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The Claycord Online Museum – An Old Ad from the Clayton Valley
> Who remembers all those places shown above? Here’s a little background about the advertisement, from Katherine, who was kind enough to share it with us…. A little slice of history. My...
View ArticleInmate Dead at the County Jail in Martinez
An inmate is dead and an investigation is underway at the County Jail in Martinez, according to the Office of the Sheriff. Details of the death are unavailable at this time. We will post more...
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UPDATE: Inmate Dies After Being Tazed at the Contra Costa County Jail
> The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff is investigating an in-custody death that took place at the Martinez Detention Facility on Tuesday afternoon. At about 12:30pm, an inmate became...
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Vehicle Found in Creek on Bel Air Drive
A vehicle was located on Wednesday morning, overturned, in the creek on Bel Air Drive in Concord. Sources say nobody was inside the vehicle when it was discovered this morning. Thanks to Lindsey for...
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Mt. Diablo Elementary Principal Sends Out Message About Tuesday’s Collision
> The principal of Mt. Diablo Elementary has sent out a message regarding the collision on Tuesday afternoon near the school in Clayton. As we first reported on Claycord.com, two students were...
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Cancelled Drives Affecting Red Cross Blood Supply Throughout the Country
> The American Red Cross reports this morning that Hurricane Sandy has forced the cancellation of approximately 300 American Red Cross blood drives in 14 states along the East Coast, resulting in a...
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The Water Cooler – Rain & Halloween
> 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 at noon! The weather forecast...
View ArticleConcord High School Students Will Be Trick-or-Treating Tonight….For Food
Teams of Concord High School students will be trick or treating for food and monetary donations tonight between 6pm and 8pm for the Tesoro 2nd Annual Scare Away Hunger Food Drive. Tesoro will match the...
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Column: The Frugal Find – Every Wednesday at 2pm on Claycord.com
> There are several great FREE and cheap offers for your kids today, here are few that I’m aware of… Chili’s: Kids Eat FREE Mon – Wed (Oct 29 – 31) Outback Steakhouse: Kid’s Eat FREE on 10/31 plus...
View ArticleUPDATE: In-Custody Death at the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the District Attorney’s Office are continuing to investigate an in-custody death that took place on Tuesday at the Martinez Detention Facility. The man...
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New Look, Same Taste – McDonald’s on Clayton Road is Now Open
> The opening of a new McDonald’s wouldn’t usually be a big deal, but this is incredible, because the old McD’s on Clayton Road in Concord was demolished and the new one was built in about 65 days....
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How Many Trick or Treaters Did You Get?
> Did everybody enjoy Halloween this year? For those of you who stayed home, how many trick or treaters did you get, and how much candy did you give away?
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The Unnecessary 3,000 Mile Trip to Claycord for the Traveling Postcard
> Poor kid, now he’s gonna think his Grandma & Grandpa didn’t get him anything for Christmas. Here’s the story about the postcard pictured above…. I know you’ve had articles in the past...
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Morning Crash Blocks Traffic on Willow Pass Near Concord City Hall
A morning crash blocked traffic for a while at the intersection of Willow Pass & Parkside Drive in the City of Concord. The crash is still being investigated, but no life-threatening injuries were...
View ArticleNew BART Ridership Record Beats the Old Record by a Giant Margin
Almost 600,000 people relied on BART yesterday to get to the Giants victory parade, Halloween events or to their jobs and school, clobbering the old ridership record set during the last Giants parade....
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The Concord Police Weekly Burglary Report – 11 Burglaries in the Past 7 Days
> Click on the image above for the weekly Concord Police burglary report. This week, Concord had 11 burglaries. The week before, there were 17, and before that, Concord had 17. The last two numbers...
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The Water Cooler – Christmas Shopping
> 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 at noon! Halloween’s over, which...
View ArticleConcord Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public...
A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California,...
View ArticleUnpaid Furlough Days Force Concord City Office Closures in November
City of Concord offices will be closed on Monday, November 12th for Veteran’s Day, and from Monday, November 19th through Friday, November 23rd for unpaid furlough days and the Thanksgiving holiday....
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