Concord Clayton Pioneer

Could you use a good laugh about now? Clayton Valley Village and Greg Tamblyn invite you to join their live-streaming comedy concert on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Enjoy the unique artistry of Greg Tamblyn and get a comedy hangover that lasts all week. Donations to the concert will support Clayton Valley Village. Click below for more information. #streamingcomedy #comedyconcert #claytonvalleyvillage #standupcomedy #lovetolaugh

January is ‘Financial Wellness’ month, and Travis Credit Union has a series of free webinars to help people reboot their relationship with money at the start of the New Year and the beginning of tax-filing season. The next one is Tuesday, Jan. 11, on "Saving with a purpose." Click below to get the full schedule and info on how to participate. #traviscreditunion #savingmoney #moneymanagement #financialwellness

Construction crews will be improving landscaping along the Iron Horse Trail, between Treat Boulevard and Mayhew Way in Pleasant Hill/Walnut Creek. Work will begin on Monday, January 11, and last through early June 2021. Click below for more information. #savelocaljournalism #ironhorsetrail #eastbaybiking #eastbaytrails #bikepath Bike Concord Bike Walnut Creek

Even COVID can’t stop local theater, as several companies have managed to create holiday treats online. There are several options for you to enjoy local theater online this season, including the radio play It’s a Wonderful Life, streaming through Dec. 20 at Contra Costa Civic Theatre. Click below to read more. #SaveLocalJournalism #ItsaWonderfulLife #ChristmasJauntsandJingles #SteadfastTinSoldier Contra Costa Civic Theatre Orinda Starlight Village Players Berkeley Repertory Theatre

With the arrival of the New Year comes another annual Trails Challenge in the East Bay Regional Park District. This is its 28th year. Trails Challenge is the free, self-guided hiking and bicycling program offering everyone an incentive to explore new parklands or seek out new trails on familiar ones. Read our story for more information. #savelocaljournalism #eastbayhike #eastbaytrails #eastbaytrailschallenge #lovehiking

The organizers of the Annual Concord 5000 run/walk didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of helping the Contra Costa Blue Star Moms. Although the live 5K could not be held this year, race sponsors Diablo Valley Federal Credit Union, Orangetheory Fitness Concord/Clayton, and Road Runner Sports teamed up to raise funds for the Blue Star Moms Holiday Care Package drive. The Contra Costa Blue Star Moms were able to send over 140 care packages to troops stationed far from home over the Holidays. #bluestarmoms Diablo Valley Federal Credit Union Orangetheory Fitness Concord, CA Road Runner Sports Contra Costa Blue Star Moms CA Chapter 20

This weekend, East Bay residents woke up to the long-awaited sound of raindrops tapping on our roofs. Twenty-five years ago, Dec. 12, 1995, we woke up to the sounds of trees and power lines falling. The damage occurred under the pressure of record breaking winds from a weather front that ranks as the strongest winter storm of the last 70 years in the Bay Area. Read our story for more. #savelocaljournalism #weather #powerfulstorm #winterstorm #bayareastorm #extremeweather

We went on quite the journey in 2020 a year that seemed surreal and all too real at the same time. But as we look forward to 2021’s new beginnings, let’s also take a moment to look back at some of the stories the Pioneer covered in 2020. Read our story for more. #SaveLocalJournalism #yearinreview #happynewyear #lookbackat2020

Ramzi Latreche, a senior from Ygnacio Valley High School, has won the first-ever Wisecarver Innovation Award. The student design contest was created by Bishop-Wisecarver, an industrial automation company in Pittsburg, CA. Students were challenged to develop a design that could make their virtual learning experience due to COVID-19 easier. Read our story for more. #YgnacioValleyHighSchool #WisecarverInnovationAward #distancelearning #engineering #robotics #STEM #STEAM Mt. Diablo Unified School District Ygnacio Valley High Activities and Events

Teenage phenom Yealimi Noh of Concord is once again near the top of the leaderboard. Last week, she shared the 54-hole lead at the Volunteers of America Classic in Irving, Texas, before finishing tied for second. At even par through 54 holes in the 75th U.S. Women’s Open, she’s tied for fifth and four shots back of the lead. Read our story for more. #LPGA #USWomensOpen #ChampionsGolfCourse #Houston #YealimiNoh #VolunteersofAmericaClassic #VOAClassic #AngelaStanford #InbeePark #SoYeonRyu #JinYoungKo #driveon #WomenWorthWatching Carondelet High School LPGA

Nearly three weeks after going into effect, the Bay Area’s regional stay-home order remains in effect due to the lack of hospital beds for patients in need of intensive care. As of Jan. 7, the Bay Area had just 3.5% ICU availability, according to state data. Click below to read more. #covid19 #coronavirus #stayathomeorder #lockdown2021 #covid19vaccine

Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery honors America Recycles Day with a Free E-Waste Drop-Off and Compost Giveaway November 14. Old computers, printers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic (e-Waste) equipment don’t have to take up space in your homeyou can recycle them for free at their Pittsburg facility on the 14th. You may also receive a free bag of compost in return. Read our story for more information. #savelocaljournalism #ewasterecycling #americarecyclesday #recycle

Tuesday is election day (in case you forgot) but don't forget to vote. In the meantime, The Pioneer just posted our weekly roundup of stories posted on our website. Click below to see if you missed any Pioneer news for the week of Oct. 26 through Nov. 1. And thanks for reading and supporting your local newspaper. #savelocaljournalism #ElectionDay #MeasureV #FairPoliticalPracticesCommission #OrangeTier #fireseason East Bay Regional Park District Hope Hospice

Meals on Wheels Diablo Region was one of only 3 Meals on Wheels groups in California to receive a major donation from Philanthropist McKenzie Scott recently. Our local meal delivery and senior care service will share in the $4 billion donation with 384 organizations selected around the country. Read our story for more. #savelocaljournalism #mealsonwheels #foodinsecurity #fooddonations #seniorservices #helpinghand

Being cooped up over the holidays is a bummer for sure, though keeping busy with cold weather maintenance items can put some money back in your pocket and offer a welcomed distraction to quarantine life. Click below to read more. #homeinspection #wintermaintenance #lockdown2020 #stayathomeorder #quarantinelife Scott Denslow

Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) has announced the passage of the bill (H.R. 4225) he authored to allow Isabel Bueso and her family to remain in the U.S. so that Bueso can continue to receive treatment for her rare, life-threatening disease. The U.S. Senate must consider the bill by the end of the year before it can be signed into law. Read our story for more. #savelocaljournalism #isabelbueso #markdesaulnier

Concord Police Department arrested 2 drivers on suspicion of DUI while conducting a DUI enforcement patrol on Friday, Oct. 30. Click below to read more. #savelocaljournalism #concordpolice #duipatrol #dontdrinkanddrive #drivesober #soberorhandemover #duidoesntjustmeanbooze

A donation to Support4Recovery can help break the stigma of addiction and revolutionize sober living. Click below to find out ways you can help. #fundraiser #support4recovery #addictionrecovery #soberliving

Join Monument Crisis Center for Heartfelt for the Holidays. Mark your calendars for this FREE virtual event on Saturday, December 5, 2020. MCC has planned a virtual celebration of the Community due to the continued, urgent health and economic needs brought about by COVID-19 and the challenging outlook for 2021. The event celebrates some of the many amazing unsung heroes that have stepped up over these last 7 months and made MCC’s efforts not only possible but monumental. Click below for details. #savelocaljournalism #monumentcrisiscenter #heartfeltfortheholidays #essentialworkers #frontlineworkers #volunteers #unsungheroes

The Concord City Council unanimously approved a multi-prong strategy to use more than $900,000 in federal funds to assist residents deemed at highest risk of eviction due to financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city received an additional $935,572 in Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus funds in the third and final round of funding under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Concord’s allocation was more than $2.2 million in the initial two rounds of federal funding. Read our story for more. #SaveLocalJournalism City of Concord, California #CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrantCoronavirus #CARESAct Monument Impact Shelter, Inc. Raise the Roof Concord Centro Legal de la Raza #EastBayHousingOrganizations

Letter to the Editor: MDUSD Education Foundation President, Mary Gray, writes that their recent fundraising effort for this month's Giving Tuesday successfully surpassed their goal, raising almost $11K for science programs in the district. Click below to read more. Mt. Diablo Unified School District #scienceeducation #supportscience #supporteducation #supportteachers

Check out the Clayton police report for the month of Oct. 2020. The department notes that there were no arrest during the week of Oct. 23 through 29. Click below to read more. #savelocaljournalism #claytonpolice #claytoncrimereport #claytonnews #claytonca City of Clayton, California

For people who have experienced the death of a loved one, the winter holiday season can be painful, especially for those navigating the first year of loss. Hope Hospice has annually offered a special Handling the Holidays workshop to teach healthy coping strategies to help the bereaved during this difficult time. With physical distancing still essential in our region, Hope will present the workshop virtually this year through Zoom. As always, they offer the program to the local public at no cost. Click below for sign-up details and dates. #hopehospice #hospicecare #holidaygrief #holidaydepression #griefworkshop #dealingwithholidays #holidaystress

The Concord Art Association hopes to empower artistic expression, even through a computer screen, for students at the Monument Crisis Center during December and January. CAA is teaming up with MCC to provide instruction and materials for several art projects for students in grades 6-8 who participate in MCC’s after-school tutoring program. Read our story for more. #studentart #artislife #lovecreatingart #eastbayartists #cultivateart #schooltutoringprogram #monumentcrisiscenter #concordartassociation

This sponsored post is paid for by the candidate's campaign committee and does not constitute an endorsement by the Pioneer. For more information, visit www.fixourbart.com #election2020 #vote2020 #deboraallen #bartdirector Debora Allen, BART Director

Like many other historic rough and tumble California towns, Clayton has its share of haunted places that have been the sites of sad and often violent events. Some locals believe the ghost of the Growler building and the strange energy forces witnessed at the Gomez home are manifestations of two restless spirits that departed this world too soon. Read our story for more. #savelocaljournalism #hauntedclayton #ghoststories #halloween2020 #scarystories #hauntings #claytonca Clayton Historical Society & Museum

A network of local, independent musicians known as Concord Couch Concerts will hold a fundraiser for Monument Crisis Center on Friday, Dec. 18. The event, a holiday special titled A Hella Happy Holiday Special will be live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook. The show includes performances by Radiokeys, KAT van Morgan, Sabertooth Unicorn, Starlung, Fooling Marie, Duo Gadjo, and other popular local groups. Monument Crisis Center supplies nutritious food to more than 1000 households in Contra Costa and this year they have been working harder than ever to help our community. Click below for more details. #savelocaljournalism #monumentcrisiscenter #concordcouchconcerts #CCCHHH #eastbayconcerts #eastbaymusic #eastbaybands #bayareaconcerts #bayareamusic

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District hosts its Annual Fire Prevention Open House Saturday, Oct. 31, with a wide array of educational and potentially lifesaving presentations for every member of the family. The annual event, which is usually live, will be online this year. Click below for more information. #savelocaljournalism #confire #confireopenhouse #firesafety #fireprevention

A new report on the Safest Cities in California ranks Clayton as the state’s 10th safest midsize city. The study analyzed violent and property crimes from 74 large cities, 294 midsize cities, and 92 small cities in the state for its findings. Click below to read more. #savelocaljournalism #claytonca #safestcitiesincalifornia #safecityrankings #loveclayton

Happy Halloween 2020. This year has had enough scares to fill up several horror films. Some of us may want to hide under their covers from fright. But others around Concord and Clayton have opted to go all out with their spooky Halloween decorations on full display. Click below to see our photo gallery of Halloween decorations seen around town this year. #savelocaljournalism #halloween2020 #hauntedhouses #halloweendecorations #concordca #claytonca

A registered Concord voter and his lawyer have filed a Fair Political Practices Commission complaint against the city and the Yes on Measure V campaign, saying that the city paid for a campaign-related communication. In the complaint, Tobias Lester and his attorney Jason Bezis say that Concord City Manager Valerie Barone and her staff illegally used public resources in apparent coordination with the Yes on Measure V campaign committee. Read our story for more. #SaveLocalJournalism #MeasureV #ConcordCityCouncil #FairPoliticalPracticesCommission City of Concord, California

Clayton Valley Charter, Carondelet and De La Salle high schools celebrated 20 senior student athletes last month signing their National Letters of Intent committing to play their sport in colleges from coast to coast. The signees were baseball, lacrosse, swimming, golf, soccer, water polo, volleyball and cross country athletes at the three schools. Read our story for more. #SouthernVirginiamenssoccer #SaintMarysCollegebaseball #CVCHS #NCS #CIF #NorthCoastSection #SanFrancis...coStatewomenssoccer #SanDiegoStatewomenssoccer #Calwomenssoccer #SantaClarawomensgolf #BostonCollegewomensvolleyball #Tennesseebaseball #Calbaseball #MenloCollegebaseball #Washingtonmensgolf #WashingtonStatewomensgolf #SaintMarysCollegemensgolf #JohnsHopkinsmenswaterpolo #UCLAmensCrossCountry #StJohnsmenslacrosse #Calwomensswimming #LoyolaMarymountmensWaterPolo #SaintMarysCollegemensgolf #NLI Carondelet High School De La Salle High School-Concord, CA Clayton Valley Charter High School See more

Concord golfer Yealimi Noh has been nothing short of Miss Consistency during her rookie season as a full-time pro on the LPGA Tour and that play put her right in the thick of things entering the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open today in Houston. Picking just the wrong time, Noh shot her worst round of the year with a nine over par 80 to slip from a tie for fifth going into the final 18 holes at the Champions Golf Course. Read our story for more. #LPGA #USWomensOpen #ChampionsGolfCourse #Houston #YealimiNoh #CMEGroupTourChampionship #womenworthwatching #RacetoCMEGlobe Carondelet High School

Whether you’re new to eSports or an experienced gamer, Concord’s new recreation league has a spot for you. In the pilot program, competitors will face off virtually in popular games such as Fortnite, Rocket League, Overwatch and Madden NFL. With registration now open, competition will begin Dec. 28, 2020. Mayor Tim McGallian pitched the idea to the Parks and Recreation staff earlier this year. Click below for details. #SaveLocalJournalism #onlinegaming #Fortnite #RocketLeague #Overwatch #MaddenNFL #Concordca City of Concord, California City of Concord, CA, Parks & Recreation

Additional officers from the Concord Police Department will patrol on 10/30/20 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. They will look for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Click below to read more. #savelocaljournalism #concordpolice #duipatrols #dontdrinkanddrive #drunkdriving #drivesober #soberorhandemover #duidoesntjustmeanbooze

As we move into the shadow of Halloween, a greater scare is looming on the horizon with full portents of dread and horror. We stand within the echo of our pledges to be indivisible with liberty and justice for all, but that sweet song is drowned out by a highly orchestrated set of forces of division within and an ever-present valid chorus of challenges that we do not have liberty and justice for all. Click below to read more from Edi Birsan's October "Pulse of Concord" column. #savelocaljournalism #edibirsan #pulseofconcord #halloween2020 #vote2020 #2020election Edi Birsan

As Contra Costa County prepares to receive initial supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine, county officials convened a committee to create an allocation approach. According to Dr. Chris Farnitano, the county’s health officer, the Ethical and Equitable Allocations Committee will ensure a fair, transparent and evidence-based approach to access during the early stages of availability. Read our story for more. #SaveLocalJournalism #COVID19vaccine #ContraCostaDepartmentofHealthServices #ChrisFarnitano #EthicalandEquitableAllocationsCommittee Contra Costa Health Services

Until the arrival of winter rains, we are still in the midst of a dangerous fire season. The SCU Lighting Complex Fire, which burned almost 400,000 acres, impacted five regional parks: Round Valley, Morgan Territory, Del Valle, Sunol Wilderness, and Ohlone Wilderness. All told, some 6,000 acres of regional parkland burned. Fortunately, no major park district structures were affected, and there were no injuries. Read out story for more. #savelocaljournalism #wildfires #fireseason #firesafety #redflagwarning #nedmackay East Bay Regional Park District

The Pioneer's news summary for the week of Dec. 7 through 13 is now online. As local governments continue to grapple with the pandemic, both the Concord and Clayton City Councils broke with tradition when selecting a new mayor. Plus several new laws are about to go into effect in the new year. We also have stories on what's happening with local schools and students, as well as what local artists and community theater groups are doing to stay visible. Click below to read the latest installment of "So This Happened..." #SaveLocalJournalism #yealiminoh City of Concord, California City of Clayton, California Tim McGallian CW Wolfe Concord Art Association Monument Crisis Center De La Salle High School-Concord, CA Mt. Diablo Unified School District

The Board of Visit Concord, CA will donate $1,000 in food items each month over the next three months to the Monument Crisis Center, supporting the center’s Holiday Food Box program for those most in need in our community. The financial losses due to this virus have been catastrophic, leading to extreme levels of unemployment, especially in the hospitality and tourism industry, said Elaine Schroth of Visit Concord. Read our story for more. #SaveLocalJournalism #monumentcrisiscenter #holidayfoodbox #pandemic #coronavirus #holidaydonations