Board Of Supervisors Appoints Aaron McAlister To Lead Con Fire
(Martinez, CA) – On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors appointed Aaron McAlister as Fire Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire). McAlister has served with Con Fire since 2016 and most recently served as Deputy Fire Chief of Administration, overseeing Communications/Fire Dispatch, Information Systems, Support Services, Finance, and…
Danville Residents Nudge Town For Increased E-Bike Safety Measures Tonight
The “Genie Out of the Bottle” issue of e-bike safety comes before the Danville Town Council tonight, driven in part by community members who say not enough has been done to address what is becoming a growing and largely uncontrolled problem. Community members studying the issue submitted the results of a survey they say shows…
Fog Pushes Into Our Valleys… On Little Cat Feet
Early risers/walkers out to get their steps in this morning were met by Carl Sandburg’s sound-muffling grey tides, turning the ridge tops into islands in a puffy white sea. Some of us like this micro-climate peculiarity. Others, not so much. We find it comforting.
Burning Rooftop Bush Draws Firefighters In Walnut Creek Monday
Reports of smoke wafting off the rooftop of the four-story Vaya apartments at 1800 Lacassie in Walnut Creek brought firefighters on the double and up to the roof – where they found the smoldering remnants of a bush that had apparently caught fire. Neighbors reported seeing a column of smoke rising from a decorative planter.…
“I’ll Race You For That Head of Lettuce In Your Tote Bag…”
Spotted in Concord and Photographed by Ryan Panlilio (thanks, Ryan!
WCSD Parents Ask For Transparency And Accountability
Editor; At Tice Creek School in Walnut Creek, families are now facing the loss of a second principal in back-to-back school years. For many Walnut Creek School District parents, this is no longer just about one principal’s departure. It is about a pattern – and a Governing Board that we feel has stopped doing its…
Monte Vista High Invokes Active Shooter Protocol After Campus Threat Friday
No one in an official capacity is talking but the arrival of a substantial police presence at Monte Vista High in Danville this afternoon triggered an avalanche of requests for information from anxious parents and neighbors. Parents and some students subsequently informed us of a school lockdown/security staging at the school with officers/deputies searching and…
“We Glow When We Ride…”
Members of an East Bay bicycle club take to the streets of Walnut Creek during a weekly ride.
Pleasanton Zales Store Blitzed By Smash-And-Grab Crew
As we Flashed to our cadre of loyal subscribers on May 4, it appears one of those mobile crews of smash-and-grab thieves chose the Zales Jewelers store at the Stoneridge Shopping Center – attacking the business with hammers, axes and pepper spray. The four-man crew struck at about 11:30 a.m. that Monday, hammering open at…
Zingers, Sound Bites Fly At Gubernatorial Debate – But Who Will Californians Pick?
Editor; Being Californian and with no plans to evacuate to Texas or Florida or any other state telling me things are way better there I tuned in to the debate this week and learned a few things. I learned we’ve learned nothing about debating, finding my interest in the political future of my state focused…