So far, Concerned Citizen, the mystery organizer of this petition drive, has gathered 49 signatures calling for a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Walnut Creek city… Read more “Will the leaf blower debate heat up in Walnut Creek with a new petition drive?”
Category: Leaf blowers
Turn off that leaf blower!
That’s what I yelled out my window yesterday morning at the landscaper using a roaring-loud leaf blower to clear something from in front of my house. Leaves?… Read more “Turn off that leaf blower!”
Contra Costa anti-leaf blower group taking their message to the movies
Quiet Orinda, a well-organized group that is trying to get their city to ban leaf blowers, has created a short documentary that it will air at the… Read more “Contra Costa anti-leaf blower group taking their message to the movies”
Grrrr: The leaf blower guys are blasting around my house this morning
I’m home on vacation, but not really on vacation… Doing a bit of work here and there (while also watching, out of the corner of my eye,… Read more “Grrrr: The leaf blower guys are blasting around my house this morning”
For those annoyed by leaf blowers, here’s Walnut Creek’s relevant noise ordinance
With all the concern expressed by readers about the noise made by leaf blowers, how clever of one of you to to find out which city ordinance… Read more “For those annoyed by leaf blowers, here’s Walnut Creek’s relevant noise ordinance”
Should Walnut Creek ban leaf blowers? What do you think about them?
It’s a timely question to ask, now that many of our streets, walkways, lawns, and gardens are carpeted by newly fallen leaves. How do we address what… Read more “Should Walnut Creek ban leaf blowers? What do you think about them?”
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