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LETTERS: “Look In The Mirror, America”
Editor; I’ll be quick. I’ve removed any potentially triggering words. I’ll just say that if ever there was a time for this nation to take a good, hard look at itself and determine who we are and where we are going that time is now. Written after an especially bloody day in an especially bloody…
Read MoreGutter Ball – Walnut Creek Pinstripes Location Closes After Mere Months
Fans of the freshly opened Walnut Creek Pinstripes location at 1115 Broadway Plaza – and there appear to be more than a few – are digesting news that the spanking new bowling and “eater-tainment” venue has suddenly ceased operation, a lonely, hastily printed sign hung on its front doors. Majority owner Oaktree Capital Management cited…
Read MoreSuspect Wanted For 2003 Bay Area Bombings Facing Extradition – From Wales
A Sonoma County man wanted for bombing two Bay Area businesses he accused of abusing animals and who managed to elude FBI agents in hot pursuit 21 years ago by disappearing into a San Francisco fog has been located, arrested, and is facing extradition back to the United States. Daniel Andreas San Diego, formerly of…
Read MoreCalifornia Coastal Cleanup Day, September 20
Date/Time Date(s) – 09/20/2025 12:00 am Categories Civic Event Community Cleanup Join the Trashure Hunt! This year, California Coastal Cleanup Day will become the world’s largest scavenger hunt. Special “trash” items will be hidden at cleanup sites all across the state. If you find one of them, you can redeem it for valuable prizes! Find…
Read More44th Annual Comedy Day, Sunday, September 14
Date/Time Date(s) – 09/14/2025 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location Robin Williams Meadow Categories Arts Comedy Free Comedy Day — the Original. Longest-Running, FREE, Outdoor Comedy Concert in the World! 44th Annual Comedy Day Sunday September 14. Robin Williams Meadow. Show is noon to 5pm. Come on out and help support this San Francisco tradition!
Read More“EV FoamDown…”
Bit of trouble at the EV charging station on Tice Valley Boulevard today and, yes, the 24/680 Guy was on scene. He’s still laughing over the nice lady in the sun hat who flipped him off as he passed her trying to get to the blaze, but there you go. All in a days’ work.…
Read MoreThe Descending Blue Curtain: Silencing The Public’s Right To Know
Like most stories of its type these days this one involves a congressman, a lot of money, a proposal drafted in a way that made it sound really, really good, and buy-in from city governments eager to trim costs and meet a federal obligation. When Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced that Walnut Creek had been awarded…
Read MoreTwo Severely Injured In Morning Crash At 24/680 Interchange Sunday
Two people suffered critical injuries in a single car crash on southbound I680 just north of Highway 24 in Walnut Creek early Sunday morning, the vehicle catching fire after crossing several lanes and colliding with the center divide. A woman and child were transported to local hospitals for treatment of major injuries once Samaritans and…
Read MoreDA Report Clears Concord Police Involved In Fatal Shooting
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has issued a public report on a use of force incident in Concord that resulted in the shooting death of 47-year-old Nathan Lee Keesler on February 18th, 2025. Whenever a law enforcement officer or a civilian is shot, killed,…
Read MoreRichmond Man Attacks Bus Driver Spouse, Charged with Attempted Murder
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has charged a Richmond man with multiple felonies including attempted murder after he assaulted his spouse aboard an AC Transit bus following her work shift near the Richmond BART station, Mandingo Alfroconus Hayes, 54, is being held at the…
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