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.
Contra Costa Health Services, GRIP Add Homeless Warming Center In Richmond
A new, 30-cot warming center in Richmond will bring more Contra Costa residents who are experiencing homelessness out of the cold and into services to help them regain housing. The new service, a collaboration between Contra Costa Health Services’ Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services (H3), the City of Richmond and the Greater Richmond…
New Chapter For “The Rheem,” Theater Group Announces Sale Of Local Landmark
The on again/off again saga of Moraga’s most visible landmark entered yet another phase Friday as the group hoping to revive the peeling Neon Queen announced its sale. This site had teased the coming deal and it appears to have been realized, with the Friends of the Rheem Theatre support group posting a terse announcement…
The Wednesday Warbler: Changes For The Rheem? And Pot-Crazed Grannies…
Pardon the mid-week interjection but the biggest news since that Giant Gopher started tunneling under Rheem Center again is that our local landmark theatre may be posting an “Under New Management” sign soon. Tongues that waggle locally say negotiations for sale of our vaunted local Neon Lady are underway – and to a recognized name…
Tree Guys And San Ramon PD Corporal Team Up To Save Cardiac Patient Tuesday
Emergency situations can make strange bedfellows of us humans and the maxim was proved today as two local tree trimmers joined forces with a San Ramon PD corporal as the clock ticked down for a cardiac arrest patient on E. Lakeshore Drive. Apparently SRPD Corporal Schneider was responding to a medical emergency call involving a…
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…