Recycling Teams Flipping Lids In Danville Next Week
From the Town of Danville: DANVILLE, Calif. (September 25, 2024): RecycleSmart, in collaboration with SCS Engineers, is performing “lid-flips” in Danville neighborhoods the week of September 30 as part of a visual inspection process to ensure proper waste sorting. This initiative is in line with Senate Bill (SB) 1383, which mandates annual route audits to…
Blitz-Style Hammer Robbery At Sun Valley Mall Jewelers Sunday
Concord PD Cpl. Blakely fills us in on an aggressive sledge-hammer smash and grab at Kay Jewelers at the Sun Valley Mall in Concord Sunday. No injuries and they’re still doing an inventory to determine their loss but it got everyone’s attention and it wasn’t fun. Suspects at large.
Water Monster Attracts Fans In Walnut Creek Saturday
If life hands you an unexpected water feature, play through even if it’s over your Nikes. In the 500 block of Monarch Ridge Road in Walnut Creek.
Autonomous Vehicle Program Debuts In The 24/680 – How Was Your Ride?
Okay, you have our attention. We’ve been interested in the concept of autonomous vehicle transportation for some time and, it appears, is has arrived in the 24/680 to a limited degree. Having witnessed the calamity on our local roads firsthand for many years, we’ve wondered if a safer mode of travel would someday be possible.…
Antioch PD Seek Public Help In Solving Recent Murder/Shooting Cases
From Antioch PD: The Antioch Police Department is asking for the community’s help in connection with a series of shootings that have plagued our city in the last week. “This spate of violence will not be tolerated. We have rearranged staffing and assigned two officers to patrol the Sycamore Corridor for at least the next…
ScreenShots: “The Company Men”
Dealing with the negative sentiment directed at this week’s ScreenShot selection right off the bat it must be said some viewers had no sympathy for the country clubbing, Porsche-scooting, inter-office philandering lifestyles of its main characters. It was difficult for them, viewers said, to reach the desired level of empathy needed when those privileged lives…
Friday Night Lights
Our gridiron days have long passed but apparently there were some high school games in the 24/680 tonight – and some youthful revelry afterward. Boolah Boolah. Hope your team won… these kids gathered in WalnutCreek for some post-game celebration.
County Announces Innovation Fund Grant Program
(Martinez, CA) – Contra Costa County is seeking ideas for innovative projects that respond to local public service needs, can improve equitable access to public services, can remove structural barriers that cause inequities and poverty, provide the greatest impact for every dollar spent, and have potential for transformative change! Up to $2 Million in one-time…
One Dead In Suspected Road Rage Shooting In Orinda Thursday
An Orinda man shot after a suspected road rage confrontation with another local resident on Las Vegas Road and La Espiral in Orinda has died at the scene. The decedent was identified by coroner’s officials Friday as Scott Decker, 50, of Truckee and Orinda. Decker worked as a construction superintendent for a firm in Truckee.…
Hammer-Wielding Thieves Raid Danville Consignment Store – Again
A crew of sledgehammer-wielding thieves raided the Danville Home Consignment store at 1901 Camino Ramon on Wednesday, smashing jewelry cases as employees fled outdoors. As many as five thieves, all masked and hooded, were believed to have escaped in a waiting car. The robbery took place around 3 p.m. There were no reported injuries and…