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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Senior Deputy Dies Of COVID-19 Thursday
Friends and colleagues of Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Rocha reported that he died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at John Muir Medical Center – after a lengthy fight with COVID-19. Rocha, a 25-year veteran of the department, was admitted to John Muir earlier this month after both he and his wife contracted the virus. She…
Read MoreState Supreme Court Affirms Lafayette Trial Court Victory
From the City of Lafayette: LAFAYETTE, CALIF., July 23, 2020—The California Supreme Court has denied a Petition for Review filed by a small group of Lafayette residents who had alleged that the City Council improperly held closed session meetings and violated the California Constitution. The Supreme Court’s denial of the petition affirms the First District…
Read MoreUpcoming Pipeline Work On Ridgewood Road In Alamo
From the Contra Costa County Public Works Department: July 21, 2020, Alamo, CA – Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (Kinder Morgan) will perform pipeline work along Ridgewood Road in Alamo. The work is scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 23, 2020 through Tuesday, July 28, 2020, these dates may be subject to change based on inspection…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Police Say Alleged Car Raider Went Shopping On Someone Else’s Card
Walnut Creek police released some store surveillance images of a man they say broke into a car the evening of July 10, using a stolen credit card taken in the burglary the next day at a local store. They’d like to have a talk with this man. If you know him, contact Officer Duncan at…
Read MoreEastbound Highway 4 Closed By Fire West Of Loveridge
UPDATE: 2:05 p.m. – Fire contained at two acres. Crews will remain on scene for extensive mop up of this stubborn grass, debris and junk fire. Hwy 4 remains closed eastbound at this time. Officials have closed down the eastbound lanes of Highway 4 in Pittsburg after a grass fire and possible gas main fire…
Read MoreMartinez Man Charged With Weapon, Other Offenses After Confrontation At BLM Painting
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged Joseph Osuna (30-year-old Martinez resident) with three criminal counts, including two felonies, for his alleged action of the unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on Sunday, July 5. Osuna drove by a Black Lives…
Read MoreDanville Summer Concert Fans Can Rock Out – But Must Flick Their Bics At Home
From the Town of Danville: Fire up the grill and get the cooler ready because Music in the Park is back and this time you can enjoy it from your own backyard. This summer, the Town of Danville is presenting two virtual concerts filmed from the stage at the Village Theatre that will stream directly…
Read MoreLafayette Resident Turns Lens Skyward – Captures NEOWISE
Lafayette neighbor Ed Koo knows his way around a camera and the Night Sky, apparently, using his trusty D7000 DSLR to get these shots of C/2020 F3, aka Comet NEOWISE, a fast-moving chunk of ice and gas discovered by its namesake telescope in March. Bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, NEOWISE is the…
Read MoreLetter: Tall Fences Do Not Good Neighbors Make
Editor: Like most of our neighbors we were pleased to learn of the impending arrival of a new arrival to our half acre of suburban heaven, a neighborhood known for its rose gardens, low rock walls and picket fences, most of us eager to find out who had just paid cash for the “little house…
Read MoreGrass Fire Causes Some Anxious Moments In Martinez Sunday
Crews from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (ConFire) are mopping up a swift-moving blaze which burned uphill from its start near Alhambra Way toward apartments and county offices on Douglas and Vista Oaks drives Sunday. The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. with ConFire crews deploying quickly along Vista Oaks in an…
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