🌱 Patch AM: How San Leandro helped welcome the Bay Area’s first 2026 babies

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In today's newsletter:

• How San Leandro helped welcome the Bay Area’s first 2026 babies

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
• Sunday: Breezy with rain at times, with a high of 58 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Bay Area parents retell their New Year's Day 2026 stories as a day they'll never forget (mercurynews.com) — San Leandro’s Kaiser Permanente Medical Center welcomed two of the Bay Area’s very first babies of 2026 just after midnight on New Year’s Day, though those families chose privacy. The story also follows San Jose parents whose New Year’s newborns arrived in Redwood City and at Good Samaritan Hospital, sharing their emotional, once‑in‑a‑lifetime delivery-room experiences.
   

📸 Around San Leandro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Leandro

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★ Featured events ★

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

Tuesday January 20

• Pretzel Making Class Drake's Brewing Co.
  Drake's Brewing Company, 1933 Davis St, San Leandro
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Alumni Showcase and Application Launch
  Temescal Branch Library , 5205 Telegraph Avenue , Oakland
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Central Park , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• Arrowhead and New Marsh - Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline
  Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline Arrowhead and New Marsh -
  1:00 am
• BFI Snail Mail Month: Snail Mail Storytime
  Alameda Free Library , 1550 Oak St. , Alameda
  10:30 am
• Make a New Year's Wish Bottle
  Moraga Library , 1500 St Mary's Rd , Moraga
  11:00 am
• WE: Drop-in Chess for Adults
  Alameda Free Library , 1550 Oak St. , Alameda
  1:00 pm
• Tech Petting Zoo: Meet Our 3D Printer - 2026
  Alameda Free Library , 1550 Oak St. , Alameda
  2:00 pm
• Drop-in 3D Printing Information Booth
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  3:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Tenants Rights Clinic
  Piedmont Avenue Branch Library , 160 - 41St Street , Oakland
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• BFI: Toddler Plus Storytime
  Alameda Free Library , 1550 Oak St. , Alameda
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Small white and gray dog running loose on Broadmoor.
  Just saw him two minutes ago. We’re at 289 and he was two houses down walking towards East 14th.. (Nextdoor Broadmoor)
• Hello!
  My neighbor and I are seeking quotes to replace our shared wooden fence that “fell down” during the recent wind/rain storm. It is approximately 52’… (Nextdoor Washington Manor)

• Jack in the Box, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in San Leandro. Apply here.
• San Lorenzo Unified School District posted a job opening for CUSTODIAN (SUBSTITUTE) (On Call/As Needed) in San Lorenzo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Leandro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Castro Valley

• 2026 "Fresh Start" SF's Massive New Year's Day Block Party w/ 4 Stages (Pier 80) (funcheap.com)

Oakland

• Primus Debuts Oysterhead Song, Does Sabbath For NYE Ball Drop In Oakland [Videos] (liveforlivemusic.com)
• ‘We need real data': Oakland needs 500 volunteers for 2026 Point-in-Time homeless count (localnewsmatters.org)
• Car slams through doors of Oakland boxing club; investigation underway (ktvu.com)

Ok San Leandro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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