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Driver Disrupts Al Fresco Parklet Experience In Walnut Creek Monday

Parklets – those nifty little oases of respite from the urban landscape – have enjoyed increasing favor from cities and towns looking for ways to calm traffic and give people a chance to dine in a pleasant downtown environment. We admire the thinking behind the approach but have questioned the wisdom of having a parklet…

Rumors of a planned confrontation in little Clayton were borne out Tuesday after a sizable group of demonstrators turned up, stayed past the recently imposed 6 p.m. curfew and refused police orders to disperse. A crowd of about 100 protestors, their number swollen by the arrival of others who had been marching in Concord, stayed…