Finally, for the first time in my life I have the chance to kind of, sort of be a tragic heroine whose little cough-cough in the early… Read more “Cough Cough!”

My husband tells me that I actually gave him an ultimatum: that I would leave him if he did not retain a lawyer to go with him… Read more “Living with Crazy: Denial, Disbelief and Falling Apart”

Seems like I might have a sports celebrity in my ‘hood. An NBC11 truck on Sunday was parked outside one of those very big houses that sit… Read more “Which Golden State Warrirors player recently moved into my ‘hood?”

Listen, I always try to park within the lines of spaces in parking lots–as difficult as that is getting to be in most parking lots in crowded… Read more “Your car gets tapped when I open my door to get out? With our tight spaces in parking lots these days, better get over it”

In this photo by resident Bob Brittain, he noted that it’s tough to see Mount Diablo but he was intrigued by the lighting effects caused by the… Read more “Good morning, Walnut Creek”

This column is also posted on Walnut Creek Patch: On Tueday, the Walnut Creek City Council Wednesday unanimously approved a two-year agreement with police managers that calls… Read more “Crazy in Suburbia: Police Managers and Officers Mad as Hell–or Very Frustrated–by State of Public Safety Funding in Walnut Creek”

I need to get back to Buttercup Grill and Bar. There’s the one of Ygnacio Valley Road, next door to Walnut Creek’s courthouse, and there’s one on… Read more “Buttercup Grill: Scene of Scandal, Casualty of a Racially Charged Protests, Buttercupgate. Who knew?”

There’s a story here, a fragment of something. It involves the lives of people long ago, some who are now dead. This fragment of information I received:… Read more “An Old Letter Offers a Glimpse into a Teacher’s Sad, Hidden Life”

Organizers of the rally Monday in Walnut Creek to show support for former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle are declining requests for interviews and won’t identify themselves.… Read more “Mehserle Rally Organizers Say They Want Peace, Not Hatred at Monday’s Rally”

My son is on a journey of sorts this summer. This journey includes a stop Saturday night at the “New” Rheem Theatre, where the California Independent Film… Read more “An Education: The Summer of Movies”