Friday Free Wheelin’: Reddi-Wip Me; Isodontia Incursion, And Dog Days
Our noses are in the wind and there appears to be an air of expectancy up there – like Big Bend residents waiting for Helene to make landfall. Bad news from back in that part of the country as we Californians soldier on in the face of much milder weather, the occasional police pursuit and…
Blitz-Style Hammer Robbery At Sun Valley Mall Jewelers Sunday
Concord PD Cpl. Blakely fills us in on an aggressive sledge-hammer smash and grab at Kay Jewelers at the Sun Valley Mall in Concord Sunday. No injuries and they’re still doing an inventory to determine their loss but it got everyone’s attention and it wasn’t fun. Suspects at large.
Water Monster Attracts Fans In Walnut Creek Saturday
If life hands you an unexpected water feature, play through even if it’s over your Nikes. In the 500 block of Monarch Ridge Road in Walnut Creek.
Autonomous Vehicle Program Debuts In The 24/680 – How Was Your Ride?
Okay, you have our attention. We’ve been interested in the concept of autonomous vehicle transportation for some time and, it appears, is has arrived in the 24/680 to a limited degree. Having witnessed the calamity on our local roads firsthand for many years, we’ve wondered if a safer mode of travel would someday be possible.…
ScreenShots: “The Company Men”
Dealing with the negative sentiment directed at this week’s ScreenShot selection right off the bat it must be said some viewers had no sympathy for the country clubbing, Porsche-scooting, inter-office philandering lifestyles of its main characters. It was difficult for them, viewers said, to reach the desired level of empathy needed when those privileged lives…
Friday Night Lights
Our gridiron days have long passed but apparently there were some high school games in the 24/680 tonight – and some youthful revelry afterward. Boolah Boolah. Hope your team won… these kids gathered in WalnutCreek for some post-game celebration.
One Dead In Suspected Road Rage Shooting In Orinda Thursday
An Orinda man shot after a suspected road rage confrontation with another local resident on Las Vegas Road and La Espiral in Orinda has died at the scene. The decedent was identified by coroner’s officials Friday as Scott Decker, 50, of Truckee and Orinda. Decker worked as a construction superintendent for a firm in Truckee.…
Hammer-Wielding Thieves Raid Danville Consignment Store – Again
A crew of sledgehammer-wielding thieves raided the Danville Home Consignment store at 1901 Camino Ramon on Wednesday, smashing jewelry cases as employees fled outdoors. As many as five thieves, all masked and hooded, were believed to have escaped in a waiting car. The robbery took place around 3 p.m. There were no reported injuries and…
Highway 24 Gets Us Comin’ and Goin’ Wednesday
No luck for those using our namesake freeway today with crashes and fires and all kinds of stuff messing with traffic and people’s lives.Where this morning’s paralyzing crash was in the westbound direction early this morning this (pictured) car fire cooked an SUV traveling in the EASTBOUND direction at around 2:50pm and, as you can…
Morning Commute Slows To A Crawl After Highway 24 Crash
Traffic backing up into Orinda and Moraga (shown) with folks looking for alternative routes after a messy truck crash and spill on the west end of the Caldecott Tunnel this morning.Inundated with calls from late, frustrated, pretty dang angry folks trying to keep appointment and their bosses happy, etc.No estimated time given for a re-opening.