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A Little Bit Strummer, A Little Bit Sedani – Searching For Hope And Truth
We’re bingeing on Joe Strummer and Italian food after a helpful recommendation launched us down Stanley Tucci’s culinary voyage to the Old Country, fighting off snarky pundits and subsequent calorie infusion as the country seeks its moral compass and we seek the perfect Carbonara. Heckuva past coupla weeks, wouldn’t you agree? We’re decompressing in our…
Read More“Wallflowers”
The City of Lafayette hosted a gathering recognizing completion of the first mural in the city’s Downtown Mural Program on Monday. Lafayette native and artist Rachel Perls kicked off the downtown art project with her interpretation of the native Matilija poppy, currently growing on the west-facing wall of Zahra Boutique Salon, 3578 Mt. Diablo Boulevard.…
Read MoreMulti-Vehicle Crash Closes I680 In Walnut Creek Saturday
Messy multi-vehicle crash on southbound I680 at N. Main in Walnut Creek sent two people to the hospital and tied up traffic for more than an hour after it was reported at 7:28p.m. tonight. A pup riding in one of the involved cars escaped unscathed. California Highway Patrol officers eventually cleared the stretch of highway…
Read MoreLetters: Daddy’s Hot Diggity Davos!
Editor; Watching the Bloviator In Chief waddle around Davos confusing the names of countries he wants to invade while insulting our allies and conducting the Kremlin’s business was exhausting. I need a rest. I would say the whole charade was eye opening if I hadn’t known this has been the Great Grifter’s MO since about…
Read MoreMoraga Loses Its Local Tack Room; Dover Saddlery Locks The Doors
Local equestrians who came to depend on Moraga’s Dover Saddlery for their helmets and blankets and other essential tack may have been surprised to learn of the store’s sudden closure, announced today on their website. Rumors of financial problems within the chain have circulated in recent months, borne out by closures of other locations throughout…
Read MoreOfficer-Involved Shooting On I-80 In Hercules Thursday
A confrontation on I-80 in Hercules led to an officer-involved shooting with a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds and an officer injured early Thursday morning. Details remain scarce but things seemed to have kicked off at about 7:15a.m. with reports of a man hitting passing cars with some sort of a metal object on westbound…
Read MorePeet’s Coffee Shuttering Bay Area Locations; East Bay Sites Currently Unknown
A drawdown in Bay Area coffee locations appears to be continuing as Peet’s Coffee announced plans to close more than two dozen locations by the end of January. Although two San Francisco locations were able to confirm they were slated for closure others may not yet know – waiting for word from their corporate offices.…
Read More“Contemplation”
The photographer asks: “If you could sit with someone, anyone, from the past… who would it be and why?”
Read MoreShooting Case Starts In Oakley, Ends In Orinda Monday
A shooting reported just after 1am Monday in the area of Rubens Way and Cypress Road in Oakley early Monday snowballed into a high-speed chase out SR4 and onto Highway 24 that ultimately ended with two arrests in Orinda. One teen was reportedly treated for a gunshot “graze” wound to the head. Two suspects, also…
Read MoreSheriff Investigating Latest In-Custody Death At Martinez Detention Facility
From the Office of the Sheriff: The county-wide law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol has been invoked for an in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon. At about 5:08 PM, a deputy sheriff found an inmate unresponsive in his cell on B module. He immediately requested Contra Costa Health jail medical staff respond,…
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