My soon-to-be 12-year-old is adamant that, this summer, he’s not going to a camp. Even though, from our recollection, he’s very much enjoyed most of his camp experiences.… Read more “What are YOU going to do with your kids this summer? We’re trying to figure it out!”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
What do you think Walnut Creek’s "brand" should be?
Seriously. OK, I know we could all have fun with this, and I could get snarky. But I’m reading comments on my earlier post about Roger Brooks,… Read more “What do you think Walnut Creek’s "brand" should be?”
Are parents doing right by their kids by allowing them to hide behind their lawyers in the Joe Loudon case?
The morning that Patrick “P.J.” Gabrielli was released from jail, the 18-year-old was “completely broken,” his mother reportedly said. “He could not stop crying. He sat on… Read more “Are parents doing right by their kids by allowing them to hide behind their lawyers in the Joe Loudon case?”
Walnut Creek’s “Mason-Dixon” line
Hmm, I found curious the idea that Walnut Creek has a geographical boundary between north and south, likened by a branding expert to the symbolic boundary associated with… Read more “Walnut Creek’s “Mason-Dixon” line”
Buckhorn Grill regrets allowing Open Carry members to gather at its restaurant last Saturday
As other media outlets and I reported, up to 100 members of Bay Area Open Carry, wearing unloaded guns and ammunition clips strapped to their belts, turned… Read more “Buckhorn Grill regrets allowing Open Carry members to gather at its restaurant last Saturday”
It’s Team Acalanes as the county Academic Decathlon winners
Here’s a press release from the Contra Costa County Office of Education, which sponsored the 2010 Contra Costa Academic Decathlon. Jonathan B. Lance, the office’s Communications Specialist, writes… Read more “It’s Team Acalanes as the county Academic Decathlon winners”
A benefit for Save Mt. Diablo offers one good reason to extend the 15 minutes of the guy who wants Mount Diablo to become Mt. Reagan
OK, so there are apparently a lot of people who are taking seriously a proposal by Art Mjares, a self-proclaimed devout Christian from Oakley, to rename Mount… Read more “A benefit for Save Mt. Diablo offers one good reason to extend the 15 minutes of the guy who wants Mount Diablo to become Mt. Reagan”
Walnut Creek’s surprising Olympian
Read this piece in Diablo magazine’s February issue about a Walnut Creek real estate agent, Chuck Berkeley, who has made the Olympic four-man bobsled team. Writer Peter… Read more “Walnut Creek’s surprising Olympian”
Mt. Diablo school board OKs $4 million in cuts
The Mt. Diablo Unified School District board of trustees agreed to cut $4 million to the budget Tuesday night, but that leaves many more millions that need to… Read more “Mt. Diablo school board OKs $4 million in cuts”
Top Contra Costa prosecutor blasts Times editorial, the conduct of his own union, and what he describes as the toxic atmosphere in our county’s District Attorney’s Office
Who would think it, but the race among three candidates to be the next Contra Costa District Attorney is getting scorching hot. One of the office’s top… Read more “Top Contra Costa prosecutor blasts Times editorial, the conduct of his own union, and what he describes as the toxic atmosphere in our county’s District Attorney’s Office”
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