UPDATE: BART Unions File Lawsuit Against Management
BART’s two largest unions filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court today alleging that the transit agency’s directors acted unlawfully when they approved a contract agreement the two sides...
View ArticleClaycord Online Museum – Concerts at the Concord Pavilion & an Old Ticket...
> The ticket stub shown above is from an Air Supply concert at the Concord Pavilion in 1982. QUESTION: What was the first concert you ever saw at the Concord Pavilion? ABOUT THE CLAYCORD ONLINE...
View ArticleOff-Duty Concord Cop Accused of Road Rage – Lawsuit Filed
An Oakland man filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Concord, saying an off-duty police officer deliberately rammed his Mini Cooper and broke his arm during a road rage...
View ArticleTemperatures Expected to Drop Below Freezing in Claycord Tonight
> Although no freeze warning is in effect tonight, temperatures are expected to drop below freezing, so cover those plants, bring in your animals and stay warm! A freeze warning has been issued by...
View ArticlePleasant Hill’s Vice-Mayor to Council: “What You’ve Done is Inappropriate,...
> Pleasant Hill’s now former Vice-Mayor took a shot to the gut this week, but didn’t go out without some parting words to his colleagues. Vice-Mayor Jack Weir, with his family in attendance, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Packed BART Train Stuck on Tracks Near Rockridge After Smoky Brake...
> A brake failure on a BART train has created smoke and left a train full of passengers stuck on the tracks between the Orinda and Rockridge stations. BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver said a San...
View ArticleUPDATE: BART: Disabled Train Begins Moving Toward Rockridge Station
A BART train that had become disabled between the Rockridge and Orinda stations this morning after experiencing a brake problem is moving again and will head to the Rockridge station, a BART spokesman...
View ArticleHoliday Safety Tips & Information from the Concord Police Department
The Concord Police Department (CPD) wants all Clacyordians to be aware every day, but especially during the Holiday season, when thieves target shoppers and take advantage of doorstep deliveries. Here...
View ArticleThe Water Cooler – Christmas Trees – Do You Prefer Real or Fake?
> 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. Do you prefer...
View ArticleBay Area to Get Colder, Snow Dusting Likely in Higher Elevations this Weekend
Bay Area residents should keep those coats and gloves handy for the next week at least, as temperatures are likely to dip even further and remain chilly through next Wednesday, a National Weather...
View ArticleNine People Taken to Hospital After Morning BART Incident
BART service is getting back to normal after a train experienced a brake failure and became disabled in the Berkeley Hills tunnel this morning in an incident that sent nine passengers to hospitals. The...
View ArticleSeveral Credit Cards & Medical Cards Found on Bailey Rd. in Concord
> Several credit cards and medical cards (all belonging to the same person) were found on Bailey Rd. on Wednesday afternoon. The photo shown above only displays a portion of what was located. They...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed to Help Plant 16,000 Native Plants in North Concord – BBQ...
> Volunteers are needed THIS SATURDAY DECEMBER 7th to help plant 16,000 plugs of native plants that provide erosion control, fire suppression and are compatible with flood control goals in North...
View ArticleVehicle Collision on Treat at N. Main in Walnut Creek – Three People Injured
An injury collision is blocking lanes on Treat Blvd. at N. Main in front of the Shell Station. The three injuries are not life-threatening, however, ambulances are on their way to the scene, and one...
View ArticleThree Vehicle Crash at Treat & Carriage in Walnut Creek – Injuries Reported
> > > > An injury collision involving three vehicles has been reported on Treat Blvd. at Carriage Dr. in the City of Walnut Creek (going towards Concord). The collision occurred just after...
View ArticleInquest to be Held into the Death of Man Shot & Killed by Concord Police in...
In accordance with the Contra Costa County Chiefs’ of Police Association Officer Involved Fatal Incident Protocol, Sheriff-Coroner David O. Livingston will hold an inquest into the death of Charles...
View ArticleBEWARE: The VERY Aggressive Beggars are Back
> The very aggressive group of beggars are back in Claycord. This picture was taken this afternoon by an anonymous Claycordian in front of Costco in Concord, and another Claycordian also sent an...
View ArticleWalnut Creek Police Seek Witnesses of Crash on Treat Blvd. at Carriage Dr.
> The Walnut Creek Police are asking for anybody who witnessed the Wednesday afternoon crash on Treat Blvd. at Carriage Dr. to contact them with information. A wheelchair bound teenage girl was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Electrical Short Caused BART Major Incident on Wednesday Morning
> An electrical shortage that caused the emergency brakes to activate on a BART train traveling at 70mph is the reason for the major delays on Wednesday morning near Orinda, a spokeswoman for the...
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