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.
“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…
One Ejected, Injured In I680 Rollover Crash In Walnut Creek Saturday
A man was ejected and apparently seriously injured in a rollover crash on southbound I680 near the 24/680 split in Walnut Creek on Saturday, the crash drawing a rapid and sizable response from Samaritans and first responders after it was reported at 3:07 p.m. The cause of the crash is apparently under investigation by the…
Police Action In Antio… Uh, Walnut Creek Thursday
Late-night city street-crawlers like us noted the presence of a sizable force of police officers from Brentwood and Antioch in Walnut Creek last night and – after stopping to scratch our little heads – we wondered if it was part of some sort of collaborative enforcement effort which apparently, it was. Current and former LEO’s…
Perhaps It’s Just A Day For Bad Optics
UPDATE: Readers advise that the banner has been removed. Original Story: This sign has been draped around the Twin Towers tribute at Memory Gardens Cemetery next to Highway 4 in Concord. Curious visitors asked about it and were told the responsible group had recently acquired a piece of the cemetery and wanted to advertise their…
Benicia Pursuit Results In Crash, Lockdown, Search Wednesday
A Benicia police pursuit of a vehicle west on I780 resulted in a crash at Glen Cove Road, the ejection of a female occupant, lockdown of a nearby high school and an ongoing search for a male suspect believed to be on foot in the area. The incident was first observed at approximately 11:10 a.m.…
Pleasanton PD Investigating Armed Hot Prowl Burglaries
A flurry of residential burglaries – at least two of them while the residents were present – has sparked a police search and a redoubling of security precautions by Pleasanton residents concerned by break-ins reported late last month into early March. Pleasanton police did not say why the public wasn’t notified of the incidents until…