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Top Chef, Former Walnut Creek Restaurant Owner – Arrested After Three Same-Day Bank Robberies
A Bay Area chef known for his groundbreaking Italian cuisine and a much-publicized bank robbery arrest in Orinda in 2018 has been re-arrested in San Francisco after allegedly robbing three San Francisco banks in a single day. Valentino Luchin, 62, former executive chef at San Francisco’s Rose Pistola in North Beach and former owner of…
Read MoreSign Of The Times…
Helluva week around these parts and further abroad. Like many of you, we’re hanging on and waiting for the compass to re-align. This seemed to sum things up nicely.
Read MoreMartinez Man Charged With Attempted Enticement And Coercion Of A Minor
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California OAKLAND – A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Joel Lawrence Benitzhar with the federal crime of attempted enticement and coercion of a minor victim to engage in illegal sexual conduct. Benitzhar was arrested yesterday (Thursday, Sept. 11) and made his initial appearance in federal district…
Read MoreRide Hard, Ride Long – Today’s Two-Wheelers Sporting Facial Hair, Glowy Rims…
Bicycles – meant as a healthy alternative to dino-fuel spewing cars (pfew, yech) have attracted a devoted following and a lot of attention lately as subsets (i.e. recumbents, tri-wheelers, e-bikes) develop and devotees roll with styles all their own. Our photographers routinely spot these various groups as they pedal or hum around town, bikes decked…
Read MoreFelony Car Stop Attracts Attention In Danville Wednesday
Lotsa LEOs (police) at Crow Canyon and Camino Tassajara in Danville on Wednesday after police spotted a car they wanted for a recent armed robbery. A police helicopter hovered overhead briefly in support of several ground units taking part in the coordinated felony stop (guns out and up). The activity attracted some attention and more…
Read MoreLETTERS: “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!
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