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Is Walnut Creek Going To Pot? City Assesses The Benefits Of A Profitable Business Model

Far from its over-the-top depictions in 1930’s scare reels, marijuana has evolved into a widely accepted and sought after national commodity – with some parts of California given over to its production and once-naysaying cities openly considering adding cannabis storefronts to their business districts. Up for consideration on tonight’s Walnut Creek city council agenda is…

Purse Snatch In Walnut Creek Monday

A woman walking in the area of N. Main and Bonanza Street in Walnut Creek lost her purse to a man who exited a passing car with several men aboard and grabbed her purse Monday. The incident was reported at approximately 9:55 p.m. with witnesses describing the car in question as a white four-door with…

Two Shot In Suspected Armed Robbery In El Sobrante Sunday

Two people were shot in a suspected armed robbery at a home on D’Avilla Way in Sobrante Sunday, sheriff’s deputies sealing off the area as their investigation into the incident got underway. Reports that one person had been shot, and then another, began to filter in about 6:25 p.m. Initial indications were that the wounded…

Women’s March For Reproductive Rights In Orinda Saturday

The Orinda Women’s March for Reproductive Rights starts at 2 p.m., Saturday (today) at Theatre Square and proceeds to City Hall (on sidewalks, no streets blocked). Today’s gathering is one of the over 650 nationwide marches for reproductive rights taking place today. Amy Worth, current Mayor of Orinda, will speak. The local organizer for the…

One Dead, One Critically Injured In San Pablo Dam Road Crash Saturday

A three-car collision on San Pablo Dam Road in front of the San Pablo Reservoir left one person dead, another critically injured, and a third with relatively minor injuries Saturday. The latest fatal crash to occur on local roads was reported at 11:17 a.m. on San Pablo Dam Road at Old San Pablo Dam Road…

Two Dead In Highway 4 Crash Saturday

Two people were confirmed dead and two others injured after an early morning crash on Highway 4 east of McEwen Road Saturday. The crash was reported at approximately 6:41 a.m. with a blue SUV veering off the highway, down an embankment and into a tree. Witnesses reported seeing the afflicted vehicle driving erratically just prior…

… And The Lights Go Out In Moraga Friday… Again.

Unknown if it was another suicidal squirrel or too-tall semi truck but the power is out to a sizable portion of Moraga tonight – and boy, are we hearing about it. Apparently some team named the Giants is playing or something… Unknown cause, as we said, with PG&E guestimating repairs by midnight. We can only…

Another Water Main Failure – This Time In Alamo

The latest in a recent string of infrastructure failures occurred overnight at Danville Boulevard and Hemme in Alamo as water sluiced down neighborhood streets and down into the gutters yet again as residents fretted about potential damage to their homes. Local Joe Foster shot this video as the water rose in the neighborhood Friday. Officials…

Traffic Snarls On Moraga Way After Two-Car Crash Thursday

A crash at Moraga Way and Oak Drive in Orinda balled up traffic on Lamorinda’s already impacted roadways Thursday, sending two drivers to the hospital, trying the patience of afternoon commuters and requiring an extensive cleanup of spilled pool cleaning chemicals. The crash, a rear-end collision between a VW and a pool service truck, was…