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Who Knows How Much Sourdough Starter Is Left In The Kitchen? Why, The Phantom Baker Does!
Gentle Readers and Sourdough Eaters: The following is a note from the now mildly famous Phantom Baker of Walnut Creek. We have come to know this baker, and they are a good baker – committed to sharing their Sourdough Starter with others and without thought for compensation. We all should have such neighbors. Anyway, The…
Read MoreRegional Shelter-In-Place Orders Extended; Some Restrictions Easing
The seven Bay Area Public Health Officers who ordered a shelter in place in mid-March will extend the orders through May 31 while some restrictions are eased and tools to strengthen containment of COVID-19 are put into place. The social distancing intervention has slowed the increase of new cases and prevented the anticipated medical surge.…
Read MoreStatement On Upcoming Extension And Revision Of Current Shelter-In-Place Orders
(MARTINEZ, CA) – Later this week, the Public Health Officers of the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara as well as the City of Berkeley will issue revised shelter-in-place orders that largely keep the current restrictions in place and extend them through May. The new order will include…
Read MoreBurglars Switching From Homes To Businesses As Residents Shelter In Place
Thieves have long made it known they will go where loot is – and where they are likely to encounter the least resistance – in their pursuit of ill-gotten gains. And while the 24/680 may have seen flurries of brazen, daylight “door kick” robbery/burglaries back in the days when people were more likely to be…
Read MorePhantom Bakers Sharing Sourdough Starter In Walnut Creek
If someone famous hasn’t already said the true measure of a community is how it rises to help others during a time of crisis – we’ll say it now. Over in Walnut Creek, outside the entrance to Buena Vista Elementary off San Juan Avenue, an anonymous baker with a talent for making sourdough bread is…
Read MoreLafayette Resident, Former FBI Agent – Arrested On Suspicion Of Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Agency Intel
Lafayette resident Babak Broumand, a former FBI agent, local business owner and current investigator working for the Chancellor at University of California, Berkeley, was arrested by federal authorities Friday near his home after federal investigators alleged he accepted a monthly cash bribe and other favors in exchange for agency information. Broumand, 53, allegedly accepted more than…
Read MoreChild Care Relief Available For COVID-19 Frontline Workers
Contra Costa County Mobilizes Support for Healthcare Staff, First Responders and All Essential Workers Martinez, Calif. (April 24, 2020) – In the battle against COVID-19, Contra Costa County healthcare workers are putting in extra hours at hospitals and clinics while juggling the needs of their own families. Child care is a vital necessity for them and…
Read MoreSex Crimes Case Against Danville Karate Coach Proceeds To Trial
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On April 21, 2020, the Honorable Patricia Scanlon found there to be enough evidence against defendant Ramon Pruitt (63-years-old) during his preliminary hearing for his case to proceed to trial. In total, Pruitt is facing eight felonies counts for sex crimes against children. Judge Scanlon agreed…
Read MoreCall Center Opens Lines For Small Business Owners And Workers
Assistance for Business Community Available at (833) 320-1919 Starting Thursday, April 23 Concord, Calif. (April 23, 2020) – The Workforce Development Board (WDB) and Board of Supervisors are pleased to announce the opening of a new call center to meet the needs of Contra Costa businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The call center, created with the support of the…
Read MoreEviction Protection And Rent Freeze Ordinance Passed By Board Of Supervisors
Protections Apply in all 19 Cities and Unincorporated Areas of Contra Costa (Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors used its emergency powers under state law to pass a comprehensive eviction protection and temporary rent freeze urgency ordinance for all residential and commercial properties in the County during a special Board meeting…
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