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COVID-19, Cabin Fever, Crashes And Occasional Chaos In The 24/680
Today’s offering took a different turn than originally intended. We were headed in an entirely different direction when we realized all you folks were also out there – and also headed in different directions. We’re not commuting but we’ve heard from folks who still do that road speed, quieted immediately after issuance of the Shelter…
Read MoreTwo Injured In Orinda Crash Saturday
Two people were injured and rushed to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek after a rollover crash on eastbound Highway 24 at Camino Pablo in Orinda Saturday. The crash was reported by several readers just after 6 p.m. Officers and firefighters found two victims not far from the wreckage of an overturned sedan. There was…
Read MoreCounty Health Declares Isolation And Quarantine Orders For People With COVID – And Their Contacts
From Contra Costa County Health Services: Health Officer Dr. Chris Farnitano announced today that the County is issuing a mass order for residents with COVID-19 and their close contacts to isolate and quarantine themselves. The mass order is being issued to help slow COVID-19’s spread, protect vulnerable individuals, and prevent the healthcare system in the…
Read MoreCounty Health Confirms 27 COVID Cases At Orinda Senior Facility Friday
Contra Costa County Health Services confirmed that an outbreak of COVID-19 at a 47-bed senior housing facility in Orinda had been discovered on Tuesday and was being tracked. At least 27 people – 24 patients and three staff members – have tested positive so far in connection with the outbreak. No deaths have been reported…
Read MoreCOVID Coffee Diaries: An Appeal For Normalcy In The Year Of Our “Lawd!… What’s Happening Now?!?”
We’ve just completed our second DeCon of the morning, convinced the postal carrier (who seems to come every second or third day now) had this suspicious little cough when they dropped off the weekly quota of cruise ship brochures – and we’ve fallen back on our Old Friend, Mister Latte, in a search for comfort…
Read MoreShot Of The Day: Shelterers Line Up For Morning Costco Run
Reader Rich Celestre snapped this shot of folks lining up for entry to the Concord Costco store Thursday morning, with this line of “Under 65s” waiting for the 10 a.m. opening while a separate line of seniors were already foraging inside – making entry from the other side of the store. Rick said store personnel…
Read MoreRichmond’s Craneway Pavilion To Become Federal Medical Station For COVID Patients
As part of local emergency preparations, Contra Costa County officials are working with Federal and state partners to convert the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond into a 250-bed medical station for COVID-19 patients. Beds and medical supplies are being brought in by the National Guard this week to begin transforming the Craneway Pavilion, a large event…
Read MoreCoyote Bites Child At Dublin Hills Regional Park
East Bay Regional Park District officials said a 5-year-old girl was approached and bitten by a coyote at Dublin Hills Regional Park in Dublin Wednesday. A district spokesman said the girl was transported to Oakland Children’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after she was bitten at 2:22 p.m. Officers are on scene and coordinating with…
Read MoreSonic Insanity On Martino Road?
Dear Editor;Can you suggest how Martino Road residents can save their sanity while sheltering in place in Lafayette? Day after day on Martino Road there are tree trimming crews with non-stop chain saws and horribly loud log grinders starting work at 8:00 AM and working throughout the day. The noise is intolerable and reverberates throughout…
Read MoreCounty Health Official Sketches “Worst Case” COVID-19 Death Rate: Says 14,000 Could Perish In Contra Costa
At Tuesday’s Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meeting, Contra Costa Health Services Officer Chris Farnitano reported that – worst case -as many as 14,000 county residents could die as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Farnitano and other Bay Area health officials have said that the next two to three weeks would be a…
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