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A Local’s Guide For Surviving The Coming Blackouts

Things to do: Run the laundry and dishwasher. You’ll at least want clean underwear, socks and t shirts. Do a quick vacuum – you don’t want to look at it for 3-4 days and think “What a mess!” Make a pass thru the fridge and toss things that already look questionable; better to throw out…

California High School Student Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexually Assaulting Other Students

Following weeks of speculation about an ongoing sexual assault investigation at California High School, San Ramon Valley school district officials confirmed that a student was arrested last month and jailed on suspicion of sexually assaulting three other students. District officials said they contacted the San Ramon Police Department as soon as they learned of the…

Things That Go Flash And Bang In The Night; Martinez PD Wakes Some People Up Friday – Arrests Made

It appears Martinez police, working with as-yet unnamed federal agencies, served a search warrant early this morning in the 2300 block of Wayne Street in their city. At this stage we don’t know the nature of their investigation but it appears diversionary “flashbang” devices were utilized. “So, if you were awakened by loud bangs,” MPD…

Two-Alarm Fire Burning At NuStar Refinery Facility In Crockett Tuesday

The combustible contents of several storage tanks at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett caught fire Tuesday, crumbling at least one of the tanks and threatening others. Nearby Interstate 80 was closed as people pulled to the side of the road to film the dramatic explosion and resultant fire. First responders reminded those in the…

DigiBites: After A Week Demanding Comfort Food – Here’s One From Mum

My mom passed away nearly 23 years ago, just as I was starting my culinary career. She saw me graduate from culinary school and observed the beginnings of my fledgling business. I know she would be happy with what I have created. I often kid publicly that my mom wasn’t the greatest cook – she…

Tales From MoTown: Eye Of The Fire

Ed: Sydney Chaney Thomas is a Moraga-based writer and businesswoman with three books to her name, all currently available on Amazon. She is also co-founder of a sustainable sailing apparel company called Ocean SF, and operates a nonprofit that works to reduce plastic waste called the The Trident Project. Sydney teaches entrepreneurial marketing at UC Berkeley…

Assault On Power Grid Continues: Concession Truck Rams Transformer In San Ramon

There’s snakebit and then there’s us. Residents of the 24/680 are scratching their heads and mumbling “what’s next?” after our recent power meltdown, Internet loss, fires and other calamities. Folks in the Dougherty Valley neighborhood of San Ramon had to be re-thinking things after a runaway concession truck rolled down the roadway and into a…

Marauders At The Gate – They’re Getting Better

Sitting here with our miner’s lamps on, readying ourselves for a grid-down environment populated by latte-crazed Soccer Moms battering down our doors to get at our espresso reserves – we just weren’t in the mood to get, this. Some of you may have gotten one of these in the past and we don’t know what…

Dublin Police Arrest Transient After Alleged Burglary, Sexual Assault

Police in Dublin announced the arrest of a transient wanted in connection with the burglary and sexual assault of a woman living in the 7900 block of Tamarack Drive Thursday night. Investigators said they received a frantic call from the woman at around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, saying she’d been awakened by a man who’d entered…

What’d I See? Police Activity On Wiget Lane In Walnut Creek Wednesday

Thanks to an alert reader we shifted our attention to Wiget Lane and Comista Drive yesterday, Wednesday, upon hearing of a “small army” of police converging on the area. Neighbors and passersby said a man appeared to have been taken into custody and police have confirmed their presence in the neighborhood as well as the…