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UPDATE: Richmond Man, Un-Hit By Concord PD Gunfire, Charged With Attempted Murder – Assault On Officers
From Concord PD: CONCORD, CA – This past Thursday, April 3rd, shortly after 10 pm, a Concord Police Department patrol officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a Chrysler sedan on Ellis Street near Clayton Road. The driver of the Chrysler, later identified as Eric Darrall Foreman, a 37-year-old male from Richmond, exited his…
Read MoreRossmoor Shopping Center Acquired By Florida Investment Group
Center acquired for $61.1 million Rossmoor Shopping Center, the 118,846-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1900-1998 Tice Valley Boulevard in Walnut Creek has been acquired by the Florida-based Sterling Organization, a private equity retail real estate investment firm, the company announced in a prepared release Tuesday. Rossmoor Center was acquired on behalf of Sterling’s United…
Read MoreEyes On The Markets Monday
We’ll say we’re woefully unprepared to discuss the subtle differences between Keynes and Friedman and Hayek and their approaches to the finer points of the economy but we have no debt, our coffee fund is full and we can balance the checkbook with the cowboy on it our bank gave us when we started out…
Read MoreLargest Crowd Turns Out For Anti-Administration Protest In Walnut Creek Saturday
Sizable crowds (est. 2,500+) spilled into the streets during anti-Trump/Musk protest in downtown Walnut Creek on Saturday. Parking was described as sparse as the largest crowd to participate in what has become a regular protest against the current administration flooded the downtown area. Aerial view of scene linked below: 4-5-25 The sheer size of the…
Read MoreShots Fired Following Concord Traffic Stop Thursday
UPDATE: 11:27 PM – Suspect in custody after dog bite. Firearm recovered at scene. Suspect subsequently identified as a 37-year-old Richmond man. Original Story: Police descended on a square block from the area of Clayton Road and Sutter Street in Concord on Thursday after officers reportedly exchanged gunfire with a suspect following a traffic stop…
Read MoreWorker Injured In Martinez Refining Company Fire Wednesday
A worker was airlifted from Martinez Refining Company (MRC) property Wednesday after a fire was reported on site. The company issued a brief statement following the incident: At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a portable air compressor at the refinery caught on fire while being refueled by a contract worker, who was…
Read MoreNight Owl
Checking out the scene in Walnut Creek…
Read MoreBanger And A Turtle Ties Up Traffic On Olympic Boulevard
Two cars tangling at Olympic Boulevard and Alpine in Walnut Creek pushed one into a graceful pirouette onto its roof (full Turtle) and created a traffic slog for those in their wake on Monday. The crash was reported at 2:55pm. Advisories were issued to avoid the area but traffic was significantly impacted. There were no…
Read MoreLatest Anti Tesla Protest In Walnut Creek Saturday – Crowd Swells
By our count and totally unofficial but more than 1,000 folks turned out under mild skies in downtown Walnut Creek Saturday to protest Elon Musk, DOGE and Tesla outside the car maker’s Broadway Plaza showroom. The latest in a series of now regularly scheduled protests was conducted without incident.
Read MoreSledge Hammer Crew Robs Lafayette Consignment Store Saturday
A trio of thieves wielding pepper spray and a sledgehammer blitzed the Divine Consign shop, 1014 Oak Hill Road, on Saturday – smashing cases and making off with an estimated $20,000 in jewelry. The robbery was reported at 1:39 p.m. Employees and customers were dosed with pepper spray during the crime. Witnesses described the robbery…
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