Week in Review: Mountain Lion Sighting, Lunch Notes, Big League World Series and More

Here’s a look back at some of the stories that made headlines this week on San Leandro Patch.

Monday 

Castro Valley celebrated its first ever Gay Pride rally over the weekend. Check out this inspiring that includes voices of some of the young people who participated.

In Lunch Notes, I take you to Creekside Bistro and let you in on my favorite meal there. Read about it . 

Community contributor Dale Gregory tells us about San Leandro’s great school theater tradition, and about a gala fundraiser planned by Friends of the Theater for August 13. Read it . 

Tuesday 

Read about the five entrepreneurs who made it to the finals in a competition for free food court space at Bayfair Center and $25,000 in start-up money. You can find that story . We’ll announce the winner on Patch on Monday.   

One or two men fired on an East Bay Regional Park District police officer on Monday night near the Upper San Leandro Reservoir. It was that they were defending a marijuana grow. 

Police confirmed they found evidence of a clandestine pot farm in the remote area later in the week. Read that story . 

The San Leandro Adult School won two awards for its English as a Second Language program. Read about the awards . 

Wednesday 

Wednesday was the World Series debut of the District 45 Big League All-Stars — made up of the top 16-18-year-old players in the East Bay from San Leandro to Union City. Read about the team . 

District 45 narrowly lost its first two games of the series, against the Southwest and East. You can follow the rest of the series on this online scoreboard. 

If you missed Cascada de Flores at the San Leandro Library on Wednesday night, check out this of the group, which plays folk music from Veracruz, Mexico.   

Is your neighborhood walkable? Read about how San Leandro scored on a recent test of pedestrian friendliness . 

San Leandro police confiscated weapons, cash and 1.5 pounds of cocaine after carrying out an IRS search warrant on Tuesday. Read about that and more crime news in our weekly . 

Come with me to a nondescript San Leandro office park for some really great Middle Eastern and other lunch fare. Read about the here. 

Thursday 

Check our new San Leandro history column, Time Capsule, written by former San Leandro librarian and current president of the San Leandro Historical Society, Cindy Simons. Read her first column, about the widows of Casa Peralta . 

Plus, join in the festivities today (Sunday) at the 27th annual Day at the Casa fundraiser. The fun starts at 11:30 a.m. Find all the information here. 

Fares are going up Monday on AC Transit buses. The basic adult fare will increase by 10 cents to $2.10. Read the full story . 

County supervisors Nate Miley and Wilma Chan are proposing stiffer rules against filching recyclable cans and other materials from recycling bins in unincorporated areas. The City of San Leandro already has such an ordinance. Read about the county proposal — and some residents’ concerns —. 

Friday 

A mountain lion was sighted by a resident Thursday night on Benedict Drive near the I-580 freeway. Read about it . 

The Citizen's Redistricting Commission released its final proposed maps on Friday, and if approved, San Leandro will no longer be voting for state and federal legislators with its historical allies to the south and east. Read about the changes . 

Come on, you know you “cruised” East 14th Street and Castro Valley Boulevard back in the good old days. Read about the in the area, and how it all came to an end.   

As always, you can check out the week’s real estate market changes in our weekly Real Watch series .  

Saturday 

At the risk of disappointing my photo quiz fans, I put a spin on this week’s Where (Not) in San Leandro? game. Read my short farewell address . 

Nothing in the fridge for dinner? Castro Valley Patch blogger, Rachel Bradley-Gomez has an idea for you — head to the hills for some foraging. Read an introduction to edible plants in the hills around Lake Chabot, plus a recipe, .

Sunday 

Don't forget National Night Out on Tuesday. Join some 11,000 communities around the country in promoting safer neighborhoods by spending some time outside, getting to know your neighbors. There will be lots of porch, driveway and block parties around town from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

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Happy Sunday!