So This Happened…Week of Dec. 23-29, 2024
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Dec. 29, 2024) —This year was marked by several big local celebrations, including Clayton’s 60th anniversary of incorporation, Concord’s 50th year of its Sister City relationship with Kitakami, Japan, and Diablo Valley College’s 75th birthday. But it was also marred by several tragedies, including two stabbings, a fatal plane crash and two fires. Check out the Pioneer’s year in review for more on these and other stories from 2024 – along with the top news in local sports.
Arrests in Pleasant Hill shooting: Police have arrested two people in a shooting that injured a man and a child on Dec. 23 in the area of Contra Costa Boulevard and Vivian Drive. Police are calling the incident a child custody issue.
Countywide goals achieved: County Supervisor Ken Carlson outlined his three key accomplishments for 2024. “This year, the county had many critical projects and initiatives come to fruition. For me, 2024 was about making Contra Costa a more welcoming community, improving access to essential services and developing a sustainable future,” he wrote.
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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.