Shooting Reported on Sunday in Concord
A shooting was reported in Concord late Sunday night. Police tell Claycord.com “There was a reported shooting on Leland near Blackfield. Possibly someone from a white sedan shooting at someone else. No...
View ArticleWalnut Creek Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder After Shooting in...
Two men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot in Bay Point late Sunday night, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Jesus Medrano, 20, of Oakland, and...
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New Bay Bridge Opening Sometime Tonight
> The Bay Bridge will be opening tonight, hours earlier than scheduled, transit officials announced this afternoon. The bridge has been closed since last Wednesday while construction crews finalize...
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StarDate on Claycord – September 2, 2013
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View ArticleSenator Mark DeSaulnier Comments on the Opening of the New Bay Bridge
Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) issued the following statement about the opening of the new Bay Bridge: “As we celebrate Labor Day, it is appropriate we recognize the contributions of the many rank...
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The New Bay Bridge is Now Open
The new Bay Bridge opened at about 10:20 on Monday night. Has anybody driven across it, yet? If so, did you like the new design? Thanks to “Buck Million” for the pictures, which were taken over the...
View ArticleUPDATE: BART Resumes Regular Service Hours on Tuesday
BART resumes regular hours on Tuesday after running limited round-the-clock service for five nights while the Bay Bridge was closed for the switch to a new eastern span. BART ridership was over 1.85...
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PICS: The Monday Night Rainbow & Sunset
Did everybody see the rainbow and beautiful sunset (again) over Claycord on Monday night? Thanks to everybody who sent pictures! We love seeing ALL of them, and we tried to put all of them on the...
View ArticleNew Bay Bridge Built Only After Bickering & Long Delays
The opening of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge tonight marks the end of a lengthy process that began shortly after a section of the old span collapsed in the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989,...
View ArticleJuvenile Girl Cited for Possession of Mace at Walnut Creek BART on Monday
On Monday at about 8:30am, A BART station agent and a BART AFC technician reported that a female passenger threatened them after they got into a dispute over an expired voucher. BART Police say the...
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The WC – The Best Part of Your Day
> The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it! The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday in the noon hour. What part of...
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PICTURES: Monday’s Beautiful Sunrise
We’ve had a lot of pictures of the sunset, but we’ve been ignoring the sunrise. Here are a couple, courtesy of Kevin S. Thanks, Kevin! Please click on each photo for a much larger view.
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Cub Scout Pack 444 to Hold New Parent Orientation Night – All Are Welcome
> Cub Scout Pack 444, which meets at St. Bonaventure on Clayton Road (on the Clayton/Concord border) is having a “New Parent Orientation” on September 16th at 7:00pm at St. Bonaventure. Cubmaster...
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Walnut Creek Housing Element Stakeholder Meeting on September 4th
> The City of Walnut Creek is updating the Housing Element for the 2015-2022 planning period. The Housing Element includes the guiding principle to support a diversity of housing types, densities,...
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The Claycord Online Museum – Jolly’s Beefburgers in Concord & Walnut Creek
> Who remembers Jolly’s Beefburgers in Concord & Walnut Creek? Thanks to ”Romley” for this old advertisement! ABOUT THE CLAYCORD ONLINE MUSEUM: The Claycord Online Museum is made up of...
View ArticleAttempted Vehicle Burglary in the Lime Ridge Parking Lot on Montecito Drive
A Claycordian was the victim of an attempted vehicle burglary this afternoon in the Lime Ridge parking lot off Montecito Drive in Concord. Here’s what happened. I parked my car in the Montecito lot and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Overturned Vehicle on Bates Avenue in N. Concord
Concord Police & ConFIRE had to extract a person from an overturned vehicle on Bates Avenue in North Concord just before 4pm on Tuesday. We’re hearing there might have been two people in the truck...
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StarDate on Claycord – September 3, 2013
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PIC: Rollover Crash on Kirker Pass Road
> A solo-vehicle collision tied up traffic on Kirker Pass Road on Tuesday afternoon. The rollover occurred north of Nortonville Road, and the driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according...
View ArticleJury Convicts Former Contra Costa Sheriff’s Deputy in “Dirty DUI” Case
A federal jury this afternoon found a former Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion for aiding a former private investigator in arranging so-called “dirty...
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