The Sunday Smelter
How are those taxes coming, everyone? Getting those big tax breaks we heard was coming? Or are your accountants just muttering and rubbing their heads a lot? It’s that time of year again, of course, and there’s no getting out of it unless you’re already rich and have the right people managing your offshore account,…
“There Are Eight Million Stories In The 24/680…”
We’re not sure how many of you will remember this old television show. It was East Coast-centric but the central theme still holds: there are millions of people living in our Naked Cities (and suburban towns), almost all of them with a story to tell. We come into contact with a lot of them, naturally,…
Noise Issues Cropping Up In Danville, San Ramon, Mora… Well, Just About Everywhere In The 24/680. Citizens Unhappy.
Veteran readers know we have a thing about unnecessary noise. We try not to give voice to it much anymore because, well, things are quiet around the News Bunker and people don’t like a Squeaky Wheel squeaking about the same thing over and over again. We’ve just said local noise pollution is a problem, it…
The Sunday Subsidence
Nothing really changes, right? We stomp and flail and make loud sounds about conditions that concern/bother/scare us and demand that “something be done” and we pin our hopes on that elusive Hollywood ending that all things will be made right – only to have those hopes dashed on the rocks like a wayward fishing boat.…
Car Burglar Strikes Outside Rheem Valley Starbucks Wednesday
Little Moraga (we can call it that because our founders live there) has escaped much of the now almost daily scourge of car burglars striking in parking lots up and down the 24/680 lately. Although some pilfered change and other items have been taken during drunken scavenger hunts in Moraga, the town’s positioning well away…
Easy Rider Making Trail Users Uneasy In Walnut Creek; PD On The Case
Police in Walnut Creek say they have received several complaints about a two-wheeled terror riding a black mini-motorcycle in the areas of Perada Dr, Citrus Ave, Oak Grove Rd and Ygnacio Valley Rd. This scofflaw has also (allegedly) been seen riding recklessly on the trail. If you know the identity of the individual or know…
Flooding, Tipping Trees, Crashes – Make Wednesday Commute Messy At Best
Steady rainfall has loosened root systems, filled storm drains, flooded intersections and slickened roadways in the 24/680 Wednesday – and when the human factor gets added to the equation, things are going wrong fast. Walnut Creek awoke to find it’s major thoroughfare truncated by a tree trunk early Wednesday, closing down Ygnacio Valley Road between…
“What’d I See?” – Active Shooter Call Brings San Ramon Police On The Run Monday
Ed. Note: We covered this one as it was happening and believe we were able to keep things in check though folks were definitely on edge this afternoon. If you want the news as it’s breaking sign up for our Flash Alerts (available through the link at the top of our site). All’s well that…
“What’d I See?” – Suspect Arrested After Pursuit, Collisions Inside The Caldecott – And Foot Chase Saturday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note occurring in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” near the Caldecott Tunnel at around 3 p.m. Saturday. It turns out that Antioch police located a stolen car in the…
“What’d I See?” – Lafayette Police Put The Brakes On Bike-Riding Mail Raider Monday
A suspected mail raider chose the wrong neighborhood and method of conveyance when he ventured into Lafayette on his bicycle Monday – ending up in handcuffs a short while after he was reportedly observed picking through residents’ mail. Officers descended on a man in his 30s who was apparently attempting to pedal away from the…