Alamo’s Ellen Tauscher may soon be giving up her Congressional seat to go to work in President Obama’s State Department as undersecretary for arms control and international… Read more “Tauscher tapped to go to State Department”
Saranap neighbors protest large "spaceship-looking" Sufism sanctuary
Update: CBS5.com‘s report on the “faith center fight” surrounding the proposed Sufism Reoriented sanctuary is up on the station’s website. Reporter Joe Vasquez did a good job… Read more “Saranap neighbors protest large "spaceship-looking" Sufism sanctuary”
WC police arrest burglary suspect
Police this afternoon arrested a 22-year-old Concord man on suspicion of breaking into a car parked in the 2700 block of Oak Road. Sgt. Lanny Edwards says… Read more “WC police arrest burglary suspect”
Good news on the WC restaurant scene: Zheng Long will make its comeback
The Mayor of Claycord, with the help of his ace photographer, Radar, are reporting that construction to repair Zheng Long restaurant, which was serioiusly damaged in a… Read more “Good news on the WC restaurant scene: Zheng Long will make its comeback”
Jury convicts ex-Benicia High assistant football coach in WC drug deal gone bad
“Drug deal gone bad.” Sounds so Richmond, doesn’t it? Not Walnut Creek. Well, something of that sort happened here, and a Contra Costa County jury took just… Read more “Jury convicts ex-Benicia High assistant football coach in WC drug deal gone bad”
Big, ugly “spaceship-looking” building or beautiful “sacred place?” Religious group’s sanctuary plans divide once tranquil WC/Lafayette neighborhood
Readers, sorry, this is a long post, but it’s one of the weirder, more disturbing neighborhood disputes I’ve ever come across. The illustration at left says a… Read more “Big, ugly “spaceship-looking” building or beautiful “sacred place?” Religious group’s sanctuary plans divide once tranquil WC/Lafayette neighborhood”
Rumors of bomb threat spook hundreds of students to skip school Friday
This week’s mass killing at a high school in Germany, a disturbing reminder of the shooting at Columbine High massacre nearly 10 years ago, may have fed… Read more “Rumors of bomb threat spook hundreds of students to skip school Friday”
Is the owner of the Contra Costa Times facing bankruptcy? What does that mean? Should we care?
Bankrcupty: That’s the word the New York Times uses in describing the current financial challenges of MediaNews Group, the company that owns the Contra Costa Times, the… Read more “Is the owner of the Contra Costa Times facing bankruptcy? What does that mean? Should we care?”
Authorities investigating role of mental illness in 73-year-old man’s slaying in Clayton’s post office
With Shannon Bradley Moore due in court today, to be arraigned on murder charges in connection with Saturday’s post office killing of Raymond Casso, prosecutors acknowledge they… Read more “Authorities investigating role of mental illness in 73-year-old man’s slaying in Clayton’s post office”
Signs of something very wrong in the world–and in Suburbia? 73-year-old man stabbed in Clayton post office Saturday
A Clayton man who just celebrated his 73rd birthday suffered fatal stab wounds while visiting Clayton’s main post office Saturday morning. A suspect, identified by the Contra… Read more “Signs of something very wrong in the world–and in Suburbia? 73-year-old man stabbed in Clayton post office Saturday”
Crazy in Suburbia 