Crazy in Suburbia

Ever get a parking ticket parking in downtown Walnut Creek? But not from the City of Walnut Creek for parking on the street at an expired meter,… Read more “WC Parking meter matters (Part 1): You can seriously consider IGNORING those parking tickets issued at private downtown lots”

Just as KGO810 radio host and legal expert Len Tillem aired his analysis of the (non) enforcement power of private parking lot operators in downtown Walnut Creek,… Read more “WC Parking meter matters (Part 2): Lost my appeal over my complaint after getting ticketed on President’s Day. Oh well.”

The city spent nearly $50,000 to redesign its website, to make the site more user-friendly, the city’s web master, Brad Rovanpera, told the Contra Costa Times. The… Read more “WC’s $50,000 website makeover: What do you think?”

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?”