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Dublin Swim Instructor Arrested For Allegedly Possessing, Sharing Child Pornography
A former Dublin swim instructor was arrested after the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa D.A.’s Office recently received information he possessed and shared child pornography. Detectives launched an investigation and on July 3, 2019, executed search warrants at residences in Danville and Dublin, subsequently locating pornography on electronic devices…
Read More“We Just Got Hit By A Sharp Earthquake!” – San Ramon Valley Rattled By 4.3 Shaker
People have been understandably edgy following recent seismic activity in Southern California, with scientists upping the percentage of a temblor hitting here in the North to near certainty – and Ma Nature obliged us with a 4.3 eye-opener epicentered near Blackhawk at 1:11 p.m. The shaker, noted by locals and first responders who immediately initiated…
Read MoreDigiBites: You Say Broo-Shetta, We Say Broo-sketta – However You Say It, It’s Delicious!
Lesson 1: Bruschetta (pronounced “broo-sketta”, NOT “broo-shetta”). From the Italian ‘bruscare’ meaning “to roast over coals” this traditional garlic bread is made by rubbing the bread with whole garlic cloves, brushing with olive oil. Traditional bruschetta is never more than bread, tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil and salt. Lesson 2: Burrata – a stretched mozzarella ball filled with more mozzarella and cream…
Read MoreContra Costa County Public Works To Perform Maintenance On Taylor Boulevard
From Contra Costa County Public Works: July 15, 2019, Lafayette, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will perform roadwork on Taylor Boulevard approximately 0.6 miles north of its intersection with Rancho View Drive starting July 17 through July 25, weather permitting. The Public Works Department’s contractor will repair and replace a disconnected concrete storm…
Read MoreOne Injured As Overnight Fire In Martinez Flares To 2- Alarms
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a report of fire on the balcony of a third-story apartment in the 3900 block of Alhambra Ave near K Street in the City of Martinez early Monday morning. The blaze was reported a little after 4 a.m.. By 4:20 am, a 2-alarm response was…
Read MoreNarrow Miss At Moraga CVS Today: Patron Captures The Moment From Inside The Store
We sounded the alarms and Flashed the Flash today as a wayward driver and van rammed the glass frontage of the CVS store in Rheem Center today and thousands of you checked out our story on the site and Social Media arms. Local resident Don Muse was inside the store when the incident occurred, and…
Read MoreVan Drives Into Rheem Valley CVS Saturday; Four Persons Injured
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District personnel and Moraga police are on the scene of a vehicle into building crash in Rheem Valley, in which the driver of a van apparently rammed the CVS location at 580 Moraga Road. Police are talking with the male driver. No cause has been established, so far. Ambulances were summoned. Three…
Read MoreMoraga To Add Two Charging Stations For Local EVs
There are quite a few electric vehicles zipping around Moraga and town leaders, as part of a stated effort to boost their Climate Action Plan, hope to install two dual-port charging stations to accommodate them. The Town announced its purchase of the stations from SemaConnect, Inc. earlier this year. One will be installed in the…
Read MoreSan Ramon Says: “Uh Uh, Not In Our Town…”; Suspected Graffiti Vandal Arrested Thursday
From the San Ramon Police Department: During the morning of Sunday, July 7, 2019, members of the San Ramon Police Department responded to several reports of racially insensitive graffiti in the area surrounding Camino Ramon and Crow Canyon Road. The graffiti was spray-painted on several exterior walls of commercial buildings, as well as on an…
Read MoreSan Ramon PD Searching For Serial Tagger In Anti-Social Shirt
San Ramon police would like a word with this gentleman. They say he left his mark at three different spots in San Ramon last weekend and a Banksy he is not. Police ask if you know who this is that you pitch a call to their dispatch center at 925-973-2779.
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