Contra Costa’s Camera Debate Needs A Reviewable Record
Editor; Your October 2 reader letter, “Don’t Block FLOCK,” argues that access controls and audits can address misuse of license plate camera data. That gets at the central question for Contra Costa communities: what safeguards can residents actually verify? A camera system can assist investigators without turning every search into an unexamined act of trust.…
Speaker Series: Making History Fun Again At The Clift Royal Sonesta – Nov. 19
The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel, a San Francisco landmark since 1915, continues its monthly speaker series, Making History Fun Again, with “San Francisco’s Media Evolution,” a conversation with journalists and media leaders who have helped tell the city’s stories across generations and platforms. On Thursday, November 19, Heather Knight, San Francisco bureau chief for The…
Storm Drain Deterioration Closes Off Center Street Access To Rheem Center
(Photo of a notorious subsidence, sinkhole in Rheem which opened on March 13, 2016, at the intersection of Rheem Boulevard and Center Street after eight consecutive days of heavy rain and El Niño). The Center Street driveway connecting the Rheem Shopping Center to the traffic signal at Rheem Boulevard will be temporarily closed to all…
Oakland Man Convicted Of Trafficking 16-Year-Old Girl In Richmond
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – On October 15th, a jury in Contra Costa County found 41-year-old Jamarr Lamont Victor guilty of human trafficking of a minor for a commercial sex act and four related felonies for exploiting a 16-year-old girl in Richmond. Victor was convicted of: • Human trafficking of…
Two Dead After I680 Wrong-Way Crash In Concord Monday
A wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of I680 in Concord slammed into another car in a devastating crash that killed two people and closed the freeway for hours early Monday. The crash was reported at approximately 2am south of Willow Pass Road with following traffic diverted onto Highway 242 in order to…
Rep. DeSaulnier’s Office Targeted In Apparent “White Powder” Mail Threat
Democratic congressman Mark DeSaulnier’s office in Walnut Creek was evacuated and sealed off for HazMat investigation Friday after a package reported containing a suspicious “white powder” was received. Other members and election officials around the country reported receiving similar packages. There has been no specific word of any associated threat received with the packages though…
ICE-Berg, Right Ahead?; Nice Shootin’ Volodymyr! – International News With Local Implication
Ch-ch-cha-changes – as Mr. Bowie used to sing. No matter your leanings we think you’ll agree we’re headed for some re-direction in our social landscape in the days and months to come. We’ll admit it feels as if we’re suffering from some kind of mind fracture of late, with actual discourse on whether to livestream…
Pursuit/Crash On Highway 4 In Concord Halts Traffic Saturday
A police pursuit on Highway 4 ended when the suspect vehicle steered west in the eastbound direction of the freeway – colliding with another car, prompting a brief foot chase and turning the stretch of highway west of Willow Pass into a parking lot. The crash was reported at approximately 6:10 p.m. after police air…
Two-Alarm Fire Damages Martinez Home Saturday
Neighbor’s reports of a tree on fire behind a home at 5460 Alhambra Valley Road brought out firefighters who were met by heavy fire in the attic and roof of the single-story residence upon their arrival at 4:03am. Crews initiated a search for residents and immediately called for a second alarm as fire spread along…
PD Pursuit On SR24/I680 Ends With Arrest In Concord Thursday
Our news sensors started pinging Thursday when we began getting Flash texts from readers passed by a convoy of police cars on Highway 24 and I680 late Thursday night. Apparently John Law was after a suspect vehicle running hard eastbound on Highway 24 (most assuredly prior to that but that’s when our Flashers started checking…
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