OPINION PIECE BY THE LAFAYETTE CITIZEN’S TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
An Opinion Piece from the Lafayette Citizen’s Technical Advisory Committee 04/22/2025 EBMUD PLANS UNNECESSARY DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC LAFAYETTE RESERVOIR TOWER East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is planning to demolish the historic tower that has stood above the Lafayette Reservoir for nearly 100 years, reducing the tower to a short stump protruding above the water.…
Music To March By; Rat F***er Blues; That Gun Thing…
Lots to tend to and think about these days as we wield our considerable power and clout to re-shape the landscape of the 24/680 and make our corner of California a more agreeable place in which to live. None of that will happen, of course, but we can dream. We have found that for every…
Rossmoor Shopping Center Acquired By Florida Investment Group
Center acquired for $61.1 million Rossmoor Shopping Center, the 118,846-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1900-1998 Tice Valley Boulevard in Walnut Creek has been acquired by the Florida-based Sterling Organization, a private equity retail real estate investment firm, the company announced in a prepared release Tuesday. Rossmoor Center was acquired on behalf of Sterling’s United…
Eyes On The Markets Monday
We’ll say we’re woefully unprepared to discuss the subtle differences between Keynes and Friedman and Hayek and their approaches to the finer points of the economy but we have no debt, our coffee fund is full and we can balance the checkbook with the cowboy on it our bank gave us when we started out…
Largest Crowd Turns Out For Anti-Administration Protest In Walnut Creek Saturday
Sizable crowds (est. 2,500+) spilled into the streets during anti-Trump/Musk protest in downtown Walnut Creek on Saturday. Parking was described as sparse as the largest crowd to participate in what has become a regular protest against the current administration flooded the downtown area. Aerial view of scene linked below: 4-5-25 The sheer size of the…
Shots Fired Following Concord Traffic Stop Thursday
UPDATE: 11:27 PM – Suspect in custody after dog bite. Firearm recovered at scene. Suspect subsequently identified as a 37-year-old Richmond man. Original Story: Police descended on a square block from the area of Clayton Road and Sutter Street in Concord on Thursday after officers reportedly exchanged gunfire with a suspect following a traffic stop…
Worker Injured In Martinez Refining Company Fire Wednesday
A worker was airlifted from Martinez Refining Company (MRC) property Wednesday after a fire was reported on site. The company issued a brief statement following the incident: At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a portable air compressor at the refinery caught on fire while being refueled by a contract worker, who was…
Banger And A Turtle Ties Up Traffic On Olympic Boulevard
Two cars tangling at Olympic Boulevard and Alpine in Walnut Creek pushed one into a graceful pirouette onto its roof (full Turtle) and created a traffic slog for those in their wake on Monday. The crash was reported at 2:55pm. Advisories were issued to avoid the area but traffic was significantly impacted. There were no…
Sledge Hammer Crew Robs Lafayette Consignment Store Saturday
A trio of thieves wielding pepper spray and a sledgehammer blitzed the Divine Consign shop, 1014 Oak Hill Road, on Saturday – smashing cases and making off with an estimated $20,000 in jewelry. The robbery was reported at 1:39 p.m. Employees and customers were dosed with pepper spray during the crime. Witnesses described the robbery…
Former Danville Deputy Hall Released From Prison – Victim’s Family Protests
Family members of one of two men shot and killed by former Danville deputy Andrew Hall are protesting his early release from state prison Friday. No clear reason has been given for the move. Hall was sentenced to six years in state prison in March 2022 for assault with a firearm in the killing of…