Like a lot of you, I’ve been reading the Contra Costa Times story about the ordeal of Walnut Creek’s Shirley Madsen. The woman, who just turned 90,… Read more “If you have elderly parents or neighbors, how do you check up to make sure they are safe?”
Are Orinda kids (or their parents) circling the wagons in teen’s drinking death?
The mother of Joseph Loudon, the 16-year-old Miramonte sophomore who died, reportedly after drinking too much at a May 23 teen party, is asking for people to… Read more “Are Orinda kids (or their parents) circling the wagons in teen’s drinking death?”
9 year old Concord girl, with swine flu, dies: How worried should we be?
The news of the May 29 death of Karen Perez, a student at El Monte Elementary School, is of course tragic and troubling. The troubling part comes… Read more “9 year old Concord girl, with swine flu, dies: How worried should we be?”
New Farmers Market, WC’s annual Art and Wine Festival
In terms of good food and drink it’s going to be a busy weekend in Walnut Creek. It starts with the official opening Saturday morning of Walnut… Read more “New Farmers Market, WC’s annual Art and Wine Festival”
Although wary of STAR testing, I couldn’t help but get a small kick from the API score of my son’s WC school
It’s that wicked competitive streak in me. Patricia Wool, the superintendent for the Walnut Creek School District, e-mailed to parents API scores released last week by the… Read more “Although wary of STAR testing, I couldn’t help but get a small kick from the API score of my son’s WC school”
Letter-writing effort by Save Mt. Diablo to save Mt. Diablo, and why does news of state park closures cut us to the core?
I am not Ms. Nature lover/Outdoorswoman. I don’t much like camping, even though I come from a family of campers, backpackers and one Eagle Scout. I used… Read more “Letter-writing effort by Save Mt. Diablo to save Mt. Diablo, and why does news of state park closures cut us to the core?”
"Bad" Baseball Mom reveals how, like many of us, she struggles to encourage her son while quieting private thoughts of disappointment, despair
I’m honored to post this honest, heartfelt confession from a long-time friend and fellow sports mom. She expresses some difficult feelings that I, too, have wrestled with:… Read more “"Bad" Baseball Mom reveals how, like many of us, she struggles to encourage her son while quieting private thoughts of disappointment, despair”
Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy Neiman Marcus ride: Cussing out! Death threats! Lawsuits! Petitions! FPPC regulations (huh?)!
Where to start, with what’s turning into Walnut Creek’s latest epic development battle—between residents, rival mall companies, and possibly between cities. It could even be a struggle… Read more “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy Neiman Marcus ride: Cussing out! Death threats! Lawsuits! Petitions! FPPC regulations (huh?)!”
Give Blood! Local Rotary Clubs sponsor major blood drive
A reader wants to share information with others about how they can give that gift of life: blood. From June 1 to June 14, local rotary clubs… Read more “Give Blood! Local Rotary Clubs sponsor major blood drive”
Memorials this weekend at Miramonte High for Joseph Loudon
UPDATE: A community celebration of the life of Joseph Loudon is to be held today at Miramonte High in Orinda from 2 to 3 p.m. Joseph, 16… Read more “Memorials this weekend at Miramonte High for Joseph Loudon”
Crazy in Suburbia 