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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Search For Missing Pleasanton Runner Stretches Into Fourth Day

The search for a 37-year-old Berkeley man who set off into midday heat for a run in the hills near Moller Ranch staging area in Pleasanton stretched into its third day Monday with no trace of the missing man being found. So far, the search for Philip Kreycik has turned up no evidence of the…

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Repeat DUI Driver Crashes In Danville Friday; Five Injured

A 53-year-old San Ramon man on probation for an earlier DUI and with multiple DUI convictions in his past was arrested after a destructive crash which left five people injured and debris strewn across Camino Tassajara near Tassajara Lane Friday night. Police and fire personnel responded to a report of a collision in the area…

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Friday: A “Come To Jesus” Morning Caps A Tumultuous Week

If there was ever a week to come along and remind us all we’re living in the Great Golden State it was this one with egg-broiling heat, Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em seismic events and some human stories coming together in engaging, often very sad ways. Some among us go before their Earthly Judges today, some…

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