So This Happened…Week of April 8 through 14, 2024
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Apr. 14, 2024) — Clayton native Kara Kohler qualified for her third Olympics in rowing, competing in the single sculls, after a big win at the team trials in Florida.
“It’s a relief,” Kohler said. “There was a lot of stress leading up to that race because you’ve got to be on for that one race. It’s a dream come true to go to the Olympics again. I’m pumped.”
Rallying for rent control: After a 20-minute stop at Cambridge Park, supporters of rent control took to the streets with a caravan of 45 vehicles on April 7. Their goal was to get the word out about the city’s new tenant ordinance, which has been suspended due to a signature drive to put the issue on the November ballot.
Now that’s a beer run: The Pioneer’s David Scholz hit the road recently, traveling to Santa Rosa to taste the latest incarnation of Pliny the Young. The Russian River Brewery was celebrating its 20th year of limited production of the Triple IPA.
More stories
Here are some other stories the Pioneer published recently:
From Concord PD: Arrest in sexual assault, deadline approaches for College Scholarship Award, plus the latest arrest report.
In entertainment: Check out JOR Fine Art Gallery’s Tina Turner Tribute to Clayton, or stay at home and catch up on shows like “Invincible” and “Shogun.”
Two critically injured in Walnut Creek as car collides with ConFire truck.
Obituary: Ellen Christine Findlay Herdegen.
“Spring into Action” with White Pony Express fundraiser.
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Bev Britton
Bev Britton graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota and moved to the Bay Area with her soon-to-be husband Jim in 1986. She was features editor at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek before becoming managing editor of the Contra Costa Sun in Lafayette in 1995. She retired from newsrooms in 2001, but an ad for the Clayton Pioneer drew her back in. The family moved to Lake Wildwood in the Gold Country a few years ago - but working at the Pioneer keeps her in touch with her old neighborhoods in Concord and Clayton.