So This Happened… Week of Nov. 15-21, 2021
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Nov. 21, 2021) — There’s still time to gather seasonable produce for your Thanksgiving feast at the Tuesday Concord Farmers Market and try one of columnist Debra Morris’ ideas for unique side dishes.
Walk it off: Then, before you run full-sprint into the December holidays, head to an East Bay Park on Friday for a brush with nature. Options include a “Feast Your Eyes on Nature” hike at Black Diamond Mines in Antioch and the “Post-Thanksgiving Hike” in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland.
Ho-ho-holidays: If you’re ready to focus on gift shopping, stop by the Concord Art Association’s Art & Craft Show on Saturday in Todos Santos Plaza. On Monday, the Concord Chamber of Commerce will release more Shop Concord gift cards. Todos Santos Plaza will also be the site of the tree lighting and mayor’s sing-along on Dec. 3. Clayton will follow suit with its downtown tree lighting on Dec. 4. New this year is “Garden of D’Lights,” with thousands of lights and lasers at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek.
On the fire front: Thanks to the recent rains, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has declared an end to the fire season. But Chief Lewis Broschard reminds residents that fire danger is ever-present. “ConFire urges all residents to practice fire safety in all outdoor activities,” he said. “Plan well ahead of the typical spring months’ arrival of fire danger for weed abatement and defensible space creation around properties.”
More stories
Here are some other stories the Pioneer covered in the last week:
Contra Costa to hold 5th public meeting on redistricting Nov. 23.
Contra Costa County provides Continuum of Care for our homeless.
Touring the state to better understand housing crisis.
Say their names: Remembering trans people who were killed.
Pleasant Hill community gathers to “Light up the Lake” for 60th anniversary.
Concord chamber teams up with businesses for food bank drive.
99 cents for tobacco in Concord? Yes, and teenagers can get it. Sign our petition.
2021 Concord Taco Trail champions announced.
Probing the secrets of the early days of matter.
Fall in the garden is a time for planting, prevention and prep.
“Payback” brings victims’ harsh realities to the forefront.
When it looks like your spouse can kill the deal.
City of Clayton looking for a planning commissioner.
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council in Contra Costa looking to fill vacancies.
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Bev Britton
Bev Britton graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota and moved to the Bay Area with her soon-to-be husband Jim in 1986. She was features editor at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek before becoming managing editor of the Contra Costa Sun in Lafayette in 1995. She retired from newsrooms in 2001, but an ad for the Clayton Pioneer drew her back in. The family moved to Lake Wildwood in the Gold Country a few years ago - but working at the Pioneer keeps her in touch with her old neighborhoods in Concord and Clayton.