PHOTOS: ConFire Extinguishes Blaze on McKean Drive in Concord
> > A Monday morning blaze in Concord was quickly extinguished by ConFire at about 3:20am. The fire, which began in the backyard of a home in the 3400 block of McKean Drive (near Citrus &...
View ArticleConcord Police Arrest Roadrunner Sports Thief on Sunday Night
Last week Claycord.com reported about a theft at Roadrunner Sports in the Willow Shopping Center in Concord. On Sunday night around 6pm, the thief was taken into custody after he apprently returned to...
View ArticleVehicle Burglar in the Willows Shopping Center in Concord
The Willows Shopping Center is full of action lately, unfortunately! A couple hours after an alleged thief was arrested at Roadrunner Sports for stealing merchandise on Sunday night, two vehicles were...
View ArticleThe Water Cooler – Conspiracy Theories
> 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. In your...
View ArticleTraffic Jammin’ with Janis Mara – DMV Plates, Light Triggers, Huge Spaces + More
> Traffic Jammin’ with Janis Mara – Every Monday at 2pm on Claycord.com. TRAFFIC JAMMER: Greetings, all! This Claycord.com column is for everyone who negotiates the highways and public transit of...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Apply for One of Over 200 Call Center Jobs in Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County is currently recruiting staff to operate a call center in Concord that will help people and small businesses sign up for health benefits under federal health care reform. The call...
View ArticleFBI Needs Your Help to Catch Walnut Creek & Pleasanton Bank Robber
> The FBI and the Pleasanton and Walnut Creek Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a serial bank robber dubbed the “Button Down Bandit.” The Button Down Bandit is believed to be...
View ArticleStarDate on Claycord – March 25, 2013
> Click on the logo above to listen to today’s episode of StarDate on Claycord.com. StarDate is a daily two-minute audio program about astronomy. It is created by the University of Texas at Austin...
View ArticleMISSING TEEN – Melissa Brown Was Last Seen on March 23rd
> The family of Concord resident Melissa Brown is asking the public to keep their eyes out for the teen who ran away about three weeks ago, and was last seen hitchhiking on Clayton Road with two...
View ArticleTONIGHT – Protest Planned to Help Save the Dome Theatre in Pleasant Hill
> As we’ve been telling you for months, the City of Pleasant Hill is on the verge of approving plans for demolition of the historic dome theatre to make room for a Dick’s Sporting Goods store (like...
View ArticleClaycordians – What Type of Bee is This?
> Claycordians, what is it? Is it even a bee? Here’s a message from the person who captured this bug…. I have never seen this type of bee here and just wondering if we should be worried that it is...
View ArticleThe Water Cooler – Homeless & Animals
> 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. Should homeless...
View ArticleThe Claycord Online Museum – When Did Concord Become Concord?
> This was published in the Contra Costa Gazette in April of 1869…. > And this was published in September of 1869 disputing the name “Concord”…. > From the looks of it, Fernando Pacheco (one...
View ArticleDiablo Magazine’s “Best of the East Bay”
> Diablo Magazine is once again taking votes for their annual “Best of the East Bay” edition. You have until March 29th to vote, and one lucky winner will win a three-night stay at the Silverado...
View ArticleStarDate on Claycord – March 26, 2013
> Click on the logo above to listen to today’s episode of StarDate on Claycord.com. StarDate is a daily two-minute audio program about astronomy. It is created by the University of Texas at Austin...
View ArticleConcord Police Shoot Two Pitbulls in Two Days at Two Different Homeless Camps
Claycord.com has learned of another dog shooting in Concord, which occurred just two days before police shot a pitbull at a homeless camp near Port Chicago & Olivera Road on March 22nd. The...
View ArticleConcord Council Passes Ban on Outdoor Cultivation of Marijuana Within City...
> The City of Concord’s Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to ban the outdoor cultivation of marijuana within the city limits. The issue of banning the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana first...
View ArticleBee Careful! Thousands of Bees Swarm Lydia Lane Park in Clayton
> If you’re not a fan of bees, then stay away from Lydia Lane Park. We’ve received several emails throughout the past few days about the large amount of bees at the popular park in Clayton, but on...
View ArticleDome Theater Demolition Approved by Pleasant Hill Planning Commission
> Dome Theater Demolition Approved – Special Report to Claycord.com by Reporter Martha Ross - The Pleasant Hill Planning Commission on Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve a plan that allows a developer to...
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