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Tales From MoTown: Eye Of The Fire
Ed: Sydney Chaney Thomas is a Moraga-based writer and businesswoman with three books to her name, all currently available on Amazon. She is also co-founder of a sustainable sailing apparel company called Ocean SF, and operates a nonprofit that works to reduce plastic waste called the The Trident Project. Sydney teaches entrepreneurial marketing at UC Berkeley…
Read MoreAssault On Power Grid Continues: Concession Truck Rams Transformer In San Ramon
There’s snakebit and then there’s us. Residents of the 24/680 are scratching their heads and mumbling “what’s next?” after our recent power meltdown, Internet loss, fires and other calamities. Folks in the Dougherty Valley neighborhood of San Ramon had to be re-thinking things after a runaway concession truck rolled down the roadway and into a…
Read MoreSanders Ranchers Thank Their Firefighters; Moraga Breathes (A Little) Easier
Things got a little hectic in Moraga Thursday as locals found themselves in a “perfect storm” of sorts – losing power, communications, and ultimately, facing a fast-moving grass fire. There were evacuations and questions and then, it seems, the locals looked for a suitable way to say “thank you.”
Read MoreMoraga Gets A Rude Awakening Thursday; Power Outages, Internet Outage – And Then The Fire
In a cavalcade of failures and occurrences Moragans were alternately plunged into darkness (if they weren’t already in bed at 11:05 p.m.), separated from the outside world when many lost Internet, and were sent honking and yelling into the street after fire broke out on Merrill Circle at 12:54 a.m. In a “when it rains,…
Read MoreMarauders At The Gate – They’re Getting Better
Sitting here with our miner’s lamps on, readying ourselves for a grid-down environment populated by latte-crazed Soccer Moms battering down our doors to get at our espresso reserves – we just weren’t in the mood to get, this. Some of you may have gotten one of these in the past and we don’t know what…
Read MorePittsburg Thunder Runner Booked In Connection With Injury-Causing Crash Sunday
On Sunday, October 6, 2019, at about 8:10 PM, a vehicle heading south on Highway 680 near North Main Street passed a Deputy Sheriff at a high rate of speed. The Deputy attempted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle but the car did not yield, police said, instead leading Deputies on a pursuit. The…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Armored Car Called Out After Growers Beat Suspected Pot Raiders
This caught the attention of readers in East County Saturday night and piqued our interest as Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies called for assistance from their SWAT unit as well as aerial assets. The initial call was for at least one person, possibly shot and wounded in a field along 70000 Holland Tract Road in…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Transit Village Groundbreaking Monday; First-Phase Construction Of 596 New Apartments
A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for today, Monday, Oct. 7 at 11am to mark the start of construction of the Walnut Creek Transit Village. When complete, the project will consist of a 16-acre mixed-use community of 596 apartments and 26,000 square-feet of retail on the former surface parking lots at the Walnut Creek Bay Area…
Read MoreValley Fire Crews Battle Stubborn 2-Alarm Grass Fire In Danville Saturday
Reader Scot Campbell submitted this view of a smoky, stubborn fire burning in Danville Saturday. The blaze, reported at 11:44 a.m., is behind Gwen and Arthur courts and was last reported at about four acres. Firefighters have moved into position to protect homes in the area and CalFire crews were requested. No structures have been…
Read MoreDublin Police Arrest Transient After Alleged Burglary, Sexual Assault
Police in Dublin announced the arrest of a transient wanted in connection with the burglary and sexual assault of a woman living in the 7900 block of Tamarack Drive Thursday night. Investigators said they received a frantic call from the woman at around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, saying she’d been awakened by a man who’d entered…
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