So This Happened…Week of June 24 through June 30, 2024

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (June 30, 2024) — Clayton deli owner John Canesa was recovering over the weekend after a June 25 altercation with a customer left him with six stab wounds.

Officers arrested 45-year-old Peter Kerns of Concord in front of Canesa’s Brooklyn Heros in the Town Center. Canesa’s wife Priscilla said Kerns was acting erratically and verbally harassing customers and their teen daughter, who was behind the window counter.

The sandwich shop remains closed until Tuesday, July 2. Read the complete story.

Making the world a better place: Northgate student Mark Burenko is once again asking fellow teens to join his “If I could charge the world” project, which connects them to students in Ukraine via Zoom to help them learn English. “The war destroyed a lot of schools. And even in the schools that are still there, students either have to work online because they don’t have a bomb shelter or have to frequently interrupt classes to hide during air raid warnings,” he says. “Learning English is very important for Ukrainians right now, since that is what’s used to communicate internationally.” Read the complete story.

All things Concord: The city was the star of a recent Zip Trip segment on KTVU Channel 2. “There was recognition of our people, who did a great job telling our story,” Kevin Cabral writes in his Chamber of Commerce column. Cabral also offers up some Concord trivia. Read the compete story.

More stories

Here are some other stories the Pioneer covered recently:

In sports. De La Salle track, golf champions claim final titles, plus a Pioneer Athlete Spotlight on Zoe Lahanas of Clayton Valley Charter.

In Pleasant Hill. Police partnership with community essential.

In Concord. City takes multi-faceted approach to help the homeless, and waitlist coming soon for affordable housing units at Rick Judd Commons.

In Clayton. Parade exemplifies spirit of Pride Month.

From the county: Contra Costa offering Fish and Wildlife resource grants, and a countywide campaign to elevate trust in elections.

From the police. Concord PD arrests 2 for DUI, along with the latest reports from Concord and Clayton.

New music, new traditions for cities’ summer concerts.

Experiences as military nurse still influence artist.

Stay-at-home moms embrace new career paths.

Ornamental grasses provide visual garden variety.

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