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Richmond Offering Local Riders A Little Extra “Oomph” With E-Bike Rideshare Program

Richmond, CA, — The City of Richmond, California, is teaming up with Bolt Mobility (Bolt) to launch the city’s first bikeshare program, with an all electric-assist fleet of e-bikes. Starting this week, 250 e-bikes will begin coming online, and continue over the course of the summer, integrating with and enhancing the local transportation system. “Richmond…

Staying Co-Cool In CoCo County This Week

Here are County Employment & Human Services locations in Contra Costa County to cool off during high heat this week: Antioch: 4545 Delta Fair Blvd.Hercules: 151 Linus PaulingMartinez: 40 Douglas DrivePleasant Hill: 400 Ellinwood WayRichmond: 1305 Macdonald EHSD offices are open Wednesday, June 16, through Friday, June 18, from 8 am to 5 pm. See also EHSD Places to Cool (PDF) and Places to Cool in Spanish (PDF).…

Contra Costa Brings Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Service To Businesses, Organizations

Businesses and community organizations in Contra Costa can now request visits from Contra Costa Health Services’ (CCHS) mobile COVID-19 vaccination van to workplaces, community centers and other locations where five or more members of a group want to receive vaccine. The free mobile vaccination service begins Monday. Any business or organization can request a mobile…

And So We Go…

We haven’t done this writing directly thing lately, understanding that not everyone likes our “voice” or cares to listen to us jawjack. If that’s you – feel free to change the channel. But things have been stacking up over the last year, our readers demonstrating a desire to keep in touch by writing us regularly…

Eerie “Twin” Crash Injures Driver In Lafayette Sunday

A little more than a week after a car rolled off eastbound Highway 24 – landing on a dirt access road near 2nd Street and injuring two people – a virtually identical crash happened in much the same place in much the same way early Sunday. Emergency crews converged on the area of 2nd and…

Police Investigating Gunfire Outside Concord Benihana Saturday

Reports of shots fired at or outside the Concord Benihana restaurant in the 1900 block of Diamond Boulevard brought police on the run at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. No one was believed to have been hit. Witnesses reported officers rushing to the area shortly after least one shot was reportedly heard. At least one shell…

Letters: Where Are All The Drones Coming From?

Dear Editor, Any fans of 50s Science Fiction remember Ned “Scotty” Scott’s warning at the end of The Thing: “Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies…” My family and I have been doing just that for many years, being fans of both the movie and astronomy. We enjoy watching the paths of…

Woman Arrested For Attempted Carjacking In Pleasant Hill Wednesday

Pleasant Hill police responded to a call that a woman had attempted to take a baby from its mother’s arms in the parking lot of the Buy Buy Baby store Wednesday, ultimately arresting the woman on suspicion of attempted carjacking. The incident took place at around 10 a.m. Officers eventually determined that the suspect was…

Study Of 2010 – 2019 Domestic Abuse Cases Yields Surprise Findings

From Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse: MARTINEZ, Calif. (June 9, 2021) – The Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse recently reconvened its Domestic Violence (DV) Death Review Team for the first time in 15 years, and released its report (covering 2010-2019) that reveals surprising facts about the victims and suspects of deadly domestic violence in Contra Costa County. It…

Tactical Teams Search Stoneridge Mall In Pleasanton After Shots Reportedly Fired At Passing Car

Area police descended on Pleasanton’s Stoneridge Mall Tuesday after a man with a gun reportedly fired several shots at a passing car in Lot “E” outside the mall before running back inside. A police tactical team quickly formed up minutes after the report of shots fired was issued at approximately 2:30 p.m. The team conducted…