Leandro alongside other East Bay spots like Berkeley, Emeryville, Hayward, and Walnut Creek, portraying the area as an emerging queer mecca poised for even more growth in 2026.
   

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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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Artistry X World
  395 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
  1:00 pm
• Oakland Ballet - Oakland
  Paramount Theatre Oakland , 2025 Broadway , Oakland
  1:00 pm
• A Swingin' Holiday
  Castro Valley Library , 3600 Norbridge Ave , Castro Valley
  2:00 pm
• POC Comedy Night
  Fluid510 , 1544 Broadway , Oakland
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Central Park , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• Dungeons & DragonsÂŽ
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  4:00 pm
• Let it Move You Zumba Jam!
  Piedmont Avenue Branch Library , 160 - 41St Street , Oakland
  5:30 pm
• Family Storytime
  San Ramon Central Park , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  6:30 pm
• The Sound of Music presented by Symphonics
  San Ramon Central Park , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  6:30 pm
• Northern Iowa Panthers at Saint Mary's Gaels Mens Basketball
  University Credit Union Pavilion , 1928 Saint Mary’s Road , Moraga
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• VIP Behind the Scenes Tuesday Tour
  USS Hornet Museum
  9:00 am
• Healthy Tuesdays at the Library - Tai Chi
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  12:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost Dog Alert – Alvarado St Area!!!
  There is a small tan dog wearing a blue sweater roaming around the Alvarado St area. He keeps walking in the middle of the road and looks scared. I… (Nextdoor Cherrywood)
• Has anyone seen this sweet little darling tuxedo cat with painted green glitter nails?
  He responds to the name Akira. He is the sweetest cat that I have ever met, and he belongs to my neighbor. We are missing him since Sunday, December… (Nextdoor Hillcrest Knolls)

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for City Clerk, Assistant (Exempt) in Oakland. Apply here.
• Alliance Ground International, LLC. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Oakland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Leandro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Castro Valley

• Away from home at the holidays (aerotechnews.com)
• Basketball Recap: Bishop O'Dowd Takes a Loss (maxpreps.com)

Oakland

• Bib Gourmand restaurants in Oakland (santafenewmexican.com)
• Oakland Airport now offering ‘visitor passes' through security (eastbaytimes.com)
• When the Recycling King of Oakland David Duong Switched Sides and Donated to the Donald J. Trump Campaign, the Biden-DOJ Targeted Him With a Weak Case and a Fraudster Witness (domigood.com)

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