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Bare Store Shelves, Looming School Closures, Slick Roads Keep Things Interesting In The 24/680 Saturday
We hope you got your shopping done and you’re off the roads today because some panic buying, coupled with the first real rain in some time, have made for a wet and wild day in the 24/680. Parents preparing to work from home braced themselves for doing so with the kids on hand as more…
Read MoreDanville Farmers’ Market Cancelled Through March Due To Coronavirus Concerns
In the continuing effort to limit potential exposure of residents to the COVID-19 virus, the Town of Danville and the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association (PCFMA) have opted to suspend the weekly Danville Farmers’ Market through the end of March. This week, both the Contra Costa Health Services and the California Department of Public Health…
Read MoreContra Costa County Library Programs Canceled Through March 31 Due To COVID-19
NOTE: Libraries to remain open during regularly scheduled hours. Beginning tomorrow, March 13, the Contra Costa County Library will cancel all library programs and events, including community use of meeting rooms in County-owned facilities, through March 31. Additionally, we will be working with our partners to determine plans for city-operated community rooms. This comes in…
Read MoreAround The 24/680: An Odd Prevailing Quiet
We’re in an aggressive news cycle and many things are happening simultaneously. Change is afoot. Some are handling it better than others. Many among us are digging in, preparing for the long haul. Others have opted out. While maintaining a proper digital distance we’ve been talking with dozens of readers and friends in the last…
Read MoreState Of Emergency Declared In Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Issues Emergency Proclamation (Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution at its Board meeting on March 10, 2020 for a proclamation of a state of emergency in the County of Contra Costa to deal with the potential spread of novel coronavirus or COVID-19. The proclamation states…
Read MoreDublin (Calif.) Cancels Its St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Out Of Covid-19 Fears
March 9, 2020 Dear Dublin Community, It is with a heavy heart that we, at the City of Dublin, have decided to cancel this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration due to the heightened health risk of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Believe me when I say that we did not make the decision lightly. This call to cancel…
Read MoreSWAT Standoff Unfolding In Richmond Sunday
Richmond police and a special weapons team have surrounded a home in the 200 block of S. 5th Street in Richmond Sunday in a so-called “surround and callout” scenario. Neighboring residences have been evacuated. Police later said the incident had stemmed from an earlier assault and had been resolved. No further information was given.
Read MoreLight Rain Leaves Roadways Slick In The 24/680 Saturday
Expected rainfall was welcomed by local gardeners but perhaps cursed by some local drivers Saturday, one local driver capturing the moments after a spinout on the Camino Pablo onramp to westbound Highway 24 this a.m. The incident, one of several reported so far this morning, followed another, fatal crash on southbound I680 at Stone Valley…
Read MoreOne Dead In I680 Crash At Stone Valley
Most southbound lanes of I680 south of the Stone Valley Road exit have been reopened at this hour (8:20 a.m.) after a multi-car crash claimed the life of a motorist shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday. The CHP’s Contra Costa District spokesman said the crash occurred this morning at about 5:59 a.m., with officers advised of…
Read MorePursuit, Crash, Arrest Near Black Bear Diner In Danville Friday
A second police pursuit in as many days ended with a crash and a 53-year-old Concord man detained near the Black Bear Diner in town Friday, officers using a Taser to make the arrest. Police Chief Allan Shields said the incident began around 11:23 a.m. when police received calls from concerned residents about a reckless driver…
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