When I awoke this morning at 4, the temperature outside was in the 30s. The cold air was slanting in through the window open a few inches… Read more “Cat sleep”

Danville Patch’s David Mills asks a very intriguing question of people who live in Alamo: where do they do their serious shopping? Do these Alamo-ites, many with… Read more “Walnut Creek or Danville? If you live in Alamo, which is your cultural and retail mecca?”

 Five people were arrested Saturday night in connection with two separate “grab and run” thefts from Broadway Plaza department stores, with two customers in the second case… Read more “Good Samaritans save the day from holiday season shoplifters”

It’s called Beyond the Creek, and its publisher, Adam Silverman, is someone like a lot of us who spends time in downtown, takes note of what’s new… Read more “Introducing a new Walnut Creek blog!”

“Previously friendly neighbors become hostile enemies  …” Sound familiar?  This situation has been happening all over the country, in communities where churches have decided they want to… Read more “A fundamental showdown: When a church group wants to expand its house of worship in a residential neighborhood”

Over the past month or so, I came across some interesting data from two local public school districts that educate high school students in Walnut Creek, as… Read more “Are tuition hikes at state universities turning off local high school graduates?”

“She knows that even if God is dead, you’re still going to kiss his ass.” –Tony Soprano to his son A.J., who on the eve of his… Read more “Quote o’ the Day: Relating to God?”

We recently received the first of many “explanation of benefits” from my HMO, regarding my emergency trip to John Muir Medical Center. As I explained in a… Read more “My $155,000-and-counting pacemaker treatment”

Two men were arrested  in connection with separate fights early Saturday morning, the first at 1515 Restaurant and Lounge and the second at Vice Ultra Lounge that… Read more “Bar fights in downtown lead to injuries, arrests”

I’ve never seen Dorell Wright out and about in my neighborhood, taking an early morning run or shooting baskets on the weekend at Parkmead Elementary School. Neighbor… Read more “Walnut Creek NBA star saves Thanksgiving in Oakland”