Death – Even Deaths By Suicide – Politicized In The Age Of Pandemic
We’ve noted and mentioned an anecdotal increase in the number of people pushed beyond their ability to cope during the Age of Pandemic, with many people seemingly choosing to opt out of their lives for reasons which may – in many cases – be forever known only to them. Pressure from internal family dynamics, job…
One Killed In San Ramon Crash Saturday
One person has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on southbound I680 at the Bollinger Canyon offramp, the crash so forceful it spilled onto adjacent San Ramon Valley Boulevard. The crash was reported shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday with witnesses informing responding officers that one person appeared trapped in the wreckage of one of the…
Police Interrupt Early-Morning Pharmacy Burglary In San Ramon Friday
Burglars attempting to steal drugs from a local pharmaceutical services firm were stopped short by police early Friday – touching off a flurry of pursuits as the startled thieves fled in all directions. The theft from Premier Pharmaceutical Services Inc. on San Ramon Valley Boulevard was underway when police arrived on the scene shortly after…
Developer Unholsters Possibility Of Legal Action; Pushes Lafayette’s Terraces Project Forward
The threat of a lawsuit, a scary prospect for cities and towns unable to afford any prolonged legal skirmish with monied litigants, is once again being raised in leafy Lamorinda – this time by the developer behind the Terraces of Lafayette project. An attorney for developer O’Brien Homes of Menlo Park, which has been trying to…
One Dead At Walnut Creek BART; Station Re-Opened
One person has been struck and killed by an incoming BART train at Walnut Creek Station this afternoon. The station has just been reopened (5:15 p.m.) with full service restored between Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, and Walnut Creek stations. The incident, initially believed to have been a suicide, is the culmination of a frenetic day for…
Martinez PD Arrest Suspect In County Recorders Office Burglary; Other Downtown Crimes Under Investigation
The Martinez Police Department is actively investigating a series of incidents involving window smashes at offices and businesses downtown. The department announced that one person had been arrested in connection with at least one incident Wednesday. Police said the person, whose name, age, or hometown was not given, had been arrested on suspicion of an…
Day 60 – Mother Nature Rumbles; SIPpers Grumble; Some Begin To Stumble
Paine had Revolutionary War-era ‘Merica in mind when he penned his famed “These are the times that try men’s souls” line in reference to a crisis of another kind – but this one feels no less critical. Forgiving the 18th Century gender exclusion, Paine pretty much nailed the prevailing national sentiment during an age bereft of…
Grandson Arrested In El Sobrante Homicide
From the Office of the Contra Costa County Sheriff: This morning, May 10, 2020, at about 9:28, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a medical-police call at the 700 block of Pebble Drive in El Sobrante. Deputies found a 90-year-old woman who suffered from trauma in a bedroom. She was later pronounced deceased at…
Some Tough Unemployment Numbers…
… out this morning, with people mentioning the “D”-word in the same breath as 20 million of our countrymen deal with the impact of widespread job loss. As Children of Children of the Depression we always wondered if we would ever get back to the Bad Old Days we heard so much about at family…
Predatory Shoppers Picking Up More Than Purell During Excursions in Concord, Walnut Creek
From the Walnut Creek police department: On 4/30/2020 and 5/2/2020, two suspects stole wallets from elderly females from a local grocery store. Stolen items included credit cards, cash, identification and a social security card. The suspects subsequently made fraudulent charges with the victims’ credit cards. If you have any information regarding the identity of these…