This blog may be called Crazy in Suburbia, but I don’t at all take the suffering of people with mental illnesses lightly. In fact, someone very close… Read more “Woman Attempts Suicide at Concord Middle School, reports Claycord.com”
UPDATE: More Children Around the State Need Free and Reduced Price School Meals
In an earlier post, I raised the question of whether local school data on students needing food assistance confirmed a new federal study that poverty is increasing… Read more “UPDATE: More Children Around the State Need Free and Reduced Price School Meals”
UPDATE: Neiman Marcus to go back to the drawing board
After (perhaps finally) listening to the concerns of local residents, while also facing a special election and a lawsuit, Broadway Plaza owners announced that the high-end retailer… Read more “UPDATE: Neiman Marcus to go back to the drawing board”
Why I’ve Learned to Stop Worrying About Whether I’m Happy or Like Myself
About a year ago, my husband, point blank, asked me whether I was happy. I took a deep breath and answered “no.” Why wasn’t I happy? What… Read more “Why I’ve Learned to Stop Worrying About Whether I’m Happy or Like Myself”
The "Shadowy" Suspects Behind the Plot to Derail WC’s Neiman Marcus Project
The managers of Sunvalley Mall? San Ramon’s Sunset Development? Other nefarious mall operators who don’t want Walnut Creek’s highly esteemed Broadway Plaza to continue to succeed? Who… Read more “The "Shadowy" Suspects Behind the Plot to Derail WC’s Neiman Marcus Project”
Golf cart accident at Rossmoor kills 79-year-old man
Rossmoor resident Ronald Scrivner died Sunday morning, the day after a golf cart he was riding in was struck by a car while the cart was crossing… Read more “Golf cart accident at Rossmoor kills 79-year-old man”
Does Local School Data on Students Receiving Free and Reduced Priced Lunches Show Growing Poverty Levels in the East Bay Suburbs?
The other day I wrote a post alerting readers to an article about a federal study saying that poverty is spreading and re-clustering in the suburbs. A… Read more “Does Local School Data on Students Receiving Free and Reduced Priced Lunches Show Growing Poverty Levels in the East Bay Suburbs?”
Mom on the Verge: “I can’t talk to anyone. It’s so horrible. I’m so sad.”
These are the poignant lines uttered by a suburban mom on the verge. She’s Betty Draper, the young, blond, pretty seemingly perfect 1960 housewife in the critically… Read more “Mom on the Verge: “I can’t talk to anyone. It’s so horrible. I’m so sad.””
New Federal Report: Poverty Spreading to the Suburbs
The day after Black Friday when we were all supposed to be crowding Target, Best Buy, Macys, and the malls, spending money we might not have on… Read more “New Federal Report: Poverty Spreading to the Suburbs”
Good Commentary on WC City Council’s Tone Deafness Regarding the Neiman Marcus Project
Don Huggins, a Walnut Creek resident, asserts that the Walnut Creek City Council is to blame for the costs the city would bear if opponents of the… Read more “Good Commentary on WC City Council’s Tone Deafness Regarding the Neiman Marcus Project”
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