Try to put yourself in the difficult position of being Roman Polanski’s PR guy. You have to carry the message to the international community that some kind… Read more “Contra Costa’s Phillip Garrido: The possible specter undermining even French support for Roman Polanski”
Walnut Creek’s mayor is right: There were better ways to use $1 million than to spend on the Neiman Marcus battle
One million dollars: That’s what rival developers, on both sides of the Neiman Marcus battle, have spent since January in their fight over bringing this upscale retailer… Read more “Walnut Creek’s mayor is right: There were better ways to use $1 million than to spend on the Neiman Marcus battle”
Family, friends asking for help in finding missing Northgate alum
A reader alerted me to a Walnut Creek mom’s search for her missing son, Justin Clark, a 1997 graduate of Northgate High, who was seen on July… Read more “Family, friends asking for help in finding missing Northgate alum”
Gotta a French horn you’re not playing anymore? Donate it or any other unused instruments to student musicians in Walnut Creek schools
Not every student in the Walnut Creek School District who wants to play a musical instrument can play an instrument, due to a shortage of instruments that… Read more “Gotta a French horn you’re not playing anymore? Donate it or any other unused instruments to student musicians in Walnut Creek schools”
Serial killer admits involvement in the 1970s killing of a Walnut Creek woman
A guilty plea Tuesday by Roger Reece Kibbe, now 70, who became known as the I-5 strangler, finally puts to rest many of the questions surrounding the… Read more “Serial killer admits involvement in the 1970s killing of a Walnut Creek woman”
Walnut Creek’s unemployment reaches nearly 8 percent, a big jump from last year
Many top economists say the recession is over, but they also agree that job growth is going to lag for some time and that, especially in California,… Read more “Walnut Creek’s unemployment reaches nearly 8 percent, a big jump from last year”
Do any of you longtime Walnut Creekans know Kristy Watts? Or Kristy Siegrist? Danielle Steel’s thieving bookkeeper might be a hometown gal
I don’t want to sound snobby, but I’ve never read a Danielle Steel book. I do know the “prolific” romance novelist’s house, though. I lived within walking/jogging… Read more “Do any of you longtime Walnut Creekans know Kristy Watts? Or Kristy Siegrist? Danielle Steel’s thieving bookkeeper might be a hometown gal”
Easy dinners from a suburban gal I know: Using your imagination, plus ingredients found at Trader Joe’s or your own fridge
Even though I just polished off a plate of spaghetti, with a yummy mariana sauce, prepared by my husband, I’m getting hungry again, reading the recipes from… Read more “Easy dinners from a suburban gal I know: Using your imagination, plus ingredients found at Trader Joe’s or your own fridge”
Federal stimulus dollars at work along Civic Drive
Kevin Collins, the principal at Walnut Creek Intermediate, had warned parents that pickup and drop-off of students along North Civic Drive would be tricky this week. What… Read more “Federal stimulus dollars at work along Civic Drive”
Foreclosure woes drives caretaker, or so she says, to steal from 93-year-old Rossmoor client
An Oakley woman pleaded no contest to felony financial abuse of a 93-year-old Rossmoor woman whom she had been hired to work for as a caregiver. Teresa… Read more “Foreclosure woes drives caretaker, or so she says, to steal from 93-year-old Rossmoor client”
Crazy in Suburbia 