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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Granada end Las Lomas-Walnut Creek’s unbeaten flag football run?
  • How two Walnut Creek students turned big ideas into prize-winning startups
  • Why Walnut Creek officials joined a regional stand against antisemitism

Also on today's calendar: Living with Purpose: Nurturing the Spirit at Every Age and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Chronicle Flag Football Player of the Year: Cardinal Newman's Nicole Hayeems (sfchronicle.com) — Walnut Creek’s own Las Lomas High gets a key shout-out here, as Granada-Livermore’s star defender helped knock off previously unbeaten Las Lomas-Walnut Creek in the NCS Division 1 flag football semifinals. The story highlights Cardinal Newman quarterback Nicole Hayeems as Chronicle Player of the Year and recaps standout seasons from top Bay Area girls flag football players.
   

2. Diablo Valley students in Pleasant Hill win big at entrepreneurship contest (eastbaytimes.com) — A Walnut Creek Diablo Valley College student just won first place in a regional entrepreneurship pitch contest for her mental-health startup, while a Northgate High School junior took second with a food-waste reduction app. Their wins highlight how local students are turning personal experiences into ventures aimed at improving wellness, affordability, and college access across Contra Costa County and beyond.
   

3. National Briefs: December 26-January 1 – The American Israelite Newspaper (americanisraelite.com) — Bay Area leaders, including officials from Walnut Creek, joined 73 current and former officeholders condemning antisemitic social media posts by Richmond’s mayor and urging a local resolution against hate. Their letter appears alongside national and international Jewish news, from U.S. military action in Nigeria to debates over antisemitism within the Republican Party.
   

4. Christy Turlington: Bio And Career Highlights (boredpanda.com) — A global fashion icon and maternal health advocate actually got her start in Walnut Creek, where Christy Turlington was born before rising to supermodel fame with Calvin Klein and other major brands. The profile traces her early life, education, family, and her later work founding Every Mother Counts and directing a documentary on maternal health.
   

5. K911 Animal Rescue Highlights 2025 Achievements (contracosta.news) — Walnut Creek pet lovers can meet K911 Animal Rescue cats at local PetSmart stores, including the Walnut Creek location, as part of the group’s expanding regional adoption efforts. The Antioch-based nonprofit highlights a big 2025, rescuing over 1,400 animals, taking on a downtown Antioch community cat project, and relying on donations and weekly Concord adoption events to keep vulnerable pets out of overcrowded shelters.
   

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