Reader (or perhaps we can call him, in true Conde Nast-style, “contributing editor”) DeLaSalle sent along this very cool tip and even cooler pic showing Adam Richman,… Read more “Walnut Creek’s San Francisco Creamery Co. gets its close-up on Travel Channel’s "Man vs. Food" show”
Father of Orinda teen who died at party thanks community for support while police arrest third person in connection with his death
The father of Joseph Loudon, the 16-year-old boy who died after possibly drinking too much at a party, is urging his son’s friends and Miramonte High classmates… Read more “Father of Orinda teen who died at party thanks community for support while police arrest third person in connection with his death”
Walnut Creek man linked to murder and arson involving estranged wife and her male friend
Police are seeking murder charges against Robert Hoselton, 39, in connection with the death of a 42-year-old man who was found Thursday evening in his Pleasant Hill… Read more “Walnut Creek man linked to murder and arson involving estranged wife and her male friend”
Walnut Creek: Where the Bay Area’s biggest home discounts are?
As analysts noted an uptick in median home prices in the Bay Area for the second straight month, SFGate.com’s On the Block blog looked at how Walnut… Read more “Walnut Creek: Where the Bay Area’s biggest home discounts are?”
Another Contra Costa swine flu-related death, and my personal (and probably silly and Crazy) swine flu worries
Yesterday, we all received news that a middle-aged Contra Costa man, suffering from swine flu, had died. He apparently had no other major health problems, similar to… Read more “Another Contra Costa swine flu-related death, and my personal (and probably silly and Crazy) swine flu worries”
Petitioner Wars Part II: Neiman Marcus foes win the latest round
Contra Costa Times Elisabeth Nardi reports that a referendum blocking the City Council’s decision to allow Neiman Marcus to come to Broadway Plaza gathered more than enough… Read more “Petitioner Wars Part II: Neiman Marcus foes win the latest round”
Remembering Angela Bugay, a little girl murdered long ago … On the day we learned her killer apparently took his own life on San Quentin’s Death Row
The gravestone in the Meditation section at Oakmont Memorial Park in Pleasant Hill reads: In Loving Memory of Our Little Angel: Angela Jane Bugay, March 6, 1978… Read more “Remembering Angela Bugay, a little girl murdered long ago … On the day we learned her killer apparently took his own life on San Quentin’s Death Row”
"Soccer Mom" goes after Ellen Tauscher’s Congressional seat: Relax! It’s not this Soccer Mom
A reader happened to catch this headline in today’s Contra Costa Times: ” ‘Soccer mom’ declares candidacy for Tauscher’s House seat.“ Just wanted to say: Don’t worry.… Read more “"Soccer Mom" goes after Ellen Tauscher’s Congressional seat: Relax! It’s not this Soccer Mom”
Neiman Marcus petitioner wars: “Aggressive” petitioner arrested on an “outside warrant” and the Yellow Shirts are Coming, the Yellow Shirts are Coming
UPDATE Sunday 7 a.m.: Lt. Brian Hill updated me on the petitioner arrested on the outside warrant. Dwight Benina, 59, was wanted out of San Luis Opisbo… Read more “Neiman Marcus petitioner wars: “Aggressive” petitioner arrested on an “outside warrant” and the Yellow Shirts are Coming, the Yellow Shirts are Coming”
Word of more empty storefronts in downtown Walnut Creek: Viking Home Chef and the months-old Little Star Café among the casualties
Just learned this week that Viking Home Chef at the prominent but increasingly empty corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Locust Street closed its doors. And, after… Read more “Word of more empty storefronts in downtown Walnut Creek: Viking Home Chef and the months-old Little Star Café among the casualties”
Crazy in Suburbia 