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Walnut Creek Council Mulls E-Bike Safety Action Plan Tonight
In an apparent effort to address the proliferation of E-Bike and electric motorcycle riders on city street, the Walnut Creek city council is taking steps to reduce the number of collisions while supporting safe riding practices. The agenda item was announced as Walnut Creek police continue to address incidents of unsafe operation on city streets.…
Read MoreCrowds Gather In The 24/680 For No Kings Day
Getting messages and photos from people attending any of the several planned No Kings rallies in the 24/680 today. The first one to arrive from Patricia was taken in Walnut Creek. Crowd size in Walnut Creek was estimated at between 5,000 and 10,000 people with sizable crowds also turning up in other nearby cities to…
Read MoreProtest Rallies Planned Across Bay Area Saturday
Organizers are predicting sizable turnouts to dozens of planned protests against President Donald Trump and his administration across the Bay Area on Saturday, with the largest demonstrations expected in San Francisco and Walnut Creek. The “No Kings” march and protest in San Francisco will begin at 2 p.m. in Sue Bierman Park in Embarcadero Plaza…
Read MoreCutting Reported At Walnut Creek BART Thursday
A little disagreement at Walnut Creek BART this afternoon led to a cutting and a suspect on the run, police bringing in the doggo with tactical sniffer to search for the perp. And, no, we don’t use “perp” and that will be the last time you see us drop it. This was reported at about…
Read MoreIf We May – A Tip Of The Fedora To The Pentagon Press Corps
We understand it’s outside the established boundaries of the 24/680 but we wanted to take a moment to doff our fedora to our colleagues in Arlington County, VA this afternoon. Nearly to the reporter and agency, every scribbler assigned to cover the Pentagon packed up their whiffle balls and succulents and headed for the exits…
Read MoreOne Dead After Crash/Fire In Danville Monday
An apparent car fire near a condominium in the 400 block of Oneida Court in Danville on Monday left one person dead and the structure heavily damaged. The fire was reported at 416 Oneida a little after 1 p.m. when a car crashed into a garage, trapping the driver. Flames spread to the nearby residence…
Read MorePlucky Native Makes Ridgetop Return To East County After 68 Years
A new population of the caper-fruited tropidocarpum (Tropidocarpum capparideum) has been discovered in Vasco Hills Regional Preserve on protected land acquired by the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) in partnership with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (Conservancy). The plant had been undocumented for 68 years until a few individuals were observed on…
Read MoreMonday Blathering: Hostage Homecoming, Ammosexual Angst, Glued Lips
Well now, stuff is happening. We have our rainwater collection system up and ready for today’s forecast gullywasher and the living roof garden topping the News24/680 Bunker is perking up and ready for the precip. Indoors, we’re spanking the Breville this morning in a carnival of do-it-ourselves coffee making and we’re circling the remnants of…
Read MoreSUV Takes Unexpected Turn Into Home Off Moraga Road Sunday
This “Flash Photo” comes to us from our Flasher Pal Enid Hudak (“We are many, we have cameras – and we Flash!) after an SUV with two folks aboard took a detour through a house on Moraga Road at Draeger Drive at around 11:35am Sunday. Homeowners were away at the time, we believe… whew. Two…
Read MoreSan Pablo Man Convicted Of Murder Is Sentenced To Life
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A judge today (Friday, Oct. 10) sentenced 51-year-old Lawyer Dushan McBride to life in prison after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of murdering Rashanda Franklin in 2017. The Honorable Judge Mary Ann O’Malley sentenced McBride to 95 years to life in state…
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