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Making It Through A Different Kind Of Thanksgiving
This holiday was an unusual one on a lot of fronts for us. We were missing some key people whose absence was acutely felt; the now-expected COVID restrictions were in place; what dinner table conversation there was steered clear of politics – televised sporting events flickered in the background with strange, cardboard cutouts of quarantined…
Read MoreSigns Of The Times: Fading Glories – Neighbors Say Come And Get ‘Em…
Does anyone out there collect political lawn signs? If so, now’s your opportunity to pick up a few. A reader sends in a photo of a sign dump in his neighborhood and expressed hope that the candidates come back and retrieve them.
Read MoreDanville Motorcyclist Killed After Collision With Bicyclist Sunday
A 52-year-old Danville man died Sunday after a bicyclist lost control and fell in front of the victim’s motorcycle while he was driving south on San Ramon Valley Boulevard near the intersection of Fountain Springs Drive. Police said the bicyclist was riding in the southbound bike lane when they lost control and fell into the…
Read MorePursuit Runs Through Orinda Wednesday; Suspect Caught Near Cal Shakes Theater
A police pursuit in El Sobrante ran along San Pablo Dam Road into and through Orinda Wednesday before finally coming to a halt in a shower of sparks near the entrance to the California Shakespeare Theater. The targeted car began its run from police shortly before 11 p.m. in El Sobrante, losing a tire while…
Read MoreWalnut Creek’s Interim Chief Responds To Criticism Of Departmental Handling Of Saturday Protest
This message was released Tuesday by Walnut Creek Police Chief Jay Hill in response to criticism – leveled largely on social media – of his department’s response during a weekend protest this site covered as it happened Saturday evening. During the incident, approximately 80 protesters blocked downtown traffic, set fire to Trump 2020 and Gadsden flags,…
Read MoreOne Dead In I680 Pacheco Crash Wednesday
The northbound lanes of Interstate 680 north of Center Avenue are blocked at this hour (10:50 a.m.) after a single-car crash left one person dead and debris spread across several lanes of roadway. A SigAlert has been declared with lanes blocked and no estimate given for reopening. The crash was reported at 10:24 a.m., the…
Read MoreTwisty, Wrong-Way Pursuit Through Caldecott Tunnel Tuesday Morning
All traffic into the Caldecott Tunnel was stopped early Tuesday morning as a car fleeing California Highway Patrol officers used the tunnel as a bizarre hiding place during a back-and-forth, wrong-way chase. The strange game of cat and mouse is still underway (2:13 a.m.) as this is written with a white pickup truck the object…
Read MoreLafayette Woman Struck, Killed While Walking Across I680 In Walnut Creek Monday Night
All lanes of southbound I680 at Treat Boulevard were closed in Walnut Creek after a pedestrian was hit and killed while walking across the freeway there. The incident was reported at 10:46 p.m. and officers contacted a motorist believed to have struck the individual, spotted walking in traffic shortly before they were struck. The victim…
Read MoreHighway 4 Crash Leaves One Dead Saturday
What’d I See? – As we reported Saturday evening, there was a fatal crash on westbound Highway 4. The CHP just provided some additional details on this incident: This past Saturday at about 10:38pm, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a solo vehicle crash on Hwy-4 westbound, just east of Port Chicago Highway in Concord.…
Read MoreMartinez Police Recover Body Found In Alhambra Creek Monday
UPDATE: The deceased subject found in Alhambra Creek on Monday died of apparent overdose, a pathologist from the CCC Sheriff Coroner’s Office has determined. Visible injuries originally reported as suspicious were caused by wildlife post death, authorities have determined. From Lt. Mike Estanol, Martinez PD: On Monday at approximately 10:30 am, officers from the Martinez…
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