Bicyclists Collide With Police Car In Walnut Creek Sunday
A couple of young bicyclists ran afoul of the law in downtown Walnut Creek Sunday morning, reportedly violating some rules of the road outside a club at Locust and Cypress and then tangling with police arriving on scene. One of the pedalers collided with a police car as did a truck apparently trying to leave…
A Transitional Photo Of Sorts In Walnut Creek
Usually, when police-type people are yelling at one of our lensmen it’s usually with something like “Get back!” or “Come down off that roof, I don’t care if it IS a better shot!” But when photographer Sean McDonough spotted Officer Alina Mendoza today he learned she is trading her law enforcement career for one in…
Fire In Downtown Walnut Creek Friday – “Hey, Watch Your Butts, Buddy!”
A fire in a planter box at businesses in a building at 1616 Bonanza Street put up enough smoke to trigger a second alarm, evacuations and a major response from firefighters. Smoke was reported in the area at 2:30 pm but the origin was not initially determined, firefighters eventually tracing the origin of the blaze…
Woman Hospitalized After Alamo Freeway Shooting Thursday
A carload of people returning from a concert in San Jose told California Highway Patrol officers their car was fired upon by occupants of a “dark sedan” while traveling north on I680 near Stone Valley Road in Alamo early Thursday morning. One woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a head laceration.…
Homeless Population Down 26 Percent From A Year Ago; Number Of Deaths Drop
Data collected by county Health, Housing & Homeless Services workers reflects a “meaningful” drop in the number of homeless people in Contra Costa County this year over previous years – 725 fewer people than those counted in 2024. Although the findings may come as a surprise to residents encountering the unhoused on local streets, they…
Boom 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…
Bit 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.
Two 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.
Sign 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!
ADVISORY: 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…