Happy June, everyone! It’s off to a busy start! I hope you are healthy and enjoying the new season! Today, I wanted to draw your attention to a couple of important news items:

• Special kudos go out to the CCAR Scholarship Foundation for hosting a lovely awards luncheon last Friday honoring 16 local students heading for prestigious colleges and universities. Congratulations go out to this awesome group of up-and-coming leaders, and to Scholarship Foundation Trustees who work so hard every year to find the most deserving students (see trustee list here).
• I would also like to invite all of you to the YPN Summer Kickoff BBQ this Thursday, June 9th from 2:30 – 5:00pm at Richmond’s Wildcat Canyon Park (register here).
  • Fellow Bikers: You’re invited to join us on a ride to the event (both motorcycles and cars welcomed). Meet us at 1:00pm in Martinez at Alhambra Valley Rd. and Wanda Way (just listen, and you’re sure to find us!)
• Attend the Pinole City Council meeting tonight at 7pm to voice your opposition in person or on Zoom to a city charter/real estate transfer tax proposal (see article, below).
• And last, but not least, PLEASE VOTE for 2023 CCAR Board of Directors candidates before next Monday, June 13 at 9am. If you are eligible to vote, log in here to cast your ballot.