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Are You Essential? Are You Open? Let People Know – List Your Business…

We’ve had a few requests for an up-to-date list of businesses intending to remain open and serving customers during this current health crisis. To that end we’ve started this “Essential and Open” Listing, open to any business up and running in the 24/680 which might care to add its business name/address/contact info and hours? –…

Hunkered In The Bunker: Day One

Day 1 of Quarantine: “We see people, wandering in the rain, drawn and haggard, a hardscrabble shuffle and defeated look on their faces – on the hunt for canned chili, Purell, and breakfast waffles. Sometimes, they stop, and through our binoculars we watch as they raise their bony finger to our air vent and we…

Contra Costa County Library Programs Canceled Through March 31 Due To COVID-19

NOTE: Libraries to remain open during regularly scheduled hours. Beginning tomorrow, March 13, the Contra Costa County Library will cancel all library programs and events, including community use of meeting rooms in County-owned facilities, through March 31. Additionally, we will be working with our partners to determine plans for city-operated community rooms. This comes in…

State Of Emergency Declared In Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County Issues Emergency Proclamation (Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution at its Board meeting on March 10, 2020 for a proclamation of a state of emergency in the County of Contra Costa to deal with the potential spread of novel coronavirus or COVID-19. The proclamation states…

Dublin (Calif.) Cancels Its St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Out Of Covid-19 Fears

March 9, 2020 Dear Dublin Community, It is with a heavy heart that we, at the City of Dublin, have decided to cancel this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration due to the heightened health risk of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Believe me when I say that we did not make the decision lightly. This call to cancel…

SWAT Standoff Unfolding In Richmond Sunday

Richmond police and a special weapons team have surrounded a home in the 200 block of S. 5th Street in Richmond Sunday in a so-called “surround and callout” scenario. Neighboring residences have been evacuated. Police later said the incident had stemmed from an earlier assault and had been resolved. No further information was given.

Walnut Creek Man Sent To Prison For Trying To Meet Minor For Sex

Martinez, Calif. – On Friday February 14, 2020, Justin Arthur Cook, a 34-year-old Walnut Creek resident, pleaded guilty to one count of arranging to meet a minor to engage in sex acts. Cook was immediately sentenced to four years in state prison by the Honorable David Goldstein and ordered to register as a sex offender for…

Orinda PD Investigating Strong-arm Robbery At Wells Fargo Wednesday

Orinda police are investigating a robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank branch, 80 Moraga Way Wednesday afternoon. Orinda Police Chief David Cook said dispatchers received a report of a robbery at the branch at approximately 12:31 p.m. The suspect was described at the time as a white, male, adult wearing dark clothing and a dark…

Moraga’s Mystery “SignBirds”: Who’s Building The Bird Condos?

A casual conversation with one of our Flashers – The Eng Family – led to this local observation and mystery Tuesday: “Who’s the suburban Geppetto carving out extravagant housing for our feathered friends?” The Engs took note of the accomplished craftsmanship and began to keep an eye out for others after spotting their first clamped…

Poet’s Corner Residents Say They Beat Back Daylight Kick-In Robbery In Pleasant Hill Tuesday

NOTE: Accompanying video of previous, recent daylight burglary attempt in Pleasanton Occupants of a Poet’s Corner home in Pleasant Hill say they received an abrupt and meaningful lesson in the breadth of local crime Tuesday when their front door was kicked in and they were rushed by four men who stole unspecified items before they…