The Sattiday Scrawl: Rough Roads; FOP Flop; And “Can We Get Some Justice?”
The practice we love most has been hard for us lately – for a lot of different reasons – but mostly due to preternatural stupidity encountered after we send our words off into the ether. We never expected everyone to like and admire what we had to say all the time, but it appears we’re…
The X Files: Nazis Quieren Taco Bell; “Information, Please” And Hoverboard Blues
Oddly – because we thought uncles Lou, Mike and Joe had settled this problem once and for all back in ’43 and ’44 – we started hearing of men in quasi-matching attire bedecked with swastikas giving the hated Nazi salute to passing motorists on overpasses in Contra Costa Wednesday. They unfurled a sheet with some…
Sunday Revue: Get’cher Mazzy Runnin’, Return Of The Freakazoids; And Kursk AGAIN?
Morning, 24/680 People – and those tuning in from beyond the limits of our intended broadcast – here we are again. Another Sunday is upon us. Time for omelettes and coffee and a review of the week past. Great seeing some of our local cities mentioned on an international stage as the Olympics played on…
Days Of Whine And Roses; Water Water; And Petrol Bombs In Bristol
Mum always wanted a doctor in the family and we’re feeling particularly obliging because we’re out there taking the pulse of the masses at large and posting our findings. Saturday night’s test results were “thready” as folks we talked with were either engaged in Date Night behavior, “tired of politics” or comfortably in the arms…
Wednesday Observations: Clicker Pickers; Overpass Politics, And The Candy Man
Skipping happily past commentary on the national political front in favor of our continued survival we have a few things of interest to address going on here in the 24/680. As leafy Moraga learned June 30 there are highly mobile crews of garage door Clicker Pickers roaming local cities and towns looking for soft targets…
Flags Come Down, New Flags Go Up… On Lafayette’s El Curtola Bridge
Jockeying for “control” of Lafayette’s highly visible El Curtola Bridge appears to be entrenched and underway Tuesday as a flag display intended as a show of support for former president Trump came down – to be replaced by Israeli and American flags flown in support of Israeli hostages. CalTrans workers and California Highway Patrol officers…
Flags, Signage Come Down On Lafayette’s El Curtola Bridge Tuesday
CalTrans workers and CHP officers turned out to enforce the ban on display of banners, flags, sheets, and signs from the chain link fencing lining El Curtola Bridge in Lafayette Tuesday. Neighbors and motorists have complained for, well, years now that the frequent demonstrations on the bridge – a favorite of local groups of all…
A Gorgeous New Morning In The 24/680
Morning is Breaking… and, it appears, things are subdued as the locals digest some national news that flashed across our wires Saturday and pulsed almost with a life of its own. As contrary as it was to our instincts we opted – after a hurried conversation with staff – not to report on the incident,…
Continued Pyro Use Leading To More Aggro For Fire-Weary Locals
Independence Day has passed but people are still shooting red-hot missiles into tinder-dry fields, apparently. This time in San Ramon. Flash Reader photos from a fire on Promontory Circle in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. If you’re thinking of touching off some pyrotechnics near a field or homes in your neighborhood, you may want…
After The Fireworks Finales – It’s Back To The Races Again
All in all an exciting Fourth of July with all sorts of activities popping off – some planned, some not. No sooner had the Fireworks Finales come to an end when the first July 5th pursuit kicked off, running along our namesake freeways and back again, photographer Sean McDonough capturing the moment the wanted vehicle…