Lafayette Arrests Draw Attention Saturday
Locals in the area of the 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard at 3:40pm on Saturday got an up close and personal view of a high-risk traffic stop and arrest – several officers swarming the occupants of a blue sedan while a police helicopter orbited overhead. Information provided by the Office of the Sheriff on…
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…