“Roadwork May Relieve Traffic” – And Other Ironies
Feeling particularly crabby (please note ‘double b’s’ and not ‘double p’s’) as we inch into another day of record heat and tipsy topsy storylines – many of which are developing so fast no one is able to keep up, leaving us confused and stunned and without that sense of conclusion and reassurance we all seek.…
Alameda County Deputy Allegedly Murders Dublin Couple; Surrenders Hours Later
A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested after allegedly using his service weapon to kill a married couple in their home early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Devin Williams Jr., 24, was taken into custody less than 12 hours after the double-murder of a 58-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife, whose relationship to Williams has so far…
Search On For Two Marsh Creek Detention Facility Escapees
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two inmates who escaped from the Marsh Creek Detention Facility at 12000 Marsh Creek Road in Clayton Sunday. Both inmates are Hispanic males. The first inmate is 33 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes.…
Sunday Morning – Preparing For The Heat Bomb
Doing all our chores early because it’s going to get hot, we’re told. Deep in our bunker, we rolled up our snorkels and determined it was safe before moving aboveground into the garden, checking the bubblers and rills and making sure the birds had access to their fair share of water before starting the day.…
Fire Damages Walnut Creek Residence Saturday
Crews (and photographer Jim Boucher) are on the scene of a residential fire in the 2400 block of Lavender Dr. at Rudgear in Walnut Creek. No word yet on cause or estimate of damage.
Lafayette PD Investigating Suspicious Incident Friday
This morning at about 8 a.m., Lafayette police officers were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person who had grabbed a 14-year-old girl near Stanley Middle School in Lafayette. Upon arrival at Stanley Middle School officers learned that an unknown white male approached the girl who was walking to school on Monroe Avenue after…
Circuitous Pursuit Ends With A Bang And A Whimper In Lafayette Tuesday
The driver of a car believed used in an Oakland carjacking led pursuing officers on a twisty chase from El Sobrante and across two counties Tuesday, perhaps confusing police when he opted to double back on his trail on at least two occasions before crashing in Lafayette. Two men were eventually taken into custody after…
Three Incumbents Appointed To Lafayette City Council
From the City of Lafayette: The Lafayette City Council appointed Susan Candell, Teresa Gerringer and Wei-Tai Kwok to each serve an additional term on the Lafayette City Council after no other candidates filed to run for the offices. The City Council met on August 25 after only the three people filed to run in the…
Con Fire Announces Reopening Of Fire Station 4 In Walnut Creek
From Con Fire: CONCORD, CALIF., August 29, 2022 – The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the reopening of Fire Station 4 in Walnut Creek after nine years of closure due to Great Recession financial pressure. Fire Station 4 serves the southern portions of unincorporated Walnut Creek and surrounding areas. Its…
Highway Purée, Surfacing Optimism… And Gen. Graham’s TikTok Legion
We’ve made it to Monday, but not before getting a good head start on a giant road pizza on I80 and nearly Flambeing (Steve McQueen/Bullitt-style) a carload of folks running from the Antioch Five-0 at a Pittsburg Chevron station this a.m. Treated to a rare, quiet weekend we spent it addressing some back-end tech enhancements…