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…
Three Adults, One Child Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On SR4 Monday
A head-on crash believed caused by a wrong-way driver injured three adults – two of them critically – and a 6-year-old child after a collision on eastbound SR4 between Cummings Skyway and Mc Ewen Road in Martinez Monday night. The crash was reported at approximately 11:15pm after a car was reported seen heading west in…
“Panic At The Car Wash… And Then At The Yard Sale… Not Sure About The Disco…”
You can’t let your guard down anywhere anymore, even at the car wash. The owner of a formerly nice Mercedes EQE was having their vehicle detailed at Autopia on N. Main in Walnut Creek when some slippery customer slipped into his vehicle and drove off with it. Yes… from the car wash. The car’s owner,…
Sign Of The Times?
This is in Lafayette… Looks like we’re off to find that station in Iowa where gas is a mere $1.89 per gallon.
“Oddly Quiet… With Just a Hint of Thunder Runners and Aviation Fuel”
We took to the streets of CocoaCounty last night (formerly known as Friday Night) and were greeted by small groups of revelers, empty bar seats and the faint, bleating protests of a citizenry battered and beaten by current times, the exorbitant cost of a martini and Dino fuel. (We made up that last bit, in…
Crash Blocks Buskirk In Walnut Creek Tuesday
The driver of a red pickup found herself in a little trouble Tuesday, rolling the vehicle onto its side on Buskirk Avenue at Treat Boulevard – but walking away from the crash under her own power. Emergency vehicles descended on the scene when the crash was reported at 3:15p.m., the incident temporarily blocking traffic before…
Quake Swarm Continues In San Ramon Monday
A series of earthquakes, some mere minutes apart and the highest registering 4.2 Magnitude, rolled through the Lower 24/680 Monday morning – prompting officials to invoke an earthquake protocol for emergency services and nervous residents to share their experiences on our Facebook Page!
A Little Bit Strummer, A Little Bit Sedani – Searching For Hope And Truth
We’re bingeing on Joe Strummer and Italian food after a helpful recommendation launched us down Stanley Tucci’s culinary voyage to the Old Country, fighting off snarky pundits and subsequent calorie infusion as the country seeks its moral compass and we seek the perfect Carbonara. Heckuva past coupla weeks, wouldn’t you agree? We’re decompressing in our…
“Wallflowers”
The City of Lafayette hosted a gathering recognizing completion of the first mural in the city’s Downtown Mural Program on Monday. Lafayette native and artist Rachel Perls kicked off the downtown art project with her interpretation of the native Matilija poppy, currently growing on the west-facing wall of Zahra Boutique Salon, 3578 Mt. Diablo Boulevard.…