Stromberg Resigns From Moraga Town Council
Another gap has opened on a local government council with the recent resignation of Moraga Town Council Member David Stromberg, who submitted his resignation letter to town officials on Thursday. In his letter, Stromberg said personal and private circumstances were behind his decision to leave Moraga, adding that he would end his tenure with the…
Alleged Shoplifter Leaves Trail Of Debris, Angry Motorists After Sprint Into Walnut Creek Thursday
A suspected shoplifter fleeing police in a Toyota van allegedly struck several vehicles before attempting to exit I-680 at Ygnacio Valley and crashing at high speed near the Walnut Creek BART station. Witnesses in the area at the time said the van appeared to be “pushing 100 mph” when it crashed at Ygnacio and Oakland…
Health Officials Reaffirm Support For In-Person Schooling
From Contra Costa Health Services: As Bay Area Health Officials, we are excited that more than a million Kindergarten-12thgrade students are returning to school for in-person learning this fall across the wider San Francisco Bay Area. In the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa…
Wei-Tai Kwok Appointed To Lafayette City Council
The Lafayette City Council has appointed Wei-Tai Kwok to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilmember Cameron Burks. The City Council selected Kwok at a special meeting on August 24, 2021 by a vote of three to one, and he was sworn in at the online meeting. Kwok will serve on the City Council…
ScreenShots: “Rudderless”
We’ll lead this one off with an outright bias admission: We just finished rolling through Rudderless for the third time and it still gets us in all the right places at all the right times. First time out of the directorial blocks for William H. Macy, who has benefited much from his apparent understanding and…
All Down The Line – Stones Pulsebeat Charlie Watts Dead At 80
Publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today, surrounded by his family.” “Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of The Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation,” Doherty said.
Saturday Off And Running With Stolen Car Arrest In Moraga
Early risers in Moraga were shocked to see a small caravan of police cars thread their way past Campolindo High School and onto quiet Campolindo Drive early Saturday, apparently trailing the operator of a car cruising local neighborhoods. The car is believed to have tripped an Automated License Plate Reader because officers apparently got some…
Man Shot, Wounded In Concord Wednesday
A man dressed head to foot in black motorcycle attire approached and shot another man in the parking lot of the Willow Pass Community Park on E. Olivera Wednesday. Emergency personnel were called to the area around 1 p.m., reportedly finding a person in or near a car with a gunshot wound to the chest.…
Search For Florida Homicide Suspect Prompts Shelter Order In San Ramon Tuesday – Arrested In Monarch Park
UPDATE: San Ramon PD detained suspect Sanchez without incident after he was spotted in Monarch Park, 7:50 p.m. A police search for a man wanted in connection with a Florida murder led to a lockdown order for a San Ramon neighborhood Tuesday as police brought in a drone, canine team, and helicopter to help search…
Incident At Walnut Creek Club Sparks Pursuit, Ends In Crash Sunday – Weapon Reportedly Recovered
An apparently drunken altercation at a Walnut Creek club sparked a confrontation reportedly involving a gun, touched off a police chase of a fleeing Ferrari and ended with that car crashing into several others at Oak and Jones roads Sunday evening. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m. at Retro Junkie in the 2100…