With the Acalanes Union High School District cutting $4.8 million from its 2010-11 school year budget, laying off 57 teachers, and losing about $254 per student, the… Read more “Acalanes district high schools will need to eliminate seventh period unless an emergency parcel tax passes in May”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Top local restaurants and wineries unite Sunday to hold benefit for Haiti
Want a chance to sample food from some of our best restaurants in our ‘burbs? You can on Sunday afternoon in a tent at the Walnut Creek… Read more “Top local restaurants and wineries unite Sunday to hold benefit for Haiti”
Would Open Carry members be Pants on the Ground guys if they didn’t have their gun belts?
Just a question asked by a gun-owning reader and Walnut Creek business owner. He’s reacting to the latest demonstration February 6 by members of Bay Area Open… Read more “Would Open Carry members be Pants on the Ground guys if they didn’t have their gun belts?”
Walnut Creek man arrested in Lafayette, accused of soliciting sex with a minor
A 44-year-old Walnut Creek man, Guy Allan Quinton, 44, was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a 16-year-old girl for sex in an Internet chat room. Quinton was arrested Tuesday… Read more “Walnut Creek man arrested in Lafayette, accused of soliciting sex with a minor”
Co Co Supervisors wimp out and vote against renaming Mount Diablo Mount Reagan
I know I was initially annoyed by this whole issue raised by an Oakley man who thought that the name “Diablo” was “derogatory and profane.” And I… Read more “Co Co Supervisors wimp out and vote against renaming Mount Diablo Mount Reagan”
Buena Vista residents not happy about proposed wireless tower in their Walnut Creek ‘hood
Around 200 residents of the Buena Vista neighborhood have signed a petition and written letters to the city opposing AT&T’s plans to build a wireless antenna on… Read more “Buena Vista residents not happy about proposed wireless tower in their Walnut Creek ‘hood”
Free foreclosure workshop in Walnut Creek Saturday
All those little red houses, like pieces on a Monopoly board, signify homes in foreclosure in Walnut Creek, according to Zillow.com. The concentration of red on this map… Read more “Free foreclosure workshop in Walnut Creek Saturday”
WC Parking Chronicles Part 1: A reader’s confession about how a valet parking situation pushed him over the edge
A reader e-mailed me a couple weeks ago with his story of frustration about encountering many empty valet-parking designated spaces in an otherwise packed downtown lot. This… Read more “WC Parking Chronicles Part 1: A reader’s confession about how a valet parking situation pushed him over the edge”
WC Parking Chronicles Part 2: Q&A with Kish Rajan about major downtown parking gripes raised in a city survey
A reader’s tale of his heated, emotional experience sparked by a conflict with dozens of empty valet parking spaces in one of the downtown private garages prompted me to request… Read more “WC Parking Chronicles Part 2: Q&A with Kish Rajan about major downtown parking gripes raised in a city survey”
Lark Creek and Pizza Antica owners among semi-finalists for James Beard Award
Some notable East Bay suburban restaurants made the cut for consideration for James Beard Foundation Awards. For foodies, the James Beard Awards are like the Oscars. “These awards confer… Read more “Lark Creek and Pizza Antica owners among semi-finalists for James Beard Award”
Crazy in Suburbia 