The Faces Behind That 24/680 “Mystery Accident”
Veteran readers know we covered – and were concerned about – Saturday’s crash on our namesake 24/680 in which three men attempting to repair a flat tire on a truck on the side of the freeway were hit and seriously injured. Initially stymied in our effort to gather additional details, we find that a Go…
What’d I See? Carjacked Car Recovered In Orinda Monday Night; Suspect Remains At Large
Several Orindans noted some activity by their local police department along Orinda Way around 8:40 p.m. Monday and wrote to ask what was going on. As it turned out, Lamorinda police turned out in force after officers located a car taken during an armed carjacking in Oakland earlier in the day parked along Orinda Way.…
Broken Water Main Closes Canyon Road From Country Club To Larch In Moraga Monday
Little Moraga, which apparently has a problem keeping water in places where water is meant to go, is dealing with a new water main leak at Canyon Road and Sanders. Canyon Road is closed from Country Club to Larch and the locals are getting creative in their hunt for workaround routes. Neighbors report the presence…
What’d I See? Car-To-Car Shooting In Bore 4 Of The Caldecott Sunday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” in the Caldecott Tunnel Sunday: One man was shot and another grazed by a bullet during what California Highway Patrol investigators said…
Painted Rock Lives To Be Painted Again; Lamorinda Celebrates Acquisition
John Muir Land Trust will acquire and permanently preserve Painted Rock, the prominent 84-acre hill near the boundary of Moraga and Lafayette. Thousands of local residents made generous donations to The Campaign To Save Painted Rock and are celebrating what will become their newest public open space. The campaign needed to raise $2 million by a deadline…
The Sunday Scribblings
It has been a quiet but also quixotic week in the NEWS24/680 News Bunker – our merry little band churning out news of baby mountain lion sightings, fires, Grim Ironies and the often hard-to-believe-or describe-incidents of the day as we glide into our summer while snow is falling in the Sierra. In the end we…
Lafayette Rez Hiker Sends In Her X-Rays – And Thanks For Her Rescuers
We’re getting a little jaded around here, apparently, as it takes more than a Tesla smashing through a dry cleaner to pique our interest these days. So we were gratified to hear from one of the folks involved in another one of the many stories we offer up here on a regular basis – this…
Tesla Attempts To Jump The Line At Marshall Steel Cleaners In Lafayette Wednesday
Talk of the town? And what brought the news choppers out like dragonflies Wednesday? That Tesla that crashed the line at Marshall Steel – and the store facade, as well – shortly before 9 a.m. Police were called. A tow truck operator pulled the offending auto out of the debris and building inspectors were on…
Muir Land Trust Reaches $350,000 Match Goal For Painted Rock – $200,000 Still To Go
From the John Muir Land Trust: With the help of hundreds of donors, we’ve accomplished the $350,000 challenge match for the Campaign to Save Painted Rock. And we did it one day early. Thank you! JMLT has been overwhelmed with the number of donations. We are truly grateful for the generosity our donors have expressed to…
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles Through Contra Costa County Early Saturday
An earthquake buried deep east northeast of Pacheco rolled through the county early Saturday morning, rousing many light sleepers and motion-sensitive pets. There were no initial reports of damage from the shaker, recorded at 2:38 a.m.