Traffic Signals Getting Smarter In Contra Costa County
From Contra Costa Transportation Authority: Danville – Traffic signals across Contra Costa County are getting smarter. At a groundbreaking event in Danville on Wednesday, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) marked the advancement of its Countywide Smart Signals project, a countywide effort to modernize approximately 365 intersections and give local agencies better real-time tools to…
Orinda 7th Grader Advances To Scripps National Spelling Finals
First there were 247. Then nine. One of them is a dead-serious 13-year-old Danville kid who attends school in Orinda, where he is a seventh-grader at Orinda Intermediate School. Aiden Meng has advanced to the finals in tonight’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, putting both Danville and Orinda on the map in a field represented this…
Concord City Council Approves Financial Agreement With U.S. Navy For CNWS Reuse Project
From the City of Concord: Concord, CA (May 27, 2026) – In an enthusiastic unanimous vote, the Concord City Council approved the U.S. Navy Term Sheet for the Concord Community Reuse Project at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station, marking a major milestone. The Term Sheet is the financial agreement with the U.S. Navy regarding…
Oh Oh – There’s A New Sharpshooter In The County
From the Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures Invasive Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Found on Plants Sold at Multiple County Locations (Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures is issuing an urgent consumer alert after the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) was found on grapevines sold at five Costco…
Crashes, Short Hauls And Burgers – Oh, My!
Bit of a crash at N. Broadway and Carlback in Walnut Creek with folks transported for precautionary exams at the hospital. We’re going to call this one a glancing head-on with force… and a Yard Sale chaser.Keep the station wagon between the lines and stay safe out there this weekend, people. Thanks to everyone sending…
Remembering The 29 Lost On This Day – 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago today, a school bus carrying a high school choir from Yuba City High School to Orinda for a performance at Miramonte High veered off the Interstate 680 Marina Vista exit and rolled off the ramp – landing on its roof 22 feet below. The impact killed 28 students and a school chaperone.…
Two-Alarm Blaze Draws Attention In Concord Wednesday
A smoky but thankfully slow-moving grass fire burned a little too close to homes on Reynolds Place in Concord on Wednesday, incident commanders upgrading the blaze to two alarms shortly after it was reported at 7:44pm. Firefighters maneuvered to provide structure protection for local homes as the fire crept across 5 acres of grassland, sending…
Mid-Week Ramblings: Local News And Views In The Age Of “Naw, That Can’t Be Right”
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit down at the typewriter, cut open a vein, and bleed.” – Red Smith Partial as we are to sportswriters, words, and our selected craft it’s tough grinding out a column, however irregularly released they may be. At times they bring us as close as we’ll…
Board Of Supervisors Adopt Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
From the County Board of Supervisors: (Martinez, CA) – On Tuesday, May 19, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted the $7.248 billion Fiscal Year 2026-2027 County and Special Districts Budget during its regular meeting at 9 a.m., in Board Chambers, 1025 Escobar St., in Martinez. The budget reflects the Board’s continued commitment to delivering essential…
Injury Crash Closes Southbound I-680 In Walnut Creek Sunday
A multi-vehicle crash on southbound I-680 at Treat Boulevard sent at least two people to the hospital and closed the freeway for more than an hour early Sunday morning. The crash left debris scattered across all lanes of the freeway and proved to be a complicated scene as first responders worked to free motorists trapped…