More Protests Planned In The 24/680 Wednesday
The wave of protests sweeping the county following the death of a Minneapolis man at the hands of police continues to roil Wednesday with planned demonstrations in Danville-San Ramon and other “actions” signaled for other areas. Local businesses have hardened their storefronts accordingly, as have many public offices and buildings, in advance of planned demonstrations…
PD Squares Off With Protestors In Clayton; Tear Gas Soccer Match Ensues After Crowd Ignores Curfew Order
Rumors of a planned confrontation in little Clayton were borne out Tuesday after a sizable group of demonstrators turned up, stayed past the recently imposed 6 p.m. curfew and refused police orders to disperse. A crowd of about 100 protestors, their number swollen by the arrival of others who had been marching in Concord, stayed…
Curfew Imposed In Contra Costa County; Supes Pass Declaration Of Local Emergency
(Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a proclamation of local emergency in response to civil disturbances after peaceful protests in the county following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. The Board also adopted an order imposing a curfew in Contra Costa County due to civil unrest to begin Tuesday,…
Criminal “Whack-a-Mole” In The 24/680; Crooks Exploit Holes In Our Defenses
Aside from learning that we are required to shift descriptive phrasing from “protestors” to “rioters” in the middle of a breaking news story, we also found ourselves dispensing invaluable knowledge to those caught up in yesterday’s (Monday’s) seesaw street battle in Walnut Creek. Reader Duane Chapman wrote asking if we knew of a surefire way…
Sheriff Livingston Issues Advisory On Curfews, Safety Concerns During Unrest
This is a message from Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston: Due to continuing civil unrest, ongoing disturbances and sporadic looting of businesses, all Contra Costa residents are encouraged to remain indoors today, June 1st from 8:00 PM until tomorrow, June 2nd at 5:00 AM. There is currently NO countywide curfew order. However, that is subject to change. …
After The Convulsion: Monday Dawns In The 24/680 After A Night Of Sporadic Looting, Crime
Things we’ve learned since Sunday: That yesterday’s lesson in Hit-and-Run tactics and looting was at least loosely organized, with criminal gangs taking advantage of the chaos in order to strike; that there is an unusual amount of “gaslighting” – deliberate spreading of false and confusing messaging in order to further a specific agenda – in…
Widespread Looting, Gunfire, Shake Walnut Creek And The Rest Of The 24/680; Curfew Declared
It started ominously, as not-so-subtle chatter on small, “underground” sites and forums, all promising – threatening – an awakening for East Bay cities and towns. That chatter seemed to gain weight around 4:58 p.m. Sunday as carloads of people, most of them masked and hooded, began to arrive in Walnut Creek, walking in groups and…
Police Shift Resources In Anticipation Of More Demonstrations Saturday
Police in the Bay Area moved to head off a repeat of yesterday’s protests and resultant rioting in Oakland and San Jose, mobilizing off-duty officers and sending them to areas likely to be the scene of any new demonstration. Reader Kim Miller was on Highway 24 in Orinda Saturday when her car was passed by…
Search Continues For Missing Delta Boater
From the Office of the Sheriff: A search for a missing boater is continuing this morning, Friday, by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit. On Thursday, May 28, 2020, at about 10:30 in the morning, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing boater who had gone into the…
Parking Garage Adagio In Walnut Creek Thursday
Folks appear to be back on the roads lately, and with the increased traffic you might expect to come across a horn of a different type when walking through the Lesher Center parking garage in Walnut Creek. Ryan Thompson and his “bff” were walking through the structure today when they came across this solitary trumpeter…