San Ramon Police Investigating Fatal Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision On Crow Canyon Road Tuesday
San Ramon police are investigating the death of a Walnut Creek man struck by a car while jogging along Crow Canyon Road at the Iron Horse Trail this morning. Crow Canyon Road was closed in both directions shortly after the incident was reported at 6:49 a.m., with police relaxing closures as their investigation progressed into…
Power Out For 700 In Moraga Tuesday; St. Mary’s Road Briefly Closed
A downed power line cut off power for nearly 700 Moragans Tuesday and led to closure of St. Mary’s Road at the Moraga Library for about an hour as crews worked to restore power. There is a heavy smell of smoke in the air but no active fire. St Mary’s was closed at Carter and…
Thief Attempts To Steal Rolex During Craigslist Meeting At San Ramon Starbucks Monday
Police are looking for a man they say attempted to snatch a Rolex watch from its owner during an aborted Craigslist transaction at a San Ramon Starbucks around 10 a.m. Monday morning. Police said the Starbucks in Magnolia Square was chosen as a meeting location for a Craigslist sale and the pictured suspect turned up…
The Sunday Sniffles
Our casually alliterative title this morning comes not from any impending nasal diphtheria – at least we hope not – but rather our reaction to those little, sunlit moments that come along in life every so often and, if you are lucky, several times in a week. Like this week. It has been a rather…
The 24/680’s “Homeless Question” – A Crisis In Search Of A Solution
This site recently requested anecdotal commentary from its Social Media users relative to what we perceive as a mounting problem with homelessness in the 24/680 and, as usual, the readership had plenty to say. Sky-High rents in our urban areas have put more and more people onto the streets, it is generally agreed, as those…
Alamo Man Killed In Danville Boulevard Crash Thursday
An 82-year-old Alamo man died after a crash on Danville Boulevard at Rudgear Road Thursday morning. A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said a Volkswagen sedan was located resting in a ditch just west of Danville Boulevard shortly after the crash was reported at 10:32 a.m. First responders found the driver, later identified as…
Danville Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Stealing – A Leafblower – At Knifepoint
Ed Note: Longtime readers know how we feel about leafblowers, known to some around these parts as “Satan’s Whistles,” so to head off any accusation of blower bias we’re going to play this one straight from the sarge’s desk. The video is of an unrelated theft, but perhaps illustrates the lengths some people are willing…
Lengthy Standoff Ends Peacefully In Pacheco Sunday
A 24-year-old Pacheco man is in custody after allegedly barricading himself inside a mobile home and threatening to “start shooting” following an argument with his mother Sunday evening. The incident, first reported at 4:50 p.m. at the Cascade Mobile Home Park in unincorporated Contra Costa County, triggered a SWAT response as negotiators attempted to talk…
Driver Killed In Westbound 24 Crash In Orinda Sunday
A Pittsburg man was seriously injured and later died from injuries suffered in an intense, rollover crash on westbound Highway 24 west of St. Stephens in Orinda Sunday night. The 22-year-old victim, later identified as Bobby Jones, was driving his Kia Spectra sedan when for reasons still unexplained he veered the Kia to the right and off…
NOTHING Burning In Contra Costa – 24/680 Covered In Smoke From Northern Fires
We think we’re getting the word out about all that smoke you folks are seeing in the 24/680 – please be assured it is NOT coming from anything burning here. All of this smoke has been attributed to a 2-alarm fire in Solano County and another a bit further north. Again, we’re good on the…