BY TYLER HENSON Two movies about uncanny creatures opened this weekend. Other Mommy features a …
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BY HELEN LAME’ The Golden State Valkyries, fresh off a sweep of the defending champion …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Spencer Schulhauser sent everyone home happy with an extra innings win for the Bulldogs on Friday, March 18. The junior outfielder drove in the games only run to give Alhambra the 1-0 win against the Irvington Vikings, a result that alleviates some of the tension …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Before the celebratory Gatorade had even dried from his trademark windbreaker, a decision had been made: Paul Buccellato was not leaving the program. The final few games on the 2015 season were like a farewell tour, everything was easy, the team was playing well, getting …
Read More »By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog baseball team got the tables turned on them on Tuesday afternoon, as they dropped a 1-0 game to California-Whittier. Less than a week after walking off, and being able to live with the fact that the hitting has been sparse at home so …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog tennis team lined up against Campolindo on Thursday, March 17, and made some solid strides to turn around the program. “Some of the guys said it was just not their best tennis today, but we did have a couple of really good match …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Unlike baseball, the varsity lacrosse boys reversed their fates from their previous game in a positive way, by thumping Dublin 14-1 on Tuesday night for their first league win of 2016. The Bulldogs improved to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in Diablo Foothill Athletic League play, …
Read More »Response to Hamilton Fish (see the Dec. 25, 2015, edition of the Martinez Tribune): Your outlook that includes a historic Martinez is refreshing. As one who remembers and fought three present members of council a decade ago who were bent on an RDA and destroying the current built environment, and …
Read More »There won’t be any Pine Meadow voter referendum before the Martinez electorate this fall. Actually, the vote was envisioned as a cut-and-dried yay or nay vote. Change the existing open space use designation in the (now aging) general plan to allow a proposed housing development to proceed on the Dean’s …
Read More »The packed City Council meeting on Pine Meadows shows beyond question that citizens care about the place. The City Council voted to send the current proposal back to the drawing board. The applicant seems to agree. The right approach should seek compromise. On the one hand, the owners have some …
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By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune About a third of Martinez Rotarians are vets. They’ve served in all services, and in many periods. Rotary speaker Steven Burchik asked for a show of hands as he started his talk at a recent meeting of the local Rotary club. Burchik served …
Read More »MARTINEZ, Calif. – A recent incident near Martinez Junior High School has sparked additional police patrols in the area. According to a March 17 release by Deputy Superintendent of Martinez Unified School District CJ Cammack, a female junior high student was recently approached by a stranger while walking home from …
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BY XAVIER JOHNSON What is it like after the lights come back on and the party is over? How does it feel to come home at 2:00 a.m. and catch yourself in the mirror? These questions are central to modern pop’s current movement. Today’s pop stars are in direct conversation …
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About 138,400 adults in Contra Costa County say their mental health was not good on at least 14 of the past 30 days, according to the newest county estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 15.3% of the county’s adults, up from 11.5% in the CDC’s estimates …
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