Don’t Toss Those Masks Away, Yet, Folks…

As of July 14, Contra Costa’s reported new cases are averaging 93 per day and the daily case rate is now 5.7 per 100,000 and rising. With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the…

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San Ramon Valley Police Storm Alamo Home Thursday

If you talk with the neighbors – who have been calling us all afternoon – the police raid on a home off Livorna Road in Alamo Thursday looked like a cross between the firefight at Nakitomi Plaza and perhaps the air assault on Son Tay prison. We don’t think it was quite that aggressive but…

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Walnut Creek Picks A New Police Chief

From the City of Walnut Creek: The City of Walnut Creek is announcing the selection of a new Chief of Police, Jamie Knox. Knox, who most recently has served as a Captain for the San Leandro Police Department, will begin with Walnut Creek on Monday, July 26. City Manager Dan Buckshi, in announcing the hiring…

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Danville Questions ABAG’s Housing Target; Files Appeal

From the Town of Danville: On July 9, 2021, the Town of Danville submitted an appeal to its assigned “fair share” of a state-mandated housing target – currently proposed to be a minimum of 2,241 housing units. The appeal focuses on the methodology used by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to generate that housing…

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Kreycik Search Winds Down; Officially Declared Missing Person Case

The Pleasanton Police Department and its allied agencies have scaled back their search for Philip Kreycik, the 37-year-old Berkeley resident who failed to return from a planned run near Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park on Saturday. After an exhaustive air and ground search boosted by the efforts of friends and fellow runners, no significant clues as…

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Former County Clerk-Recorder Joe Canciamilla Pled Guilty to 9 Counts

From the Office of the District Attorney:             Martinez, Calif. – Yesterday, defendant Joe Canciamilla pled guilty to perjury and grand theft, totaling nine counts, for illegal activity tied to his multiple political campaign bank accounts. The District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against Canciamilla last year. Canciamilla previously served as the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and…

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Lamorinda Police Looking For Two Who Stole From Mail Truck Monday

Lamorinda police responded to a reported theft from a postal delivery van on Miramonte Drive in Moraga Monday. A citizen reported seeing an unfamiliar man in the vehicle at around 10:27 a.m. Police from Moraga, Orinda, and Lafayette descended on the area after a canvas of area cameras revealed that two men, one behind the…

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County’s Two Largest Private Healthcare Providers Offer Vaccine Answers

Contra Costa County, July 12, 2021 – As COVID-19 vaccination rates slow down, the county’s two largest private healthcare providers, John Muir Health and Kaiser Permanente, teamed up on a campaign to help the community find answers to their concerns about the vaccine. “Getting vaccinated is an important personal decision, and Kaiser Permanente is providing clear…

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Early Morning Fire Guts Lin’s Buffet Building Monday

Fire ravaged the Lin’s Buffet restaurant at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway in Concord early Monday morning, prompting road closures and drawing onlookers despite the hour. It was not immediately known what started the blaze, reported at 2:39 a.m. Crews responding to the blaze found themselves on the defensive as heavy fire continued to…

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