Motorcyclist Killed; Bicyclists Hit In Separate, Apparent Hit-Run Crashes In SR Valley Wednesday
A lone motorcyclist was killed and two bicyclists injured in separate crashes in the San Ramon Valley Wednesday night. Passersby observed a male motorcyclist lying in the crosswalk at Camino Tassajara and Sycamore Valley Road around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, unresponsive and with an apparent head injury. Witnesses reported seeing the man’s helmet in the roadway…
Errant Driver Nails The Martinez Martini Plaque Thursday; Drinkers Everywhere Shudder As One
A treasured bit of local history gave way to modern life Thursday after a car slammed into a plaque marking the birthplace of one of Martinez’ greatest contributions to society – the Martini. The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m., not far from the Martinez police offices, and the car struck the bronze plaque and stone…
“Forty Acres, Two Burros, And An Old Tractor”
Graciously submitted by a reader and, we thought, an admirable capture of our local look and feel – still. Now, what are those two burros saying?
Orinda Gets A New Ss… Ssss… Sink Hole On Miner Road; Closure Planned Tuesday Night
The folks at Orinda Public Works have confirmed reports we were getting this evening of a new sink hole making an appearance on Miner Road Tuesday. Director of Public Works and Engineering Services Larry Theis said the depression is small compared to its cousins down the road and in Moraga, this one about three feet…
Arrest Ordered For Pleasanton Woman After Fatal DUI Crash Last Year
UPDATE May 22 – CHP investigators announce the arrest of Yarenit Malihan. Although it may not have been quickly enough to please family members and advocates of stiffer penalties for drunk driving offenders, the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office announced Friday that they are moving to arrest a Pleasanton woman…
Around The 24/680: Ducking Drones, Sex Shoppe Gear, And Serial Arsonists
It has been an exhausting week. Costco case-crackers. Traffic-jamming crashes. Errant doctors and landscapers, grifters, and more. We’ve been out and about, careful not to step on the cracks lest things get worse, and trying to keep up with goings-on around our towns and cities. And we have to say things have been… odd… out…
Tesla, Prius Go Head To Head In Lafayette – No Fissionable Reaction
After they rushed to help, onlookers couldn’t help but notice the irony – with two leaders of electric car technology meeting in a grinding crash at Dewing and Bickerstaff in Lafayette this afternoon. Minor injuries, but there were reports of a bolt of electricity passing from car to car upon impact. We’re kidding, of course.
It’s A CAVU Day In The 24/680 – And Trixie Has The Sky To Herself
G’morning, GroundHuggers! How are you all this morning, making your way along our freeways on your way to work – so far, so good! This is the kind of morning us open cockpit types dream of: brisk, cloudless, and not another plane in the sky from Buchanan Field to San Ramon and, yes, I can…
Horses Stall Traffic On Highway 680 Monday – Yeehaw!
A pair of local horses decided it was time to get out of the pasture and stretch their legs a little Monday, taking to I680 near the S. Main Exit and popping up into traffic – doing what the CHP, fines, and other traffic calming measures have so far failed to do: Slow things down!…
Broadway Plaza Purse Snatching Takes Victim, Witnesses Off Guard Wednesday
Witnesses who saw the crime unfold say two people boxed in a woman about to cross the street at Broadway Plaza Wednesday morning, a youth in his teens approaching the unsuspecting woman from behind and violently wrenching her cell phone from her hand. “It happened very quickly,” said Josh Rose, who happened to be nearby when the…