Man Dies Following Fight At Concord Elementary School Wednesday
A 62-year-old Concord man died following a fight in the parking lot of Sun Terrace Elementary School, 2448 Floyd Lane in Concord, at around 5:20 p.m.in Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was subsequently identified as Sione Filimoehala, 62 of Concord. Officers responding to reports of a fight involving several adults in the front parking lot of…
RickRolling Hooters Signage Celebrates April Fools’ Day!
The bankrupt but “transitioning” Atlanta-based Hooters restaurant chain has expressed interest in establishing an East Bay location for some time – and appeared to have settled on a Walnut Creek location – until you dig a little deeper. A professionally printed rendering of the latest Hooters location appeared on the hardscaped footprint of the old…
Driver Killed In Highway 24 Crash Tuesday
A motorist was killed when their car veered off westbound Highway 24 at Acalanes and struck a tree or other obstruction in Lafayette Tuesday. The crash was reported at approximately 5:16p.m. Rescuers found the driver, subsequently identified as James Richardson, 45 of San Leandro, pinned and unresponsive in the wreckage of his car and rendered…
Early-Morning Crash In Walnut Creek Tuesday
Our Nighthawk cameraman in Walnut Creek found this crash at Ygnacio and La Casa Via early Tuesday morning and, though it looked bad, we were happy to learn no one was seriously injured. And, yes, if you must crash doing it within easy reach of the local hospital would have its advantages. The crash was…
Walnut Creek Prepares To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers April 1
Fans of leaf blowers vow to continue using the gassy machines Walnut Creek city officials have vowed to ban April 1 – a scenario which, if borne out, could make the city the latest civic battleground over a device naysayers have labeled “Satan’s Whistle.” Love ’em or loathe ’em the city says they won’t be…
Boots And Saddles At The Clayton Club Saloon; Shot ‘A Jack And On To The Gavel With A Whiff Of BBQ Smoke
Open years before Custer met his end at the Greasy Grass. Pushed through Prohibition as a “teetotaling” cafe. Serving as Clayton’s home away from home for idle ranchers, road-tripping bikers, power-drinkers and divorcees for years before a bad coke bust brought down the owner and cemented its reputation as a brawling, yet still beloved country…
“Good Bones”
Lots of locals stopping by to stare dreamily at the stripped-down Park Theater in Lafayette today, people hanging on the chain link fencing and talking about first movies and first dates there. Construction is underway and with eyes on a 2027 re-opening and folks behind the effort are looking for funding. In the meantime, we…
Contra Costa – And The Nation – Take To The Streets For No Kings III
Everywhere I hear the sound Of marching, charging feet, boy ‘Cause summer’s here and the time is right For marching in the street, boy… Words from a little ditty in 1968, courtesy of Mssrs. Richards and Jagger, which seemed appropriate today.
Two Walnut Creek Homes Damaged In Early-Morning Fire Wednesday
Fire spread to two homes on Sutcliffe Place in Walnut Creek early Wednesday, creeping into attic spaces of a residence in the 400 block of Sutcliffe and spreading to an adjacent property. The blaze was reported at 1:12am and was eventually upgraded to 2-alarms as crews vented the roof in search of the fire’s origin…
“Hey… So… What’re You Doing After The March?”
Quite a week in the 24/680 with lingering questions about a Lafayette homicide and Concord chemical spill and various and sundry other things capturing our attention. Neighborhood chatter about the aforementioned appears to be diminishing as informational gaps fill in and attention turns to the price of gasoline, burgers, and ammo – the country’s foundational…