One Injured In I680 Crash Thursday
One person was injured in a rear-end collision with a semi truck on southbound I680 in Alamo on Thursday, the crash tying up traffic for more than an hour as the motorist was extricated from his vehicle. The crash, reported by our Flash system users at 2:55pm, triggered a Sig Alert for southbound I680 and…
Return Of “Three Mules” – John Sears Turns Up In Concord
An old friend returned to the 24/680 in recent hours and it’s good to see him… and his namesake mules. Veteran readers may remember our past stories on “Three Mules” aka John Sears, a man with a unique approach to what constitutes open space and how that space should be utilized, making his way up…
Rotten Eggs? Sulphur? Methane? Residents Ask: “What’s That Smell?”
Well, no, it’s not as bad as it must have been living next to those steel and pulp mills back in the Way Back When but, whew, the locals are barking about a complex mix of aromas wafting through the 24/680 in recent days and we’ll confess – we don’t know what it is, though…
Too Hot For This – Small Fire Breaks Out On N. Broadway Thursday
A small fire burning along a fence line between the U.S. Postal Service building and county courts building in the 2000 block of N. Broadway brought firefighters on the run Thursday after it was reported at 4 p.m. The fire appeared to have started near some dumpsters behind the buildings and spread along the fence…
Strip Mall Blitz Burglars Hit At Least Ten Businesses In Pleasanton-Livermore Thursday
A series of brazen, pre-dawn burglaries at businesses in Livermore and Pleasanton was witnessed in part by a television news team and filmed as the burglary crew smashed their way into restaurants and other businesses – eluding a police response summoned by the reporter/cameraman team. NBC Bay Area’s Bob Redell was at work with a…
Hit And Run Crash Causes Traffic Logjam In Orinda Wednesday
A morning crash on Camino Pablo in Orinda triggered a traffic backup and California Highway Patrol investigation as additional information on the incident came to light. First reports of a vehicle collision possibly involving a motorcyclist first reached this site at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with police searching to located the precise location of the…
Antique Clock Creates A HazMat Issue In San Ramon
Proof, perhaps, that we knew little about the things we used on a daily basis and that some of those things contained elements that could harm us was brought home Sunday during the relocation of an antique clock on Canyon Green Place in San Ramon. The clock’s owners, and later firefighters, realized the clock had…
Car In Monday Morning Canyon Crash Stolen In Daly City; Occupants Picked Up By Second Car
The crash of a white Nissan into a tree at Pinehurst and Canyon roads in Canyon Monday prompted an emergency response as well as one from a secondary vehicle – which reportedly arrived on scene to whisk three of the car’s occupants away while two others were transported to the hospital. Police and Fire responded…
Saint Mary’s College Rugger Dies Following Training Run On Lafayette-Moraga Trail Friday
A sophomore player for the Saint Mary’s College rugby squad died after he was stricken while running with teammates on the Lafayette-Moraga Trail Friday. This site Flashed a report of a medical emergency on the trail between Stafford Drive and the college at 1928 Saint Mary’s Road at approximately 4:15pm with a person down on…
“Land Of $6 Gas, Home Of The EBT Whopper…”
Mixed with the smell of petrichor, fried onions and the jam of a Bryan Adams tribute band cut short by a power outage at Walnut Creek’s Retro Junkie last night were these signs of life in ‘Merica.