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PUBLIC NOTICE: Request For Proposal
Request for Proposal Release and Advertisement: July 7, 2025 INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Acalanes Union High School District of Contra Costa County, California (“District”), acting by and through its Board of Education (“Board”), will receive up to but not later than 3:00 P.M., July 25, 2025, sealed proposals for…
Read MoreBoom Boom ‘Merica; Orinda’s Great Unwashed; Dits And Dahs; And Getting Frisky On The Front Nine
Well, Happy Birthday to us and, yep, our 249 years may be starting to show a little, in our view – and we can’t help but wonder what those hopeful yokels who gathered in Philadelphia to lay out the groundwork for a new country all those years ago would think if they saw how things…
Read MoreBit Of A Shaker In Walnut Creek Friday
The USGS reports a Magnitude 2.6 shaker 2 kilometers north northwest of Walnut Creek on Friday. Recorded at 11:16:55am.
Read MoreTwo Hurt In Head-On Crash In Walnut Creek Thursday
Two people were injured and transported to a local hospital after a head-on crash between two SUV in the eastbound lanes of Olympic Boulevard and Tice Valley Boulevard. The crash was reported at 8:48pm. Some lanes were closed as emergency personnel maneuvered to reach the injured.
Read MoreWalnut Creek’s Del Monte Foods Files For Bankruptcy After 139 Years In Business
Del Monte Foods, a Walnut Creek-based company best known for its sprawling line of canned fruits and vegetables, has filed for bankruptcy protection as U.S. consumers increasingly bypass the firm’s products for healthier or cheaper options. Once headquartered in San Francisco, the company moved its offices and kitchens to Walnut Creek in recent years, gradually…
Read MoreSign Of The Times
Tough on our roadways today with crashes and a motorist taking out the Walnut Creek city limit sign at Mount Diablo and Oakland boulevards this afternoon. WCPD Officer Shane Blatz served as a role model for us all, conducting an impressive one-man cleanup effort ’cause our photographer can testify that sign was Hea-vy!
Read MoreADVISORY: Getting Along With The ‘Yote Family
Coyote Advisory As visitation to East Bay Regional Parks increases in warmer months, encounters with coyotes become more common. Coyotes are native to California and are found in various wildland habitats, as well as in rural and urban areas. During the pup-rearing season (March-August), coyotes can be very protective of their pups. Visitors may experience…
Read MoreAnother Fatal Crash In Downtown Walnut Creek Early Sunday
Another fatal crash, this one involving a Jeep SRT at Ygnacio Valley Road and N. Broadway in Walnut Creek, reported just after 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The driver, subsequently identified as Evan Connor Lonsdale, 24, of Brentwood, died in the crash. Arriving officers found the vehicle on fire resting on a tree in the parking…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Sentenced In Library Sexual Assault Case
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A Walnut Creek man was sentenced today in Contra Costa County Superior Court after entering guilty pleas to felony charges of sexual abuse of a minor and aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material. Marc Alexander Simon, 28, was sentenced by the Honorable Charles Burch…
Read MoreNew Trails Added To Danville’s Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve
The East Bay Regional Park District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24 to celebrate new trails and public access at Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve in Danville. The trails are part of the 381-acre Magee Preserve property, which was permanently protected by Danville voters in March 2020 through the passage of Measure Y.…
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