Is That You, Banksy? Roads Closed After Martinez Crash Wednesday
It may look like the latest performance art vision of the ever-elusive Banksy but this crash was no wall art stencil as the occupants of a home in the 2000 block of Alhambra Avenue quickly learned Wednesday. The driver of this vehicle left their mark – and their car – stuck in the side of…
Automotive Assault On Lafayette Power Pole Darkens Big Chunk Of Lamorinda
Another craven assault on an unsuspecting power pole in Lafayette knocked out power to a healthy chunk of Lamorinda Friday. Thankfully, no humans were injured but that pole – at Crest and Middle roads – was definitely the worse for wear. The crash was reported at 2:25 p.m. and PGE crews arrived in the area…
Making Their Cases – District Attorney’s Race Highlights Divisions In Approaches
A hotly contested race between two candidates vying for the county’s top prosecutor seat has hardened existing divisions in local law enforcement and illuminated the stark contrast in approaches to some of the toughest problems facing society today. Whether incumbent Diana Becton survives a challenge by former prosecutor and colleague Mary Knox will have to…
Health Officials Share Guidance On Navigating U.S. Infant Formula Shortage
There continues to be a shortage of infant formula nationwide due to supply chain issues and a recall of infant formula due to bacterial contamination in the Abbott manufacturing plant in Michigan. The federal government is currently working on strategies to increase production of formula and help families access existing stock. Compared to other states…
UPDATE: County Removes “Potential Illicit Discharge” From Walnut Creek Channel
From the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District: May 20, 2022, Walnut Creek, CA – On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) removed the potential illicit discharge within the Walnut Creek Channel that was reported on May 9, 2022. The discharge was located…
PG&E Training Helicopter Down In Livermore
Crews are responding to 7205 National Dr. in Livermore after a PG&E training chopper goes down with a pilot and linesman aboard. Unknown cause of crash, if controlled or not. Early, unconfirmed reports of two people on their way to local hospitals with unspecified injuries turned out to be the rotorcraft’s pilot and a linesman…
The Tuesday Trimmings
Swinging into a Mellencamp Morning here in the News Bunker after caffeinating early and getting out for a look around. Passing on breakfast out of sympathy with those with nothing to eat this morning. We do odd things sometimes – but we also believe it’s good to go hungry every so often. Calibrating our radar…
Person In Crisis Stacks Commute Traffic At 24/680 Split Wednesday
A distraught individual perched on a freeway stanchion at the critical 24/680 Junction for several hours Wednesday, prompting police to seal off the area and creating a massive traffic jam that stretched along the freeway for miles. Officers negotiated with the individual from a distance, starting from about 2 p.m. on until the unidentified man…
Taking Our Pulse: Abortion Rights
A leaked Supreme Court draft decision indicating the court’s apparent readiness to throw out the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide has generated a storm of controversy and protest across the country. While the court confirmed that the text, published late Monday by Politico, was authentic, court spokespeople said it did not…
24/680 Residents Using Alarm Roosters To Protect Cars And Property
Local lensman Gint Federas was out and about in Lafayette Sunday, catching the tail-end of that adrenalin ride from Moraga to Lafayette, when he noticed the latest in semi-rural alarm technology, currently in use in an apparent effort to curtail neighborhood crime. Approach the car and the cocksure, feathered alarm system creates enough of a…