Diablo Reporter

Today is National Coffee Day.  It’s a day to celebrate the brew and the bean!

Stop by one of these favorite Coffee serving establishments to take advantage of their FREE Coffee offers in honor of one of the world’s favorite beverages!

•FREE Sample of Green Coffee Bean Formula

•FREE Medaglia d’Oro Coffee Sample

•FREE Maxwell House International Coffee Coupons 

•FREE Gevalia Mocha Latte Sample

•FREE ANDROID APP ► Espresso Coffee Recipes

•FREE Fall Coffee Recipe eBook

•FREE iPhone APP ► Coffee Love

•FREE Coffee at Pilot and Flying J Truck Stops with Coupon

•FREE Coffee at Krispy Kreme

•FREE Small Maple Latte at Peet’s Coffee & Tea with Coupon

•FREE Taste of new Ethiopian Coffee at Starbucks

•FREE Coffee at many McDonald’s Locations – Verify with yours.

•FREE IKEA Family card members can get a FREE cup coffee in the IKEA Restaurant – all day, Monday to Friday. If you aren’t a Family card member, it’s free to sign up!

•FREE Einstein Bros Bagels is offering Buy One, Get One Free Beverages all weekend through Sunday, 9/29. You can even choose from fall favorites like Autumn Roast, Iced Mocha, Pumpkin Latte.

Come enjoy a day at Cesar Chavez Park, Sunday Oct 6th 11am to 6pm and join A Day On The Water FREE music festival. Come experience great views of the bay in a 90 acre park at the Berkeley Marina. Enjoy 7 good bands, tasty food and cool vendors. Admission is free.

7 Bands include Zulu Spear-played with Grateful Dead, Neville Brothers, Rock Candy- Terry Morton who toured with Sammy Haggar and with Jefferson Starship is in this band, Caesar Myles and the Dreaded Truth- played SF Reggae Festival and Groovin High which is a great acid rock band. Check out Just Chill, a very sweet Reggae band, Plus Damn Near Dead which are classic Rockers and Rob Sesma Band for some good old school guitar picking. Guest speakers include Cindy Sheehan who’s running for Governor of California and there will be a Spokesperson from NORML too.

This event is disabled friendly. Festival seating so bring a blanket. Call 510-677-9425 for info or check out their website at www.tennrlw.wix.com/a-day-on-the-water

A video compiled of normal everyday citizens refusing to answer questions and obey unlawful orders has gone viral and has created a stir. While none of the videos were recorded in Contra Costa, the county does allow and conduct the  checkpoints regularly.

The cities that allow the controversial checkpoints include Clayton, Concord, Brentwood, El Cerrito, Martinez, Oakley, Richmond, San Pablo & Pittsburg. The City of Concord has even conducted random smog checkpoints on Treat & Cowell Rd back in April.

The wave of upheavel this video has caused is largely from the public that typically complies with such checkpoints and were unaware that they have a legal right to refuse to comply. These legal refusals include refusing to pulling over, following officer’s directions, produce identification and answering basic questions.

DUI Checkpoints are no longer being monitored by just the police, most checkpoints are attracting spectators. Random citizen that are curious about what actually goes on have observed several rights violations including unlawful searches, seizures and detentions. One family at the checkpoints on Treat & Cowell Rd back in April were teaching their younger daughters about the difference between laws and rights as they watch the operation of the checkpoint.

Some citizens are doing more than just watching from the sidelines. This Brentwood man decided to take matters in his own hands and protested the checkpoint activity in August. This protester not only is informing people there is a checkpoint ahead but he’s also showing them the way out.

Credit for the photo goes to Cameron Lewis.

After the photo above was posted to Facebook and received 444 “likes”.

One intention we’ve had at the bottom of our hearts was to build a community around the Mt Diablo area and bring people and ideas closer together. We want all of our readers to feel like this is your blog too. So far we’ve had a lot of fun and offered many great opportunities! Now it’s your turn!

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