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County Currently “Swimming Upstream” On Homeless Issue; Annual Count Deemed “Consistent”
Almost to the day Contra Costa Supervisors admitted they were “swimming upstream” with “absolutely no system” to effectively address the issue of homelessness, County Health released findings showing a four percent rise in the number of people homeless in the county in 2023 compared to 2020. The report, released by Contra Costa Health’s Health, Housing…
Read MoreThe Last Call; Skull Highway; “But Baby, I…”
Here we are, coming up on the end of the week and looking for reinforcements after a messy Mercury spill in Martinez, shenanigans on our local campuses, crashes, fires and other calamity all duly recorded on our pages. During our week, when we weren’t busy decontaminating or dodging street people asking if we were “The…
Read MoreVideo: Tandem, Fatal Crash In Martinez Wednesday
Two people died following a crash on westbound Highway 4 east of Center Avenue Wednesday, a collision causing both cars to come off the freeway together and into separate trees along Arnold Industrial Drive in Martinez. Killed were Diana Zuniga, 18, of San Pablo, and Jeremiah Smeby, 49. The crash occurred at around 10:40 p.m.…
Read MoreKnifing Reported At Concord Home Depot Wednesday
A 19-year-old woman has been detained and Concord police officers have locked down a crime scene at the Home Depot store on Meridian Park Boulevard after a reported stabbing at the store Wednesday. Details remain sketchy as the incident was only just reported at approximately 6:30pm, although a woman – reportedly with blood on her…
Read MoreCal High Classroom Intrusion Sparks Questions About Campus Security
As we noted at the time, three Dublin teens made their way onto the Cal High campus Monday, pushed past a math teacher and assaulted a student in class as classmates scattered. The trio eventually left campus and have subsequently been identified, but the incident was – of course – filmed by a student with…
Read MoreAntioch PD Chief Pledges Cooperation With DOJ Investigation; Announces Trust Building Policy Shift
A bit far afield, but interesting shift in policing policies at Antioch PD: On May 10, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil rights investigation into the Antioch Police Department. Chief Steven Ford welcomes this investigation and pledges full cooperation with DOJ officials, just as we…
Read MoreLatest “Swatting” Incident Panics Pleasant Hill School, Parents
The latest in what appears to be a nation-wide trend toward “Swatting” – or calling down a heavy police presence on an unwitting subject – briefly panicked students and parents in Pleasant Hill Monday. As we reported via our Flash Alert system at the time, police responded to Pleasant Hill Elementary School, 2097 Oak Park…
Read MoreSuspected Mercury Spill Closes Martinez Amtrak’s Main Station Monday
COSTCO Parking Lot Fight Leaves One Hospitalized Sunday
One man’s apparent impatience with the time another man was taking to vacate a parking space in a store parking lot led to a fight with one man in the hospital and another leaving the scene Sunday. The altercation was apparently captured by bystanders wielding cameras at the COSTCO location on Fostoria Way. It was…
Read MoreFlash Follow-Up: Moraga Road Crash Photo
Since some of you remain cautious skeptics when it comes to the news we thought we’d provide a little photographic backup to an alert we pushed Friday night. We were able to save many of you some time and definitely some stress as police closed Moraga Road after a single car crash on our widely…
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