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Dispensary Raiders Return For Another Visit To STIIIZY Pacheco

A convoy of armed, masked thieves returned to the ultra hip STIZZY Pacheco cannabis dispensary early Wednesday morning, descending on the business and making off with an undisclosed amount of goods. The 6,283 sq. ft. outlet, the eighth STIZZY location to do business in Northern California, was closed at the time of the burglary –…

Suspected Fentanyl Overdose Reversed At Lafayette High School Friday

A suspected Fentanyl overdose at Acalanes High School in Lafayette was reversed by the emergency application of Narcan during a scary moment on campus Friday, the afflicted student revived and taken to a local hospital for additional treatment. Although few in any official capacity would address the incident on the record, the overdose illustrates the…

COVID-Positive Inmate Dies In Jail Quarantine Tuesday

From the Office of the Sheriff: In-Custody Death Investigation The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa DA’s Office are currently investigating an in-custody death that occurred at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon. The 31-year-old, who is not being identified at this time, was arrested on December 31, 2022, by…

San Ramon Man Found Guilty Of Threatening Senator; Weapons Violations

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – A jury in Contra Costa County reached a guilty verdict in seven out of eight counts in the case of a San Ramon man who threatened California State Senator Scott Wiener with gun violence. Erik Triana, 51, was charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s…

Boom Flowers, Taking The Local Pulse, And Something Skulky

As Fourth of July Weekends went this one had an unusual dynamic to it. Incurable romantics, we couldn’t help but hold the New Fourth up against Fourths long past, where dads and uncles in t-shirts lit peep-squeak pyrotechnics with their cigars in the street outside newly acquired homes while moms in pedal pushers or summer…

Latest Rolex Robbery In Lafayette Thursday

A man and woman sitting in a car in the 200 block of Lafayette Circle were startled by tapping on their car window and confronted by a masked man in a hoodie who brandished a firearm and demanded a Rolex watch. The theft was apparently the latest in a dismal trend of jewelry/watch thefts conducted…

Making Their Cases – District Attorney’s Race Highlights Divisions In Approaches

A hotly contested race between two candidates vying for the county’s top prosecutor seat has hardened existing divisions in local law enforcement and illuminated the stark contrast in approaches to some of the toughest problems facing society today. Whether incumbent Diana Becton survives a challenge by former prosecutor and colleague Mary Knox will have to…

These Days, There’s No Such Thing As A Little Fire

Area firefighters have their heads on a swivel these dry days as every fire, no matter how small it may appear, is cause for concern. This utility trailer was parking in the 2600 block of Jones Road and Jones Place in Walnut Creek and was uncomfortably close to some trees and power lines when it…

County Adding Resources To Address Homelessness During Pandemic

Lamorinda, Walnut Creek, San Ramon homeless camps.

From County Health Services: An annual survey of homelessness in Contra Costa County found significantly more residents without housing in 2022 than three years ago, underscoring a severe shortage of affordable housing and the collateral impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the community. During the three years since its 2019 homeless point-in-time count, Contra Costa…

The Tuesday Trimmings

Swinging into a Mellencamp Morning here in the News Bunker after caffeinating early and getting out for a look around. Passing on breakfast out of sympathy with those with nothing to eat this morning. We do odd things sometimes – but we also believe it’s good to go hungry every so often. Calibrating our radar…