“Did The Shepherd Make It?” “Lady Of The Light,” “Bip Me, Baby”
Quite the week with positions on the Oddities Bingo Card filling up quickly. And that’s just the stuff that made it into print. Because as you may suspect there’s a lot going on behind the scenes of our Little Local News Shop – much of it just not ready or suitable for prime time. Back…
One Injured In Martinez Refinery Mishap Sunday
A county health hazardous materials team was readied for a response to the Martinez Renewable Fuels (Marathon Refinery) facility after a furnace flared and burned a worker trying to shut it down. CCH briefly issued a public health advisory for Martinez, Pacheco, Concord and Clyde after the 12:30am incident, but that advisory was quickly lifted…
Police Investigating Convoluted “Proxy Robbery” Kidnap In San Ramon Saturday
UPDATE: Provided Nov. 21 by San Ramon PD “After further investigation, it appears the suspects approached the victim to commit a fake jewelry scam. Based on a language barrier, the victim believed something more nefarious was going on, so he went to the banks to withdraw money. There were no apparent threats or weapons were…
One Dead In Highway 4 Crash Friday
A motorist was killed when their Dodge Charger rolled on westbound Highway 4 just east of McEwen Road Friday. California Highway Patrol officers said the car was speeding on the rain-soaked highway when it passed another car on the right shoulder, flipped and ejected the driver. The crash was reported at 4:28 p.m. and affected…
Overpass Demonstrations In The 24/680 Friday
People with various political positions and sentiments took to local overpasses to express themselves Friday before rainfall brought many of the flags down and forced the demonstrators to cover. No problems reported, with varying positions represented on individual overpasses. This one was in Lafayette, though Flashers and other tipsters reported seeing flags of a countering…
Where “The Invisibles” Live…
We see many of them moving around at night, resisting offers of shelter – and we wonder where they go. This is the Olympic Boulevard off-ramp from southbound I680 in Walnut Creek.
Welcome To Friday! We’re Off And Running…
What a night and early morning. We’re exhausted and hitting the coffeemaker. Burglars doing what they do and coming in through the back door in Walnut Creek and then a high-rise fire alarm call that shut down N. Main Street in the city while The Fire People evacced residents and eventually tracked the source of…
Civil Enforcement Action Announced Against Martinez Refining Company
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Chief Counsel Alexander Crockett, today announced a joint civil enforcement action against the Martinez Refining Company (MRC). This joint civil action will involve multiple agencies, including the Air District, Department…
“Dodge Charger” Burglary Crew Crashes In Alamo After Smoke Shop Raid Thursday
An early-morning burglary attempt at a San Ramon smoke shop ended in a pursuit, a bad crash on Interstate 680 in Alamo and a helicopter wake-up for residents unlucky enough to be living in the resultant search grid Thursday. Police were notified of a grey Dodge Charger backed up to the Smooth Leaf Smokeshop, 12903…
Fairfield Man Arrested For Walnut Creek Robberies
Investigators with the Walnut Creek Police Department Investigations Bureau arrested a Fairfield man in connection with two recent robberies in downtown Walnut Creek. Police reported the arrest of Malcolm Hale (age not provided) in connection with the Nov. 3 robbery of a man at a Burger King in the 1700 block of N. Broadway and…