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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Architect Frank O. Gehry b. 1929 – d. 2025

Canadian-American architect Frank O. Gehry, creative force behind construction of the Concord Pavilion and whose soaring architectural style reshaped city skylines around the world, died December 5, 2025, at his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness. He was 96. Gehry designed the original Pavilion in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker in…

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DA Files Murder Charge In San Ramon DUI Case

A 28-year-old Pleasanton man was drunk and speeding at more than 150mph seconds before his Tesla struck the rear passenger side of a Ford Bronco traveling west on Crow Canyon Road on Saturday, Nov. 29 – killing a Castro Valley woman inside – investigators say. Badal Devendra Dholaria was arraigned Thursday on a five-count felony…

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Two-Alarm Fire In Rossmoor Tuesday

Residents of a multi-level condo in the 3200 block of Terra Granada Drive in Rossmoor called for help from the fire department Tuesday after detecting smoke in the unit. Firefighters arriving at the scene at approximately 1:15pm confirmed there was fire in the unit’s garage, entering the unit and conducting a search for the origin…

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LETTER: Our Streets As Speedways

Editor; Re: your Nov 30 article “Pleasanton Driver Arrested…After Fatal San Ramon Crash” I would like to express my sympathies to the innocent woman killed in this senseless act while wholeheartedly condemning the driver now accused of killing her. I realize justice moves slowly but I would argue that driving a high performance car at…

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