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By Vera Kochan Bigstock images For the past eight months, a lone coyote has been attributed to five DNA confirmed attacks within Lafayette and Moraga which have taken place primarily at dusk or dawn. The first attack, on July 9, 2020, involved a 2-year-old boy near the parking lot restrooms at the Moraga Commons Park. A second attack, on Dec. 4, took place at the Campolindo High School stadium where a man was bitten while exercising. Another attack came on Dec. 15 behind Lafayette s Diablo Foods while an employee was taking a break. The next incident occurred on Feb. 16 when a 3-year-old girl was bitten during a walk with her mother two blocks away from Campolindo on Calle La Montana. The most recent attack on an adult male came Feb. 19 near the Kwik Stop in Lafayette. ....
Oakland parents at Schools Not Screens rally press to get classrooms reopened FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, a graduate of Skyline High School, is flanked by kids from the Oakland Unified School District at a rally for reopening schools.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of4 Oakland parents Ken Perry and Koren Temple-Perry and their 6-year-old daughter, Sophia Perry, made signs for the rally to get Oakland schools reopened.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of4 Kim Desai rallies with her homemade sign calling for Oakland to reopen schools.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 4of4 Lea Fassluke, 4, says she hopes Oakland public schools will reopen in time for her to attend in person next fall.Sam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less ....
Let s go fishing - everything you need to know about visiting San Pablo Reservoir FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8A girl waits to board a rental boat at San Pablo Reservoir on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in El Sobrante, Calif.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of8Visitors walk along a path at San Pablo Reservoir on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in El Sobrante, Calif.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of8Trees ring the shoreline of San Pablo Reservoir on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in El Sobrante, Calif.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 4of8Rental boats line docks at San Pablo Reservoir on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in El Sobrante, Calif.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less ....
SMC grad helps Numi Organic Tea make its global mark By Vera Kochan Brian Durkee in Jiangxi, China - the country s largest Fair Trade Tea cooperative. Photo provided Most would think working for an organic tea company would be all zen, without much strife. But when Brian Durkee, who was recently promoted to CEO after several years serving as the company s president, traveled around the world on behalf of Oakland-based Numi Organic Tea, it was not without its dangerous moments. On a trip to Egypt in 2011, Durkee was there working on the chamomile and mint products when a revolution took place. I wasn t allowed to leave the hotel. I had to grow a beard and wore a scarf around my head. When I traveled, I had to have armed guards with me. If something went wrong there was no infrastructure to get us out of trouble. It was like something out of an Indiana Jones movie! ....