It’s 2020 – Locals Ring In The New Year With Restraint
The arrival of Double Twenty was greeted with a sort of quiet restraint, as far as we can tell, though there were one or two ragers out there with some dedicated partying. It’s quiet out there for the most part, we’ve been roaming around, “You Belong To The City” running on our own personal soundtrack…
Holiday Leftovers
This happens to be our favorite time of year, as it is for so many of you, and we’re embracing the Warm and Fuzzy feelings generated by the Holidays as descending rain and fog is offset by Christmas trees and a fire in our fireplace. While the story line of our National Politics seems to…
Busy Night In The 24/680 Friday: Whirlies Whirling; Burglars Come Calling; Laptop Snatching
Hopes for a quiet Friday evening in the 24/680 (“The Numbers”) were dashed early on as our antique switchboard began to light up with calls from people unfortunate enough to run afoul of ne’er do wells at work. Things got underway early with an air and ground search for a man wanted for an outstanding…
Sunday Summary: Burglars With Nice Rides; Local Kid Turns One Down; Car Miners Getting Better – And High-Profile Arrests
In an era where we we don’t find ourselves agreeing on very much we think we can agree it was a busy, newsy week for us all here in the 24/680. Local bikers celebrated the opening of a bike lane link between our county (Contra Costa) and Marin this weekend, many pausing to admire the…
“What’d I See?” – Foot Races And Air Show In Concord Saturday Night
Veteran readers reacted to our post on some police activity in Concord Saturday night, with things getting increasingly – busy – until we stopped posting updates to keep our info from falling into the wrong hands. It turns out officers from Concord’s Special Enforcement Team saw a silver Jeep speeding on Cowell Rd. but weren’t…
The Sunday Rumination: Homeless Wars; One Bad Guy At Good Guys Car Show, And Californians – The New Unwanted
Hold your ground, Californians! Apparently we’re not wanted anywhere else! We used to be the “Go To” State – the Land of Milk and Honey and the destination of choice for The Joads, Wannabe Surfers, New Yawkers tired of life in their Apple and seekers of all stripes seeking enlightenment in a land valued for…
Airbnb CEO Announces Company-Wide Ban On Party Houses; Promises Strict Enforcement
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced in a succession of tweets Saturday that the company would ban “party houses” and said the company “must do better, and we will” in preventing pop-up party scenarios from occurring in future. Chesky, referring directly to the Halloween Night mass shooting at an Airbnb rental in Orinda which left five people dead,…
All Clear – The 24/680 Dodges A Fast-Moving Bullet – And Takes A Hot Shower To Celebrate
At times, when we were cobbling together our Internet and trying to file a story from the front seat of the Newsmobile while sirens wailed and air tankers roared in to deploy a pretty pink swath of Phos-Chek – we were tempted to say in our best radio baritone: “This… is Lamorinda.” Edward R. might…
Moraga Plays “The Guessing Game” When It Comes To Its Frauds, Fires
Moraga has always liked playing games. Some lesser-known examples of sport have flourished within our boundaries, everything from Disc Golf to Hacky Sack competitions, but the latest game to arrive in MoTown is “The Guessing Game.” If you live here, or even if you do not, you may know that two of this little burg’s…
Marauders At The Gate – They’re Getting Better
Sitting here with our miner’s lamps on, readying ourselves for a grid-down environment populated by latte-crazed Soccer Moms battering down our doors to get at our espresso reserves – we just weren’t in the mood to get, this. Some of you may have gotten one of these in the past and we don’t know what…