Our Grand Re-Opening: How Open Will Open Be? And When Should Business, Schools, Others Open Their Doors?
Various sectors have been pushing hard for a re-opening of businesses and enterprises that went to ground in the face of the Vile Virus and it appears that our leaders, decision-makers are headed in that direction. Our question to you today would be: When? And if the doors are thrown open again and we are…
Suspect Arrested In Assault With A Deadly Weapon Incident In Pacheco
From the Office of the Sheriff: On Saturday, April 11, 2020, at about 8:29 PM, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff received reports of a stabbing at the 5800 block of Pacheco Boulevard in Pacheco. Deputy Sheriffs arrived finding two stabbing victims. The suspect, who apparently used scissors, fled the scene. The fire…
We’re Cracking A Little…
When you think of it, with most of the country locked down and steering clear of others, we’ve been doing a pretty great job. That effort is starting to have a positive impact on our overall hospitalization rates – something for which we are endlessly grateful – even as we mourn those we have lost.…
Fire Ravages Orinda Home Sunday
Fire at a home on Arroyo Drive in Orinda brought Moraga-Orinda Fire District firefighters to the scene early Sunday – with the first calls for assistance arriving at 4:53 a.m. Neighbors reported hearing muffled explosions shortly before seeing smoke and flame coming from the garage area of a home in the first block of Arroyo…
If Moraga Cannot Come To The Music, Then The Music Must Go To Moraga…
Moragans love their music. We don’t call this place MoTown for mere grins, after all. And as we are all officially housebound these days and starved for tunes local DJ Ryan O took his itinerant cabaret on the road Saturday – touring a series of neighborhoods in turn and giving an audience of masked locals…
Woman Struck, Killed By Brick Tossed At Car On SR-242 Friday
California Highway Patrol investigators are looking for the person who threw a brick at a passing Volkswagen Jetta on SR-242 in Concord Friday night – striking and killing a 63-year-old female passenger. Officers responded to the SR-242 transition to SR-4 at approximately 9:32 p.m. Friday after being advised of a single-car crash in that area.…
Senior Care Facilities In Orinda, Pleasant Hill Bearing Brunt Of COVID Cases
Reports of COVID infection among residents and staff members at Bay Area senior care facilities – including two in Orinda and Pleasant Hill – have risen as a vulnerable age demographic and workers who support them appear to be bearing the brunt of the pandemic in Contra Costa. The number of residents and staff members…
What’d I See? Speedy Officer Wins Footrace With Burglar In San Ramon Tuesday
We Flashed our people in San Ramon when we heard of an apparent burglary and an ensuing footrace between police officer and would-be burglar – and wondered who the speedster might be. San Ramon PD provided this photo on their Facebook page and, no, we don’t know if Officer Hamilton will be known as “Speedy”…
DUI Drivers Ram Safeway Truck, Firetruck In Separate Incidents At Same Spot In Lafayette Monday Night
As we first reported via Flash and Facebook Monday evening, California Highway Patrol officers dealt with two separate crashes at the same location on Highway 24 Monday – both apparently caused by DUI driving. At about 9:06pm, Contra Costa CHP units were advised of a collision involving a sedan into the back of a Safeway…
Contra Costa Joins Bay Area Counties In Extending Distance Learning Through End Of School Year
From the Contra Costa County Office of Education: Pleasant Hill, CA– The public health officers and county superintendents in six Bay Area counties have announced they will extend the suspension of in-class instruction through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Francisco County Superintendents in collaboration…