Martinez Patch

07/29/2024

Patch readers take the most incredible photos! Check out these stunners!

It's your state; It's your shot. This is California in photos.

07/29/2024

If you're going to pay your California "membership fee" you may as well enjoy every adventurous activity the state has to offer, like these.

07/29/2024

The earthquake was felt at exactly 2 p.m.

Here's the latest information from the U.S. Geological Survey.

07/29/2024

National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day is approaching as the summer produce gives and gives and gives.

National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day is approaching as the summer produce gives and gives and gives.

07/28/2024

It's your state; It's your shot. This is California in photos.

07/28/2024

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman reprise their iconic roles in Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine."

07/28/2024

The week in CA business news includes a CA wine company's bankruptcy costing 377 jobs, a rise in fast food jobs and half-off mac and cheese.

07/28/2024

An Amazon delivery contained a dirty diaper; it stinks for the third-party sellers, too. A giant inflatable IUD tours the country.

07/28/2024

A beach homeowner goes viral for berating a family of beachgoers; fireworms set the coast aglow; a Good Samaritan stopped to help a crash victim and the pileup that ensued was captured on video; a hundred 'delicacy ducklings' were rescued from horrible conditions; California Pizza Kitchen is offering a half-off meal all month after an order SNAFU went viral; and more details emerge about the bloodied woman dragging a Samurai Sword down the street. Here are the Patch stories you may have missed this week.

Beach Homeowner Berates Family Of Beachgoers | Chain Offers Half-Off All Month After Viral SNAFU | 100 'Delicacy' Ducklings Rescued

07/28/2024

New data revealed America's brunch hotspots, hidden gems and which brunch-obsessed states were leading the charge.

07/28/2024

Your community’s social media page may bring out the best in your neighbors. Or the worst. What’s the best way to keep discussions civil?

Your community's social media page may bring out the best in your neighbors. Or the worst. What's the best way to keep discussions civil?

07/27/2024

Federal regulators step up oversight of Southwest Airlines after a string of safety mishaps, including three planes flying dangerously low.

07/27/2024

The governor recently took action on a slate of bills, signing off on two dozen and vetoing one. Here are the highlights.

07/27/2024

Beach Homeowner Berates Family Of Beachgoers | Chain Offers Half-Off All Month After Viral SNAFU | 100 ‘Delicacy’ Ducklings Rescued

Beach Homeowner Berates Family Of Beachgoers | Chain Offers Half-Off All Month After Viral SNAFU | 100 'Delicacy' Ducklings Rescued

07/27/2024

The ocean is aglow off the California coast, and it's not just the usual red tide causing it. It's fireworms! That's right — mating fireworms are causing the waves to glow in some places. California

Fireworms have been spotted in Newport Beach where their glowing mating dance coincides with bioluminescent waves.

07/27/2024

A health department official said the death reinforces the importance of reducing the risk of infection by reducing exposure to mosquitoes.

07/27/2024

07/27/2024

Parts of Concord and Bay Point north of Highway 4 were ordered to evacuate immediately. Here are the zones evacuated.

07/26/2024

71 NorCal athletes have qualified for the Paris Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as Team USA continues to take shape.

07/26/2024

Several deli meats are being recalled after a multi-state listeria outbreak left two people dead and sickened nearly three dozen others.

07/26/2024

The largest fire burning in California tripled in size overnight. Police believe they've arrested the man seen starting the blaze by pushing a burning car into a gully and fleeing the scene.

A man pushed the flaming car into a gully, then calmly left the area with other people fleeing what's now known as the Park Fire.

07/26/2024

The wind-driven Flynn Fire in Alameda County sparked off Interstate Highway 580 just before 10 p.m.

07/26/2024

A man pushed the flaming car into a gully, then calmly left the area with other people fleeing what's now known as the Park Fire.

07/26/2024

Kamala Harris is bringing back Democratic donors. Donald Trump is counting on V.P. pick JD Vance to raise money in Silicon Valley.

07/25/2024

It was a routine day for the K9 and its handler. Until this happened...

07/25/2024

Three gunmen took items from customers and cash from tellers at a bank branch, police said.

07/25/2024

With the city facing an annual deficit of over $2 million, the City Council voted to place a seven-year tax hike on the November ballot.

07/25/2024

The order comes less than a month after the Supreme Court reversed a ruling that prohibited cities from banning encampments.

07/25/2024

Wildfires tear through California at a tremendous cost. One rancher recommends returning to the practice of prescribed burns.

07/25/2024

Compounding pharmacies make copies of semaglutide drugs. Physicians —​ including one in Manhattan Beach — prescribe them to patients.