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It’s Official – Final Numbers Are In From June 7 Primary
From the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office: Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Debi Cooper certified the results of the June 7, 2022 Primary Election today. “Our elections team has been preparing for and administering elections nonstop since early 2021. We’ve conducted several special elections that overlapped with preparations for the primary election,” Cooper said. “I am proud of…
Read MoreBiz Buzz: AWG Private Chefs Earn “Best East Bay Caterer” Honors For Second Year
Business Name: AWG Private Chefs Type of Business: Private Chefs & Catering Years in Business: 21 Address: 1839 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Ste 250, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Hours: 24/7 Web: AWG Private Chefs Business Notes: AWG Private Chefs, a Walnut Creek based family owned & operated private dining experience & catering company has just been named Diablo…
Read MoreCrockett-Martinez Folks, Businesses Without Power – Again. Wondering Why…
Along with all those other shortfalls and shortages we’re being asked to contend with this summer is one very important one – electricity – and residents living along the water in northernmost Contra Costa are feeling especially put upon. “Three times in the past week for at least 4 hours each,” one wrote Sunday morning.…
Read MoreFire Claims One Home, Damages Another In Alamo Saturday
A fire believed to have started at or near a home in the 100 block of Alamo Ranch Road gutted one residence and damaged another when flames spread into adjacent grass land and took off, ultimately singeing more than 4 acres of adjacent grass land. Dozens of firefighters were directed in to fight the fast-moving…
Read MorePursuit Ends In Fatal Orinda Crash, Power Out To Thousands
A white Honda, fleeing from a Moraga police officer on Moraga Way headed toward Orinda, crashed at Glorietta Boulevard and Moraga Way shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday – killing the driver and injuring an unidentified male passenger. The driver was subsequently identified as Naya Jackson, 29, of Oakland. It was not immediately known why police…
Read MoreProtestors Turn Out In Walnut Creek Friday
Protest Underway in WalnutCreek tonight as a small but growing group of protestors turned out at Civic Park to make their feelings known… at least 300 people turned out to take part.
Read MoreRolex, Cash Taken During Latest “Follow Home” Robbery In Walnut Creek Friday
Three men reportedly tailed a couple picking up their daughter from a birthday party on Blade Way this afternoon, rushing the male victim, brandishing weapons and making off with a Rolex watch and cash while the children played in the backyard. The holdup was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m., with the occupants of a car…
Read MoreResentencing Petition Opposed For El Sobrante Mass Shooting Gunman
From the Office of the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office is firm in its opposition to CDCR’s recommendation for resentencing a man serving 50 years to life for murder. Joga Singh Sandher, 58, is currently an inmate at San Quentin State Prison for killing Ajmer Singh…
Read MoreReproductive Health Services Remain Legal, Safe, Available In Contra Costa County
From County Health Services: Contra Costa Health (CCH) today reaffirms its commitment to reproductive health rights, and to ensure that all county residents may access safe, compassionate care, including abortion services. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which held that the Constitution protects a woman’s right to privacy relating…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Chef”
Even if sitting atop your ultra-hip food truck, swigging a Modelo with a fat bankroll in your pocket while Gary Clarke Jr. serenades an Austin bandido bar isn’t your thing, there’s a lot to like about John Favreau’s “Chef.” An unapologetic celebration of food and family, the movie centers on a nebbish but passionate L.A.…
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