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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl in February, trouncing a very good New England team 29-13 to claim the second championship in franchise history.  They return most of their skill players, including quarterback Sam Darnold and 2025 Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who signed …

The Martinez Tribune is looking for both established and aspiring journalists to come join our team and help keep the Tribune one of Contra Costa county’s leading independent community newspapers. We’re looking for writers interested in covering local news in Martinez in addition to both Bay Area sports and music, …

BY TYLER HENSON The summer season ends on a cool note with several new releases; Onslaught, Fall 2: Deadpoint, and By Any Means. There hasn’t been much advertising for these films, and we’re not getting the sense they’re generating a lot of hype. It’ll likely be a slow weekend as …

BY TYLER HENSON Coyote vs. Acme (103mins) is finally here, after being completed in 2023 and shelved by Warner Bros. for tax purposes. Most of us probably remember the public outcry a few years ago that brought enormous attention to the film, leading to Ketchup Entertainment purchasing the finished movie …

Shirley Ruth Summers – Dear wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to many – passed away peacefully at her home on August 23, 2026, at the age of 87. Shirley is survived by her daughter Tamara Summers of Antioch, CA; daughter Kimberly Kelley of Pleasant Prairie, WI; …

BY TYLER HENSON The logline for Spilled Milk asks, “what really happened to all those deadbeat dads who went to the store to get milk?” Writer/directed Jared Leaf imagines a sinister answer in this twelve-minute horror short, which had a special screening at the Contra Costa Cinema on August 29th. …

BY TYLER HENSON Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (112 mins) An indie festival hit that’s gotten some excellent critical response, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s love letter to 80’s slasher films like Friday the 13th (1980) and Sleepaway Camp (1983). Kris (Hannah …

EDITORS NOTE: The Tribune is pleased to present the debut of our new movie reviews column, anchored by our columnist Tyler Henson. Going forward, we’ll strive to provide you weekly reviews of significant new releases, accompanied by capsules of previously released movies. ENJOY ! BY TYLER HENSON Between The Odyssey …

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested on prostitution charges in Ohio over the weekend. York pleaded no contest on Monday after the state of Ohio amended the one count of engaging in prostitution to a disorderly conduct charge. Court documents state York responded to an ad on a …

John Leslie Reich, 79, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He will be remembered for his kind heart, devotion to his family and friends and the love of a good time and a good cigar. John was born August 29, 1946, in …