My local–and former–Longs in downtown Walnut Creek is getting a new sign and undergoing some interior renovations, as it is transformed into CVS. Rhode Island-based CVS bought… Read more “Longs to CVS”
Red hot race to fill Tauscher’s seat: Which of 14 candidates do you like?
Sure, the more than dozen candidates vying to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher in the 10th congressional district have just filed to run. And maybe, like me, you’ve… Read more “Red hot race to fill Tauscher’s seat: Which of 14 candidates do you like?”
WC joining other cities to seek funds to help area’s newly homeless, especially homeless families
Walnut Creek is joining with Concord, Pittsburg, and Antioch to apply for $1.2 million in federal Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds. The U.S. Department of… Read more “WC joining other cities to seek funds to help area’s newly homeless, especially homeless families”
WC city staff not crazy about the Dudums’ plans to transform 1515 Restaurant and Lounge into a nightclub
Last week, I reported on how Jack and Sylvia Dudum, of the extended Dudum family of Walnut Creek-based restaurant and real-estate moguls, were accused in, IMO, a… Read more “WC city staff not crazy about the Dudums’ plans to transform 1515 Restaurant and Lounge into a nightclub”
Walnut Creek’s plan to tackle its budget woes in the midst of the Great Recession
City executive staff volunteering to take pay cuts … The city asking police and other unionized employees to reduce their compensation packages … Hiring freezes … A… Read more “Walnut Creek’s plan to tackle its budget woes in the midst of the Great Recession”
WC joins other cities in seeking federal dollars to deal with the foreclosure crisis
Facing a $7.3 million shortfall this fiscal year, and a nearly $30 million deficit, in the next two years, Walnut Creek is looking for various ways to… Read more “WC joins other cities in seeking federal dollars to deal with the foreclosure crisis”
One CD-10 candidate’s backstory: a progressive Hollywood scriptwriter’s dream
You’re an aspiring Hollywood screen writer and you’re asked to help pen a remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the classic tale of a young, idealistic… Read more “One CD-10 candidate’s backstory: a progressive Hollywood scriptwriter’s dream”
Update: Orinda teen choked on own vomit after mixing medication and alchol
Police said Wednesday that Joseph Loudon did not poison himself by drinking too much at a neighbor’s party May 23, but from a dangerous mix of alcohol… Read more “Update: Orinda teen choked on own vomit after mixing medication and alchol”
It’s boring here: The suburban teen lament, but what are they actually talking about?
In asking readers to share their vision of Walnut Creek and its future, one reader expressed a view I’ve heard countless times—including from myself when I was… Read more “It’s boring here: The suburban teen lament, but what are they actually talking about?”
Walnut Creek’s BART transit village: a development project I look forward to hearing more about
Over the next six months, the city will hold a series of public meetings to look at plans to build nearly 600 new homes, in the form… Read more “Walnut Creek’s BART transit village: a development project I look forward to hearing more about”
Crazy in Suburbia 