COVID Cowboys – Haircut Parties; Catalytic Converter Hunts; And Unsportsmanlike Roadkill
Americans – even 24/680 residents – appear to have hit the limits of their patience with health department edicts to remain sheltered in place. Tales of a return to morning commute patterns and nocturnal crime waves by people with no fear of being punished have become regular fare for us these days. A Commando Reconnaissance…
You Meet Some Of The Nicest People Under Quarantine
Blessed by our less-than-traditional business model and cache of survival food we’ve been getting along just fine during these unusual times, thanks for asking, enjoying our daily contact with friends and readers new and old. We know we’re supposed to focus on the 24/680 and have been sternly lectured for taking an interest in developments…
Burglars Switching From Homes To Businesses As Residents Shelter In Place
Thieves have long made it known they will go where loot is – and where they are likely to encounter the least resistance – in their pursuit of ill-gotten gains. And while the 24/680 may have seen flurries of brazen, daylight “door kick” robbery/burglaries back in the days when people were more likely to be…
Phantom Bakers Sharing Sourdough Starter In Walnut Creek
If someone famous hasn’t already said the true measure of a community is how it rises to help others during a time of crisis – we’ll say it now. Over in Walnut Creek, outside the entrance to Buena Vista Elementary off San Juan Avenue, an anonymous baker with a talent for making sourdough bread is…
What’d I See? Looting Charges Filed After Juveniles Arrested For Pharmacy Robberies
From Danville PD: Four teenagers are in custody following a Friday afternoon robbery of a Danville CVS store. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said the incident occurred at approximately 4:53 p.m. when police received a call from an employee of the CVS in the 600 block of San Ramon Boulevard reporting a robbery. The caller…
Kids And Imaginations Running Wild…
Hearing from quite a number of parents out there, running out of things to do to keep their children entertained during this Enforced Romper Room we’re all under. Many are loving the time with the nestlings, finding humor and hope in their observations and childlike approach to things. Others, well, are running out of cool…
Our Grand Re-Opening: How Open Will Open Be? And When Should Business, Schools, Others Open Their Doors?
Various sectors have been pushing hard for a re-opening of businesses and enterprises that went to ground in the face of the Vile Virus and it appears that our leaders, decision-makers are headed in that direction. Our question to you today would be: When? And if the doors are thrown open again and we are…
We’re Cracking A Little…
When you think of it, with most of the country locked down and steering clear of others, we’ve been doing a pretty great job. That effort is starting to have a positive impact on our overall hospitalization rates – something for which we are endlessly grateful – even as we mourn those we have lost.…
If Moraga Cannot Come To The Music, Then The Music Must Go To Moraga…
Moragans love their music. We don’t call this place MoTown for mere grins, after all. And as we are all officially housebound these days and starved for tunes local DJ Ryan O took his itinerant cabaret on the road Saturday – touring a series of neighborhoods in turn and giving an audience of masked locals…
Senior Care Facilities In Orinda, Pleasant Hill Bearing Brunt Of COVID Cases
Reports of COVID infection among residents and staff members at Bay Area senior care facilities – including two in Orinda and Pleasant Hill – have risen as a vulnerable age demographic and workers who support them appear to be bearing the brunt of the pandemic in Contra Costa. The number of residents and staff members…