“Yes, Virginia – Santa Does Live In Danville…”
Letters dropped by Dec 10 will receive response by Dec 24 Looking for a place to drop-off those Christmas wish lists? Look no further than Santa’s Mailbox, now open at the Danville Community Center and Danville Library. Children can write a letter to Santa and drop it off from November 30, 2020 – December 10,…
Pittsburg Man Struck, Killed On SR242 Sunday Night
An investigation into a fatal late night accident on northbound SR242 in Concord is underway Monday after a man was ejected from one car and thrown into the path of another. Officers determined that a 1994 Honda Civic veered off the highway and into a concrete center divider at 11:33pm. The driver lost control of…
Rapper Alexander Mark “Lil Yase” Antonyyo, Jr. Victim Of Dublin Homicide
Police on Sunday confirmed the victim of a shooting near the East Dublin BART station was a San Francisco-born rapper last seen shortly before midnight at a recording session in Marin County. Alexander Mark “Lil Yase” Antonyyo’s movements from the time friends say he told them he’d be “right back” to the Marin County session…
Dublin Shooting Victim Dies Saturday; Police Investigating
Dublin police were looking for answers after a 26-year-old man was taken to Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning. Police said the victim arrived at the hospital at about 1 a.m. Investigators were able to determine the shooting happened near the East Dublin BART station and eventually located…
Making It Through A Different Kind Of Thanksgiving
This holiday was an unusual one on a lot of fronts for us. We were missing some key people whose absence was acutely felt; the now-expected COVID restrictions were in place; what dinner table conversation there was steered clear of politics – televised sporting events flickered in the background with strange, cardboard cutouts of quarantined…
Signs Of The Times: Fading Glories – Neighbors Say Come And Get ‘Em…
Does anyone out there collect political lawn signs? If so, now’s your opportunity to pick up a few. A reader sends in a photo of a sign dump in his neighborhood and expressed hope that the candidates come back and retrieve them.
Danville Motorcyclist Killed After Collision With Bicyclist Sunday
A 52-year-old Danville man died Sunday after a bicyclist lost control and fell in front of the victim’s motorcycle while he was driving south on San Ramon Valley Boulevard near the intersection of Fountain Springs Drive. Police said the bicyclist was riding in the southbound bike lane when they lost control and fell into the…
Pursuit Runs Through Orinda Wednesday; Suspect Caught Near Cal Shakes Theater
A police pursuit in El Sobrante ran along San Pablo Dam Road into and through Orinda Wednesday before finally coming to a halt in a shower of sparks near the entrance to the California Shakespeare Theater. The targeted car began its run from police shortly before 11 p.m. in El Sobrante, losing a tire while…
Walnut Creek’s Interim Chief Responds To Criticism Of Departmental Handling Of Saturday Protest
This message was released Tuesday by Walnut Creek Police Chief Jay Hill in response to criticism – leveled largely on social media – of his department’s response during a weekend protest this site covered as it happened Saturday evening. During the incident, approximately 80 protesters blocked downtown traffic, set fire to Trump 2020 and Gadsden flags,…
One Dead In I680 Pacheco Crash Wednesday
The northbound lanes of Interstate 680 north of Center Avenue are blocked at this hour (10:50 a.m.) after a single-car crash left one person dead and debris spread across several lanes of roadway. A SigAlert has been declared with lanes blocked and no estimate given for reopening. The crash was reported at 10:24 a.m., the…