A 17-year-old Concord boy is in Juvenile Hall Sunday morning, after being arrested in connection with losing control of a Cadillac Escalade on Treat Boulevard, driving up… Read more “"His life will forever be changed"”

 In its 75 years as one of earth’s most iconic human-made structures, the Golden Gate Bridge has also gained the macabre distinction as the world’s most popular… Read more “The suicide magnet for the world and for Contra Costa”

Dame Muriel Spark, the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and many other novels and poetry, had this important bit of advice for writers. It… Read more “Important advice for writers: The cat’s the thing”

One of the men set up in a Concord private investigator’s so-called “dirty DUI” scheme has filed a lawsuit, targeting Christopher Butler, as well as his ex-wife… Read more “New lawsuit targets San Ramon attorney’s alleged role in dirty DUIs”

A notice went out that the Planning Commission will not consider Thursday a draft ordinance that could potentially give the city a new legal mechanism to close… Read more “UPDATE: Hearing on long-awaited alcohol ordinance postponed”

Following a report from Walnut Creek police about a man stalking a 13-year-old female student at Walnut Creek Intermediate comes a report that students near two San… Read more “More suspicious stranger incidents at area schools”

Walnut Creek police Wednesday released a sketch of a man who was stalking a female Walnut Creek Intermediate student near home and near school last week.  The… Read more “Sketch released of man stalking WCI student”

Thanks to online streaming, I’ve been indulging in late-night marathons of sumptuous movie epics, sexy comedies and tragic romances featuring famous stories, amazing clothes, stylish sets, stunning… Read more “Maybe Norma Desmond was right”

“It remains a mystery why these three young men, veterans of the same training and the same crash, differed so radically in their perceptions of their plight… Read more “Resilience …”

Norm Wielsch, the disgraced former commander of Contra Costa County’s drug task force, has repeatedly denied that his alleged drug dealing and other acts of corruption ever… Read more “Norm Wielsch and the Madam”