The Local Yodel: Pink Slip Blues; Quakey Wake ‘Ups; Flip Floppin’ Fans
With all that’s happening on and off-planet in recent days we were tempted to release our inner Screamin’ Demons and address the hypocrisy and addled nonsense and off-world exploration riffling across the country – but we’re holding back in favor of letting you all weigh in on that if you wish. Instead, we’ll drill down…
Man Dies Following Fight At Concord Elementary School Wednesday
A 62-year-old Concord man died following a fight in the parking lot of Sun Terrace Elementary School, 2448 Floyd Lane in Concord, at around 5:20 p.m.in Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was subsequently identified as Sione Filimoehala, 62 of Concord. Officers responding to reports of a fight involving several adults in the front parking lot of…
RickRolling Hooters Signage Celebrates April Fools’ Day!
The bankrupt but “transitioning” Atlanta-based Hooters restaurant chain has expressed interest in establishing an East Bay location for some time – and appeared to have settled on a Walnut Creek location – until you dig a little deeper. A professionally printed rendering of the latest Hooters location appeared on the hardscaped footprint of the old…
Driver Killed In Highway 24 Crash Tuesday
A motorist was killed when their car veered off westbound Highway 24 at Acalanes and struck a tree or other obstruction in Lafayette Tuesday. The crash was reported at approximately 5:16p.m. Rescuers found the driver, subsequently identified as James Richardson, 45 of San Leandro, pinned and unresponsive in the wreckage of his car and rendered…
Early-Morning Crash In Walnut Creek Tuesday
Our Nighthawk cameraman in Walnut Creek found this crash at Ygnacio and La Casa Via early Tuesday morning and, though it looked bad, we were happy to learn no one was seriously injured. And, yes, if you must crash doing it within easy reach of the local hospital would have its advantages. The crash was…
Walnut Creek Double Murder Defendant Charged With Additional 2024 Murder
Howard Wang allegedly stabbed his wife and mother-in-law to death in their Walnut Creek home last year – then tried to blame the murders on a mystery intruder when police arrived to investigate. Prosecutors allege Wang committed the murders so he could be with his girlfriend Yan Wang, no relation, who was later arrested for…
Walnut Creek Prepares To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers April 1
Fans of leaf blowers vow to continue using the gassy machines Walnut Creek city officials have vowed to ban April 1 – a scenario which, if borne out, could make the city the latest civic battleground over a device naysayers have labeled “Satan’s Whistle.” Love ’em or loathe ’em the city says they won’t be…
Boots And Saddles At The Clayton Club Saloon; Shot ‘A Jack And On To The Gavel With A Whiff Of BBQ Smoke
Open years before Custer met his end at the Greasy Grass. Pushed through Prohibition as a “teetotaling” cafe. Serving as Clayton’s home away from home for idle ranchers, road-tripping bikers, power-drinkers and divorcees for years before a bad coke bust brought down the owner and cemented its reputation as a brawling, yet still beloved country…
New Judges Appointed To Contra Costa County Superior Court
Governor Gavin Newsom announced his latest around of appointments to local courts this week, including two new judges for headed for Contra Costa County Superior Court. Hanni Fakhoury has worked as a partner of Moeel Lah Fakhoury since 2021. Fakhoury was an assistant federal public defender for the Northern District of California from 2015 to…
“Good Bones”
Lots of locals stopping by to stare dreamily at the stripped-down Park Theater in Lafayette today, people hanging on the chain link fencing and talking about first movies and first dates there. Construction is underway and with eyes on a 2027 re-opening and folks behind the effort are looking for funding. In the meantime, we…