I remember when the big, white eight-story high-rise at the corner of Newell Avenue and South Main Street was a Security Pacific National bank. In fact, I… Read more “What’s going on with the big, white high-rise at Newell Avenue and South Main Street?”

As I detailed in a post in January, William J. Haynes II, Chevron’s chief corporate counsel, has come under intense scrutiny for his work as the Donald… Read more “A Chevron lawyer should probably avoid a trip to Barcelona; Spanish prosecutors might want to try him for alleged war crimes”

The new Neiman Marcus proposal has received a thumbs up from Walnut Creek Senior Planner Steven Buckley. In his staff report in advance of the Planning Commission… Read more “WC city planners—surprise!—recommend approval of new Neiman Marcus proposal”

Sister Helen Prejean will be speaking tonight in Walnut Creek Monday. She will talk about her work against the death penalty and about witnessing the executions of… Read more “What would anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean, of "Dead Man Walking" fame, say about Lovelle Mixon?”

The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement, which sponsored the March 26 East Oakland march and rally on behalf of Lovelle Mixon, has apparently received some criticism for… Read more “Lovelle Mixon, martyr? His supporters backtrack…Sort of…”

I know I might get some angry comments from members of Sufism Reoriented or their friends, but sorry, I couldn’t resist after reading that the mega-house of… Read more “Which would you rather have in your neighborhood? Sufism Reoriented’s 66,000-square-foot sanctuary or Aaron Spelling’s 57,000-square-foot "Manor?"”

Maybe, a bit. I took my son to the Oakland Airport Friday afternoon so that he could board a plane to have spring break fun with his… Read more “Drove past the makeshift memorial for the slain Oakland officers Friday afternoon; What more is there to say?”

A regular reader alerted me to the fact that OI-C Bowl, a restaurant specializing in fresh, “gourmet” Chinese food on North Main Street in Walnut Creek, displays… Read more “Flag of the People’s Republic of China flying outside popular WC Main Street restaurant: What do you think?”

My post, “Big, ugly spaceship-looking building or beautiful ‘sacred place?’” has garnered far more than the usual number of comments than Crazy in Suburbia is accustomed to.… Read more “Anonymous comments on this blog: Why I allow them and, for now, welcome them”

What timing: The preliminary hearing to decide whether former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle, 27, should stand trial for murder in the January 1 killing of Oscar Grant… Read more “BART shooting hearing put on hold, due to "raw" emotions over killing of four Oakland police officers”