🌱 Patch AM: 'Alarming Trend': East Bay Trauma Team Cringes Over E-Bike Safety

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

In today's newsletter:

• Walnut Creek doctors warn of rising, severe e-bike injuries
• Which new ramen spots are about to hit downtown Walnut Creek?

Also on today's calendar: Joybound People & Pets Free Pet Food Pantry and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 38.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Alarming Trend': East Bay Trauma Team Cringes Over E-Bike Safety (patch.com) — Walnut Creek’s John Muir trauma team is sounding the alarm after e-bike and e-scooter injuries in 2025 doubled compared with last year, with many victims being teens and seniors. Local riders and parents are urged to follow helmet rules, understand e-bike classes and city regulations, and use Walnut Creek Police safety resources to prevent severe, motorcycle-like injuries.
   

• In 2026, This Town Will Become the Ramen Capital of the East Bay Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com) — Ramen lovers in Walnut Creek can look forward to at least two new ramen shops opening downtown in 2026, joining longtime favorite Ramen Hiroshi and newcomer MayMay’s. With Mensho Ramen coming to North Main and Marufuku Ramen to Cypress Street, the city’s already busy dining scene is quickly turning Walnut Creek into a regional ramen destination.
   

📸 Around Walnut Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walnut Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• Joybound People & Pets Free Pet Food Pantry
  2890 Mitchell Dr, Walnut Creek
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
• Salsa & Bachata Sunday in Walnut Creek
  Bourbon Highway Country Bar , 1677 N Main St Suite A , Walnut Creek
  6:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Gentle Yoga and Meditation
  Ygnacio Valley Library , 2661 Oak Grove Rd , Walnut Creek
  10:30 am
• Frosh Boys Basketball @ Dougherty Valley
  Dougherty Valley High School , 10550 Albion Rd , San Ramon
  4:00 pm
• JV Boys Basketball @ San Ramon Valley
  San Ramon Valley High School , 501 Danville Blvd , Danville
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball @ American
  American High School , 36300 Fremont Blvd , Fremont
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• TecHub: Tech Exchange @ the Library
  Walnut Creek Library , 1644 N Broadway , Walnut Creek
  10:30 am
• Baby Songs & Play
  Walnut Creek Library , 1644 N Broadway , Walnut Creek
  12:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• "Voting Challenges Ahead" by League of Women Voters, Diablo Valley
  Diablo Valley Area
  9:00 am

Thursday January 8

• Mt.Diablo Village Book Talk: "Super Agers" by Dr. Eric Topol
  Hillside Covenant Church , 2060 Magnolia Way , Walnut Creek
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Lego Club: Free play
  San Miguel Public Library , 254 13th St , San Miguel
  1:00 pm
• Free pool and $3 Bud Draft
  Round Up Saloon , 3553 Mount Diablo Blvd , Lafayette
  1:00 pm
• Lego Builders Club
  Contra Costa County Public Library , 1750 Oak Park Boulevard , Pleasant Hill
  2:00 pm
• Drop-in 3D Printing Information Booth
  San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  3:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Rental
  3 Bedroom, 2Bath Townhome for rent off of Sycamore Valley Rd.  60 Boulder Creek Ct.,Danville  $4500 per month.  Newly remodeled thruout. (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wishing everyone a truly joyful Christmas Day!
  Even though we all have our own opinions and differences, today is a special day to come together. Enjoy the festive spirit, and here's to sharing… (Nextdoor N Civic)
• Rigel is still missing.
  I am urging my neighbors to please check their garages, sheds, etc. If you are feeding neighborhood cats, please keep an eye out for him. With the… (Nextdoor Saranap II)

• Peet's Coffee & Tea posted a job opening for Shift Lead - Ygnacio Plaza in Walnut Creek. Apply here.
• National Veterinary Associates posted a job opening for Veterinary Assistant/Receptionist - Floater in Alamo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walnut Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

• Toll increases at 7 Bay Area bridges beginning Jan. 1 (contracostaherald.com)
• Flash flood warning for Alameda and Contra Costa counties Thursday morning triggered by persistent rainfall (mercurynews.com)
• SF's New Free NYE Block Party in Chinatown "Commercial Break" (SF) (funcheap.com)

Concord

• Judge orders halt on ICE courthouse arrests in Northern California (ktvu.com)

Danville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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