Mulling The Aftermath – Of Just A Short Time Ago

Sunday pretty clearly rocked the world – with global attention first drawn to an agonizingly prolonged assault against a Chanukah observance in Sydney, Australia before our gaze shifted to the home of a beloved actor/director in Los Angeles. Any hope we may have had about an extra hour in bed and the promise of a…

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Pedestrian Killed In Meadow Lane Collision Friday

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed on Meadow Lane near Monument Boulevard in Concord on Friday – possibly while attempting to cross the road. The unidentified victim was reported down and unresponsive at approximately 8pm, police closing down the area for several hours to conduct their investigation. No details were available as…

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Pleasant Hill Woman Gets Prison Time For Embezzling Walnut Creek Charity

The former finance manager of a Walnut Creek charity serving area youth has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for siphoning off over $1.6 million from the organization, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said in a press release that Carrie Lynn Grant, 62, of Pleasant…

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Nakamura, Aliano Named As Concord’s Mayor, Vice Mayor

From the City of Concord Concord, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2025) – At the Dec. 9 Concord City Council meeting, outgoing Mayor Carlyn Obringer passed the gavel to Vice Mayor Laura Nakamura after the Council selected Nakamura to serve as the City’s mayor for 2026. This will be Mayor Nakamura’s first term in the role. Councilmember Dominic…

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Letters: “Excuse Me. But Are We At War?”

Dear Editor; I’m hoping you can clear something up for me, my children and 347 million Americans: “Are we at war?” I mean, non-video of American forces “double tapping” speedboats, survivors clinging to wreckage in shark-infested waters, and cool video of special forces roping down onto Venezuelan oil tankers has me wondering what Venezuelans have…

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