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Letter: Choosing Our Targets And That Whole “Increased Lethality” Thing
Editor; Since September, this administration has struck 30 boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean in a supposed effort to crack down on drug trafficking — our leaders and military ordering the execution of unknown people without evidence or benefit of trials. This approach, by the president’s own admission, has apparently shifted to land-based…
Read MoreOne Dead, One Seriously Wounded In San Pablo Liquor Store Shooting Monday
At approximately 9:07 p.m. Monday, police responded to a liquor store in the 1400 block of Rumrill Boulevard regarding reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two adult male victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Despite life-saving efforts, one victim, a 36-year-old Richmond…
Read MoreStakeout Leads To Crashes, Arrests In San Ramon Monday
The San Ramon Police Department Investigations Division conducted a surveillance operation related to suspects believed to be connected to multiple vehicle burglaries and stolen vehicles in San Ramon and surrounding jurisdictions. Detectives had received information indicating the suspects were likely to return to the Kyler Court and Kyler Lane area in San Ramon, where a…
Read MoreMeasles Case Confirmed In Contra Costa County
An Advisory From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa Health (CCH) is notifying the public of a confirmed case of measles in the county, identified on Dec. 24, 2025. The individual was contagious in public between Dec. 17 and Dec. 24, and people may have been exposed at the locations listed below. Locations of potential measles…
Read More“Beer For My Horses…”
Under the wire for 2025 photo submissions comes this horsey contender, spotted behind the Clayton Club Saloon in Clayton by our Eastern Front photographer at large Gint Federas tonight. No word on what their humans are up to or if there will be galloping down Main Street tonight. Just as long as they’re not holding…
Read More“Late Night”
Kicking off our photographic countdown of images from the past year with this gem – a snapshot of a moment on the beat with a geometric composition and lighting we found both appealing and revealing. We were on the blower with our photographer when he gave a subtle “wait” and we knew he was onto…
Read MoreLafayette’s Taco Adobe Rings The Closing Bell Jan. 1
Eyesore or landmark, suburban fast-food haven or punchline for snobbish gourmands, it appears the Mission-style Taco Bell at 3501 Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette is calling it quits on Jan. 1, 2026. Fans will be happy to know the fabled chain’s local footprint will not be disappearing forever, with plans for a resurrected Taco dispensary…
Read MoreSecond Night Of Earth Shakers In San Ramon – 4.0 Magnitude Temblor Recorded
San Ramon residents weary of a series of semi-serious earthquakes rattling their neighborhoods Friday buckled up again on Saturday as yet another swarm – led by a 4.0M shaker – rippled through the area for a second straight night. Emergency services invoked quake protocols and took steps to make sure their apparatus and infrastructure was…
Read MoreQuakes Rolling Through San Ramon Friday – City Feeling Picked On!
A 4.0Magnitude Quake Rolled Through San Ramon and environs Friday night, followed by a swarm of milder shakers that left residents alternately giddy or wary. Emergency Services in the area invoked a quake protocol for temblors of this size, rolling out apparatus to prevent them from getting trapped under infrastructure and assessing vital services. There…
Read MoreLafayette PD Pursuit Ends With Drones, Dog, Arrest – In Alamo
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at about 10:36 PM, Lafayette police attempted to make an enforcement stop for traffic violations. The vehicle did not yield and led officers on a pursuit that went from downtown Lafayette to eastbound Highway 24 and then southbound 680. The suspect vehicle exited on Livorna Road, traveled eastbound, entering the…
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