C3 Collective, the controversial medical marijuana dispensary, officially opened its doors this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony overseen by (pictured above) CEO Brian Hyman and representatives of… Read more “Walnut Creek Chamber welcomes C3 Collective with ribbon-cutting ceremony”
Category: Community news and controversies
Marijuana Paranoia: Our perplexing attitudes about pot and crime, but what about crime and that other socially acceptable mind-altering substance?
I’m sure some opponents of Walnut Creek allowing a medical marijuana dispensary in town are frothing at this local news: How a shooting erupted in Concord Sunday… Read more “Marijuana Paranoia: Our perplexing attitudes about pot and crime, but what about crime and that other socially acceptable mind-altering substance?”
Wish I had $600,000 to spend on fighting for my “right” to host raucous parties with lingerie-clad women on my 13-acre estate
What a jerk—though I could hurl out some other expletives at this guy named Kevin Degnan,who apparently liked seeing himself as the Hugh Hefner of the East… Read more “Wish I had $600,000 to spend on fighting for my “right” to host raucous parties with lingerie-clad women on my 13-acre estate”
Why doesn’t Walnut Creek vote to tax its new pot club?
We could follow the lead of Oakland, where 80 percent of voters in July said yes to a special landmark measure to tax sales of marijuana at… Read more “Why doesn’t Walnut Creek vote to tax its new pot club?”
Walnut Creek’s plan to tackle its budget woes in the midst of the Great Recession
City executive staff volunteering to take pay cuts … The city asking police and other unionized employees to reduce their compensation packages … Hiring freezes … A… Read more “Walnut Creek’s plan to tackle its budget woes in the midst of the Great Recession”