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Election Day 2020
Let’s see what happens. The people are about to have their say.
Read MoreThe Sunday Salmagundi
Halloween After-Action Report: Virtually kid-less, how’d you guys do? Are they all being kept out of sight somewhere? And now we’ve got all these Kit-Kat bars sitting around – half off. Things picked up, Kid Wise, later in the evening as groups of teens gathered at various locations around the 24/680 and partied their All…
Read MoreMarathon Rescue Effort After Crash In San Ramon Thursday
Crews of firefighters using specialized equipment worked for more than two hours to free a driver trapped in the wreckage of their car after a grinding crash on Dougherty Road Thursday night. The crash was first reported at 6:45 p.m., with neighbors reporting the sound of an impact in the area. Passersby stopping to investigate…
Read MoreInevitable Tax Bills Late – But Still Coming!
This year’s Secured tax bills were mailed later than usual due to a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the first installment is due November 1, taxpayers have until December 10 to pay without penalty. To follow the Social Distancing Health Order, the Tax Collector’s Office is limited to appointments only. To save time and avoid…
Read MoreSwastika Graffiti Prompts Response From Lafayette Mayor Anderson
From the office of Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson: LAFAYETTE, CALIF., October 27, 2020—Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2020, the Lafayette Police Department responded to a report of vandalism in an area of the city adjacent to Lafayette Circle. The Suspect(s) had spraypainted a swastika and the word “Trump” on the garage of a home. “There is…
Read MoreCounty Goes Orange: More Businesses, Indoor Activities Allowed To Resume Operations
More businesses and community activities can reopen beginning today in Contra Costa after the county’s data indicators for COVID-19 transmission showed improvement in October. California today reassigned Contra Costa to the less-restrictive orange tier of its Blueprint for a Safer Economy, allowing for larger local gatherings for indoor worship services and dining, and the reopening of…
Read MoreRiding The (K)Rails
Apologies to Johnny Cash and any skateboarders out there who take their rail grinding seriously but this dump truck ended up on top of the K-Rails on Highway 4 at Solano this morning – and lots of people saw it. Traffic backed up as a result. No injuries, thankfully.
Read MoreEl Sobrante Man Killed In Lafayette Crash Monday
An El Sobrante man was killed in a lone vehicle crash on westbound Highway 24 east of Pleasant Hill Road in Lafayette on Monday. The 57-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a white GMC Sierra when witnesses said he veered across all lanes of traffic and up the embankment north of the roadway at…
Read MorePolitical Rallies More Violent As Participants Ramp Up, Bring Body Armor To The Debate
We’ve been writing about the amped-up nature of political rallies and demonstrations in the 24/680 and the Walnut Creek Police Department posted information about an incident in their city on October 23, 2020. This incident led to two bystanders being surrounded by a group while in their car and the arrest of one protestor after…
Read MoreThe Sunday Pulsebeat: Red Flags; Blackouts; Parades And Barricaded Inebriants
Our solar panels are deployed and ready and so are we, we think, for another period without power, cuddling the dog for warmth at night and reading actual books – essentially what our forefathers called “Regular Life” back in their day. Cooking system in place. Check. Food reserves. Check. The Latte Maker hooked up to…
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