Arrests Made During Carquinez Bridge Protest Friday
Three people were arrested after a group of protestors demanding police reform walked onto the Carquinez Bridge and briefly closed westbound traffic off before California Highway Patrol officers moved in to make arrests. The action was reported at approximately 1:30 p.m. Friday as more than 50 protestors accessed the pedestrian walkway of the bridge and,…
COVID Cases Increase In Contra Costa As Locals Resume Normal Routines
The state Department of Public Health says it is keeping an eye on Contra Costa County after noting an apparent uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations. As of Friday, the county had 23 people hospitalized with COVID-19 – up from 13 people on June 1. County Health Services has reported 2,148 known cases of the virus and…
Things That Go “Boom” In The Night – A Prelude To The Fourth
Many of you have been writing or calling us about “loud bangs,” “gunshots,” “automatic weapons,” or “bombs” going off in once-sleepy suburban neighborhoods. Some have asked about inbound meteorites, plane crashes or military rocket shoots and we’ve been saying the explanation appears to have a more earthly origin. This little video snippet, shot during neighborhood…
Local Politics, Elections In The Year Of Pandemic
From the Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters: The Candidate filing period for offices in Schools, Community Colleges, and Special Districts is from July 13 to August 7, 2020 in order to appear on the November 2020 ballot. In the past, filing for office has been conducted in the Elections Division office. This election however,…
Iron Horse Sexual Battery Suspect Surrenders Wednesday
A 28-year-old Hercules man police suspect of at least one in a series of sexual battery assaults on women joggers using the Iron Horse Trail in Walnut Creek has surrendered to Regional Park Police. The man, who was not immediately identified, surrendered to investigators after a warrant was apparently issued for his arrest. A photo…
Walnut Creek Police Brace For Planned “Twilight March” Wednesday
Internet chatter of a planned protest through neighborhoods in Walnut Creek Wednesday prompted local police to request contact from protest organizers, something the organizers indicated they were not ready to do. Billed as a noisy Twilight March details of the event remained sketchy as organizers appeared to be communicating with participants directly through social media…
Four Dead After Fatal Crash Off Carquinez Bridge
Solano County CHP investigators are trying to determine how an Infiniti SUV ended up on its roof near C&H Sugar, killing four people, and are looking into reports that witnesses saw the vehicle “come off” the Carquinez Bridge after some sort of an incident there around 8:43 p.m. Four young people were in the vehicle…
Meanderings: Carving Out Our Personal Truths, As Things Get Curiouser And Curiouser
Where once truths were self-evident and identifiable we have found now, in these unsettled times, that people have closely held versions of the truth – the truth as they see it and, apparently, are prepared to defend to the death. It may be the American DNA, the way we’re wired, ready to clamber aboard the…
Wild Chase, Carjacking On Highway 24 In Orinda Saturday
A man believed to have been at the wheel of an allegedly stolen pickup truck led Lamorinda police on a circuitous pursuit along Highway 24 Saturday, ramming a Lafayette police car before carjacking a second vehicle and fleeing the scene of that crash. The suspect, believed to be at the wheel of a second car…
Grass Fire Burning Alongside Highway 24 Near Wilder Thursday
UPDATE: Firefighters gained the upper hand over the fire shortly before midnight, staying on-scene to guard against flare-ups. At its height smoke from the fire prompted several concerned calls about other fires in the area but nothing else was burning, we are happy to say. Firefighters have called for a full vegetation fire response to…