Danville Questions ABAG’s Housing Target; Files Appeal
From the Town of Danville: On July 9, 2021, the Town of Danville submitted an appeal to its assigned “fair share” of a state-mandated housing target – currently proposed to be a minimum of 2,241 housing units. The appeal focuses on the methodology used by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to generate that housing…
Kreycik Search Winds Down; Officially Declared Missing Person Case
The Pleasanton Police Department and its allied agencies have scaled back their search for Philip Kreycik, the 37-year-old Berkeley resident who failed to return from a planned run near Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park on Saturday. After an exhaustive air and ground search boosted by the efforts of friends and fellow runners, no significant clues as…
Lamorinda Police Looking For Two Who Stole From Mail Truck Monday
Lamorinda police responded to a reported theft from a postal delivery van on Miramonte Drive in Moraga Monday. A citizen reported seeing an unfamiliar man in the vehicle at around 10:27 a.m. Police from Moraga, Orinda, and Lafayette descended on the area after a canvas of area cameras revealed that two men, one behind the…
County’s Two Largest Private Healthcare Providers Offer Vaccine Answers
Contra Costa County, July 12, 2021 – As COVID-19 vaccination rates slow down, the county’s two largest private healthcare providers, John Muir Health and Kaiser Permanente, teamed up on a campaign to help the community find answers to their concerns about the vaccine. “Getting vaccinated is an important personal decision, and Kaiser Permanente is providing clear…
Early Morning Fire Guts Lin’s Buffet Building Monday
Fire ravaged the Lin’s Buffet restaurant at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway in Concord early Monday morning, prompting road closures and drawing onlookers despite the hour. It was not immediately known what started the blaze, reported at 2:39 a.m. Crews responding to the blaze found themselves on the defensive as heavy fire continued to…
Search For Missing Swimmer At Livermore’s Lake Del Valle Called Off Due To Darkness
Rescue crews have launched boats and are searching the waters near the dam at Lake Del Valle in Livermore for a man who reportedly entered the water from a boat in the area and did not surface. Rescue divers and craft from the Alameda County Fire Water Rescue unit were searching the area where the…
Search For Missing Pleasanton Runner Stretches Into Fourth Day
The search for a 37-year-old Berkeley man who set off into midday heat for a run in the hills near Moller Ranch staging area in Pleasanton stretched into its third day Monday with no trace of the missing man being found. So far, the search for Philip Kreycik has turned up no evidence of the…
Repeat DUI Driver Crashes In Danville Friday; Five Injured
A 53-year-old San Ramon man on probation for an earlier DUI and with multiple DUI convictions in his past was arrested after a destructive crash which left five people injured and debris strewn across Camino Tassajara near Tassajara Lane Friday night. Police and fire personnel responded to a report of a collision in the area…
Friday: A “Come To Jesus” Morning Caps A Tumultuous Week
If there was ever a week to come along and remind us all we’re living in the Great Golden State it was this one with egg-broiling heat, Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em seismic events and some human stories coming together in engaging, often very sad ways. Some among us go before their Earthly Judges today, some…
Cool People Hanging Out At The Orinda Library
Contra Costa County has designated the Orinda Library as a Cooling Center as temperatures are expected to remain high from July 8 through July 10. People hoping to cool off are required to wear masks while at the facility – no matter what their vaccination status might be. The library is open to those seeking…