Missing Kid, Drone Porn, Hot Ticket, And The Meat Market
Made it through the weekend, though it was touch-and-go at times. Let’s see (mumbling to ourselves as we leaf through notes we made at the time), it seems people are drinking heavily and running into things, check, and at times it appeared we were in the opening moments of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” as…
Sideshows Warming Up – Gunshots And Donuts
The traditional weekend cruising event for which some local cities became known appear to have given way to noisier, smellier, more mobile automotive happenings liable to pop up anywhere, draw dozens if not hundreds of participants and spell trouble for those who don’t appreciate the artsier elements of burning donuts in the middle of captive…
Car Fire Blocks Eastbound Highway 24 Onramp In Orinda Wednesday
A messy pickup truck fire closed the eastbound Highway 24 on-ramp from Bryant Way in Orinda Wednesday, police guesstimating the closure would be in effect until 12:15 p.m. The pickup was first spotted with flames visible on the undercarriage at about 10:25 a.m. The unidentified driver made it safely from the vehicle as it continued…
Winds Topple Bocce Shelters, Trees In The 24/680 Monday
A tree blocks the road after taking out a fence in the 4100 block of Rita Drive in the Vine Hill area of Martinez on Monday. At the Martinez Marina, bocce ball officials worked quickly to save shade structures after high winds tossed them around like parasols, snapping support poles like toothpicks. Trees were also…
Allergies, Anyone?
When our nasal passages started to bang shut like cell doors this week we panicked a little at first and then started asking around and, apparently, we’re not alone. We’ve never had any previous issues with allergies but this latest manifestation sure got our attention. The 24/680 is sort of Ground Zero for allergy sufferers,…
This One’s For Molly
Deep into those “lives of quiet desperation” the great man wrote about around here, the trials and tribulations of others sort of our stock-in-trade – in a hopefully respectful way, of course. We’ve always had an interest in people, something genetic we would guess. Our mum was a notorious conversationalist who could go on for…
DumDum DumDum DaDaDaaa. “Pipit… Here, Pipit…”
Hats off to the good folks at the City of Pleasant Hill for their entry in the 24/680 April Fools Day Festivities – proving you can run a city while still maintaining a good sense of humor. Their messaging this morning: Public Service Announcement: we know folks have dropped off their koi fish in the…
It’s A Gusher! Lafayette Gets A New Water Feature
A truck-trailer rig sheared a hydrant on Acalanes Road in Lafayette Thursday, creating either an impromptu free car wash or the city’s latest water feature, depending on your preference. Gushing water is no laughing matter these days, of course, so the city mobilized to turn off the geyser as soon as possible.
Not TactiCool – 24/680 People Fed Up With Paintball/Airsoft “Drive-bys”
When did it become fun to load up your buds in Mom and Dad’s un-Tesla and drive around looking to pop unsuspecting elders, bag-hampered shoppers, and others generally not like you with guns designed to shoot balls or beads great distances? Some have suggested the current “prank” leaving welts on unsuspecting victims is an offshoot…