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The Sunday Rumination: Homeless Wars; One Bad Guy At Good Guys Car Show, And Californians – The New Unwanted
Hold your ground, Californians! Apparently we’re not wanted anywhere else! We used to be the “Go To” State – the Land of Milk and Honey and the destination of choice for The Joads, Wannabe Surfers, New Yawkers tired of life in their Apple and seekers of all stripes seeking enlightenment in a land valued for…
Read MoreMartinez Planning Commissioner Sean Trambley Announces Bid For Contra Costa County Supervisor
From the office of Sean Trambley: Martinez, CA — Today, Sean Trambley (Martinez, CA) formally announced his campaign for Contra Costa County Supervisor in District 5. The district includes Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Martinez, Port Costa, Crockett, Rodeo, Hercules, Pinole and numerous unincorporated communities. “Our communities deserve a Supervisor who will show up and work hard…
Read MoreSan Ramon’s Iron Horse Middle School Under Lockdown After Graffiti Threat
A scrawled threat of gun violence at the school has prompted a lockdown at Iron Horse Middle School in San Ramon. Police on scene… NO imminent threat found. Message from the school’s principal: Dear Iron Horse Middle School Staff and Parents/Guardians, We want to inform you that Iron Horse Middle School is currently on lockdown.…
Read MoreCon Fire Investigators Provide Causal Summaries For Oct. 27 Lafayette Fires
Pleasant Fire – North, 3125 Diablo Canyon Boulevard, Lafayette Summary Vegetation fire which originated from an electrical event from a power pole next to the roadway on Camino Diablo Boulevard. There was evidence of an event with electrical equipment — wiring and pole. All other competent ignition sources were eliminated. Conclusions Investigation determined the fire…
Read MoreOrinda City Council Votes 5-0 In Favor Of Moratorium On Non-Hosted Short Term Rentals
After several hours of public testimony both pro and con, dozens of speakers and additional hours spent mulling what they were about to do, the Orinda City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on non-hosted home rentals Tuesday. Dozens of residents turned out to speak on both sides of the issue, Orinda in the spotlight…
Read MorePolice Update Information On Lafayette Home Invasion Robbery
From the Lafayette Police Department: On Thursday, October 31, 2019, at about 8:30 PM, Lafayette Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a home invasion robbery that happened on the 1300 block of Martino Road in Lafayette. The incident involved three suspects who were armed with a pistol. One suspect apparently knocked on the…
Read MoreDonald Drive Robbery Update: Suspects Came Looking For Marijuana
From the Moraga Police Department: MORAGA, CA – On Sunday November 3, 2019, approximately 9:26 p.m., Moraga Police received a call reporting a possible burglary and robbery at a residence in the 100 block of Donald Drive. The suspects were described as 3-4 males, wearing hooded sweatshirts and were armed with baseball bats and at…
Read MoreFour Detained After Apparent Home Invasion-Style Attack In Moraga Sunday
Moraga police have stopped a vehicle with four men aboard at the Chevron station on Moraga Road at Moraga Way after reports of an attempted home-invasion-style robbery reached police from a residence on Donald Drive. The incident is still unfolding as Moraga police, supported by officers from adjacent agencies, cleared a car containing the men…
Read MoreAirbnb CEO Announces Company-Wide Ban On Party Houses; Promises Strict Enforcement
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced in a succession of tweets Saturday that the company would ban “party houses” and said the company “must do better, and we will” in preventing pop-up party scenarios from occurring in future. Chesky, referring directly to the Halloween Night mass shooting at an Airbnb rental in Orinda which left five people dead,…
Read MoreFifth Person Dies Of Wounds From Orinda Halloween Night Shooting
A fifth person – 19-year-old Oshiana Tompkins of Vallejo/Hercules – has died of wounds received during the Halloween Night shooting at an Orinda house party. Tompkins died overnight at a local hospital.
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