Like a lot of you, I’ve been reading the Contra Costa Times story about the ordeal of Walnut Creek’s Shirley Madsen. The woman, who just turned 90,… Read more “If you have elderly parents or neighbors, how do you check up to make sure they are safe?”
Category: Community caring
Give Blood! Local Rotary Clubs sponsor major blood drive
A reader wants to share information with others about how they can give that gift of life: blood. From June 1 to June 14, local rotary clubs… Read more “Give Blood! Local Rotary Clubs sponsor major blood drive”
How to donate to the families of the slain Oakland police officers
The Oakland Police Officers Association so far has set up three accounts on behalf of the families and children of three of the four police officers gunned… Read more “How to donate to the families of the slain Oakland police officers”
Very sad story: partially mummified body of woman found in Walnut Creek condo
This week we saw a fair amount of news coverage about the decomposed body of an elderly woman found in a Piedmont home, and how the owner… Read more “Very sad story: partially mummified body of woman found in Walnut Creek condo”
"You commie, homo-loving sons of guns!" Sean Penn wins Oscar for playing Harvey Milk who came to Walnut Creek!
Bay Area-based actor Sean Penn won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his amazingly accurate, heart-felt depicition of slain gay rights advocate and San Francisco… Read more “"You commie, homo-loving sons of guns!" Sean Penn wins Oscar for playing Harvey Milk who came to Walnut Creek!”
Believe it or not, something some people in WC might need: a free workshop this Saturday on the foreclosure process
It’s been a month or two since I’ve visited this website, Foreclosure.com. From what I remember, in looking up listings for foreclosure and pre-foreclosures for Walnut Creek,… Read more “Believe it or not, something some people in WC might need: a free workshop this Saturday on the foreclosure process”
Something good WC is doing: Setting up a pharmaceutical disposal collection box
(Okay, I figured I had to write something positive about services offered by Walnut Creek’s city government, following my most recent rant on the city’s “mercenary parking… Read more “Something good WC is doing: Setting up a pharmaceutical disposal collection box”
Local hero: Clayton woman finds simple but ingenious way to get fresh fruit into the hands of hungry, needy area families.
Anna Chan is a stay-at-home mom with a 2-year-old daughter. I’ve profiled her before, and so have blogging friends, the Mayor of Claycord and Mister Writer, for… Read more “Local hero: Clayton woman finds simple but ingenious way to get fresh fruit into the hands of hungry, needy area families.”
Local hero: Anna Chan, mom and advocate for children, including Katie Grace Groebner
Yesterday, I posted a blog about Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the international hero pilot who saved 155 lives by landing his disabled jet safely in the Hudson… Read more “Local hero: Anna Chan, mom and advocate for children, including Katie Grace Groebner”
Suburban homeless: From Livermore to Lafayette, some bad news, but also some good news
I’ll first deliver the bad news–then the good news to, I hope, end this post on a more positive note. The bad news comes out of Livermore.… Read more “Suburban homeless: From Livermore to Lafayette, some bad news, but also some good news”
Crazy in Suburbia 