Tax Man Blues; Running Through Quicksand; Handbags And Gladrags
Doing our taxes this year and, man, that pencil is really digging in. It’s getting harder to put the numbers down and not think about where our money is going to go. Images of Tomahawk cruise missiles double-tapping schools and speedboats are tough to shake. Don’t know about you but we feel caught between worlds.…
Pleasanton PD Investigating Armed Hot Prowl Burglaries
A flurry of residential burglaries – at least two of them while the residents were present – has sparked a police search and a redoubling of security precautions by Pleasanton residents concerned by break-ins reported late last month into early March. Pleasanton police did not say why the public wasn’t notified of the incidents until…
Three Adults, One Child Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On SR4 Monday
A head-on crash believed caused by a wrong-way driver injured three adults – two of them critically – and a 6-year-old child after a collision on eastbound SR4 between Cummings Skyway and Mc Ewen Road in Martinez Monday night. The crash was reported at approximately 11:15pm after a car was reported seen heading west in…
Fuego Tequila Bar Slapped With Liquor License Suspension
The bar scene at Fuego Tequila Grill will be curtailed indefinitely since the business was served a liquor license suspension for violating the Beverage Control Act on March 5. Notices of the suspension went up just recently with no word from the owner as to next steps. When a business’s liquor license is suspended, it…
“Panic At The Car Wash… And Then At The Yard Sale… Not Sure About The Disco…”
You can’t let your guard down anywhere anymore, even at the car wash. The owner of a formerly nice Mercedes EQE was having their vehicle detailed at Autopia on N. Main in Walnut Creek when some slippery customer slipped into his vehicle and drove off with it. Yes… from the car wash. The car’s owner,…
Sign Of The Times?
This is in Lafayette… Looks like we’re off to find that station in Iowa where gas is a mere $1.89 per gallon.
Antioch PD Seeks Witnesses In Indecent Exposure Case
The Antioch Police Department is seeking witnesses and possible additional information related to an indecent exposure incident reported on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at approximately 8:00 a.m. near a bus stop at Buchanan Road and Delta Fair Boulevard. An 18-year-old woman reported that a tan 2000 Toyota Avalon drove past her multiple times as she…
Fire Damages Home In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Fire burned through the roof and attic spaces of a single-story residence on Pleasant Valley Drive in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, causing substantial damage before it could be brought under control. The blaze was reported at 12:58 pm with the first crews on scene reporting heavy smoke and fire showing through the roof. The home’s…
DUI Driver Suspected In Wrong-Way Collision In Danville Tuesday
A suspected drunk driver is believed to have caused a multi-vehicle crash in Danville Tuesday after driving the wrong way on northbound I680. Four cars were reportedly involved in the crash, with two sustaining the most serious damage. California Highway Patrol officers closed the northbound lanes of the freeway shortly after the crash was reported…
Former Walnut Creek Attorney Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minors
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – On March 2nd, a Contra Costa County jury convicted a former Walnut Creek real estate attorney on 27 felony counts related to the sexual abuse of children and the possession of child sexual abuse material. Jonathan Dean Bishop, 51, faces multiple life sentences after being…