Walnut Creek Home Damaged By Fire Monday; Occupant Injured
Firefighters responding to reports of a house fire on 1st Avenue in Walnut Creek this afternoon were met by heavy smoke and flames upon arrival, adjacent vegetation further limiting their access to the scene. Sadly, the occupant of the home required transportation to a local hospital. The nature of her injuries was unknown. The fire…
Have We Outsmarted Ourselves? Will AI Ultimately Crush Us?
Editor; As a working human I have taken an interest in our collective future as really smart people take to talk shows warning of our collective demise at the hands of engines we have built ourselves. Always interested in anecdotal evidence of any trend I’ve noted colleagues remark about the prospect of a tightening job…
One Ejected, Injured In I680 Rollover Crash In Walnut Creek Saturday
A man was ejected and apparently seriously injured in a rollover crash on southbound I680 near the 24/680 split in Walnut Creek on Saturday, the crash drawing a rapid and sizable response from Samaritans and first responders after it was reported at 3:07 p.m. The cause of the crash is apparently under investigation by the…
Lafayette Street Sealed Off After Homicide Saturday; Chico Man Under Arrest
Curious neighbors were asked to leave the street and return home following a sizable police response to a residence on Westminster Place in Lafayette on Saturday, scene of a suspected stabbing. Heavily-armed officers from several local agencies descended on the quiet residential street at 11:36 am Saturday, quickly sealing off the area and ordering gathering…
Police Action In Antio… Uh, Walnut Creek Thursday
Late-night city street-crawlers like us noted the presence of a sizable force of police officers from Brentwood and Antioch in Walnut Creek last night and – after stopping to scratch our little heads – we wondered if it was part of some sort of collaborative enforcement effort which apparently, it was. Current and former LEO’s…
Perhaps It’s Just A Day For Bad Optics
UPDATE: Readers advise that the banner has been removed. Original Story: This sign has been draped around the Twin Towers tribute at Memory Gardens Cemetery next to Highway 4 in Concord. Curious visitors asked about it and were told the responsible group had recently acquired a piece of the cemetery and wanted to advertise their…
Benicia Pursuit Results In Crash, Lockdown, Search Wednesday
A Benicia police pursuit of a vehicle west on I780 resulted in a crash at Glen Cove Road, the ejection of a female occupant, lockdown of a nearby high school and an ongoing search for a male suspect believed to be on foot in the area. The incident was first observed at approximately 11:10 a.m.…
Tax Man Blues; Running Through Quicksand; Handbags And Gladrags
Doing our taxes this year and, man, that pencil is really digging in. It’s getting harder to put the numbers down and not think about where our money is going to go. Images of Tomahawk cruise missiles double-tapping schools and speedboats are tough to shake. Don’t know about you but we feel caught between worlds.…
Pleasanton PD Investigating Armed Hot Prowl Burglaries
A flurry of residential burglaries – at least two of them while the residents were present – has sparked a police search and a redoubling of security precautions by Pleasanton residents concerned by break-ins reported late last month into early March. Pleasanton police did not say why the public wasn’t notified of the incidents until…
Three Adults, One Child Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On SR4 Monday
A head-on crash believed caused by a wrong-way driver injured three adults – two of them critically – and a 6-year-old child after a collision on eastbound SR4 between Cummings Skyway and Mc Ewen Road in Martinez Monday night. The crash was reported at approximately 11:15pm after a car was reported seen heading west in…