One Dead After Crash/Fire In Danville Monday
An apparent car fire near a condominium in the 400 block of Oneida Court in Danville on Monday left one person dead and the structure heavily damaged. The fire was reported at 416 Oneida a little after 1 p.m. when a car crashed into a garage, trapping the driver. Flames spread to the nearby residence…
Plucky Native Makes Ridgetop Return To East County After 68 Years
A new population of the caper-fruited tropidocarpum (Tropidocarpum capparideum) has been discovered in Vasco Hills Regional Preserve on protected land acquired by the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) in partnership with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (Conservancy). The plant had been undocumented for 68 years until a few individuals were observed on…
Monday Blathering: Hostage Homecoming, Ammosexual Angst, Glued Lips
Well now, stuff is happening. We have our rainwater collection system up and ready for today’s forecast gullywasher and the living roof garden topping the News24/680 Bunker is perking up and ready for the precip. Indoors, we’re spanking the Breville this morning in a carnival of do-it-ourselves coffee making and we’re circling the remnants of…
SUV Takes Unexpected Turn Into Home Off Moraga Road Sunday
This “Flash Photo” comes to us from our Flasher Pal Enid Hudak (“We are many, we have cameras – and we Flash!) after an SUV with two folks aboard took a detour through a house on Moraga Road at Draeger Drive at around 11:35am Sunday. Homeowners were away at the time, we believe… whew. Two…
Report Of Car-To-Car Shooting Stacks Traffic On Highway 24 Thursday
Reports of a man firing into a car on the Oakland side of the Caldecott Tunnel rippled into a massive traffic slowdown from Orinda to Walnut Creek Thursday as police maneuvered to stop and detain a suspect on eastbound Highway 24 and Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek. Initial reports that a person had sustained a…
One Injured In Near-Miss Crash In Lafayette Tuesday
Crash ending with a “Leaner” in the front yard of a home at Happy Valley and Deer Hill in Lafayette tonight. Fire People had to break and peel that windshield to extricate the driver, who was definitely rocked by the experience. He was transported to a local hospital for examination while Fire People and “Captain…
One Injured In Early Morning Walnut Creek Crash Tuesday
One person was taken to hospital with apparently serious injuries after a rollover crash on I680 approaching the Ygnacio Valley Road offramp early Tuesday morning. Reports that the driver/occupant was ejected during the crash could not be immediately confirmed as no official account has been given. The crash was reported at 1:11 a.m. The victim…
Don’t Forget To Look Up…
We have a saying around here: “Always be sure to look up.” It’s because you can get focused on things in front of us, especially if they’re yelling or throwing things at us, and while the center of attention may be on the maelstrom in front of us – something else is undoubtedly going on.…
Air And Ground Resources Beat Back 3-Acre Grass Fire In Walnut Creek Friday
We felt a news story developing and it materialized as a 3-acre grass fire Friday afternoon – the blaze briefly bumping up against homes in the area of Beacon Ridge Lane before air and ground crews were able to beat it down. The blaze was reported shortly before 5 p.m.and attracted quite a bit of…
Contra Costa Seeks Applicants For Hazardous Materials Commission Seats
From Contra Costa Health: The Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission is seeking applicants for one environmental justice representative seat and one environmental justice representative alternate seat. The commission is a voluntary body appointed by the Board of Supervisors and makes policy recommendations to the board and county staff on issues concerning hazardous materials and…