About 9:30 a.m. we noticed the power was out in our house. Strangely, about 20 minutes earlier, Soccer Dad, Soccer Son, and I heard an explosion. I… Read more “Power outage in my WC neighborhood; anyone else affected?”

Sorry to all those who need their constant fix of interviews and media images of Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, but the Danville hero pilot has decided to… Read more “Time to break your Sully addiction”

So reports Walnut Creek blogger, the DubC, in a very good post, updating the debate about Walnut Creek’s new library. The DubC also conducted a poll which… Read more “Most WC city employees opposed new library from the start”

My husband likes to say that this is a sign of my future pathology: I had pet rats as a child. Little “white rats,” the sweetest, most… Read more “Rats! Patrons complain of seeing “cat-sized” rodents frolicking by the screen and in the aisles of WC’s Century 14 movie theater”

My recent post about getting an expired meter ticket while parking in downtown Walnut Creek on Presidents Day, a national and city holiday, really touched a nerve… Read more “Do we who live in Walnut Creek (including our city leaders) need to get over ourselves?”

Did you see those big, military-looking helicopters flying low over central Contra Costa Friday afternoon? I was at work, in my office, which looks out over the… Read more “No, we weren’t under attack yesterday by military choppers–and it’s time for a bad, tasteless Sully joke”

This morning, Presidents Day, my husband, son, and I went to Starbucks on Locust Street in downtown Walnut Creek. We arrived shortly before 9 a.m. and parked… Read more “Walnut Creek’s mercenary parking meter practices applies to Presidents Day”

Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer accused of murder in the January 1 shooting of an unarmed man at Oakland’s Fruitvale BART station was released on… Read more “Mehserle makes bail, leaves jail Friday afternoon”

I know that using the term “show trial” is inflammatory and conjures up images of Stalin-era style of jurisprudence. But show trial refers to a highly public… Read more “The show trial of the former officer in the BART shooting case begins”

Walnut Creek’s City Council will be talking budget tonight, and the news isn’t good. The city is facing a $3.4 million shortfall this year and a deficit… Read more “If there’s any silver lining in WC’s dismal budget report? More downtown parking?”