Contra Costa County Employees Are Getting Raises. The Board Votes Tuesday.
Category: Local News WALNUT CREEK, CA — Thousands of Contra Costa County employees are on track for bigger paychecks, and the decision lands Tuesday morning in Martinez.…
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Five Cal Fire Engines Left Northern California on the Fourth of July. They Were Headed to Colorado.
Category: Community WALNUT CREEK, CA — While most of us were barbecuing and watching fireworks last weekend, five Cal Fire engines from Northern California were headed east.…
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Concord Cat Lounge Opens — No Cages, No Pressure, Just Cats Who Might Come Home
Category: Community WALNUT CREEK, CA — There is now a place in Contra Costa County where you can browse mid-century furniture, buy a gently used guitar, and…
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Restoration Hardware Walks Away From Broadway Plaza Redesign. The Old Neiman Marcus Site Keeps Waiting.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — So that’s it, then. Restoration Hardware has withdrawn its application to redevelop the old Neiman Marcus building at the corner of South Main…
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Broadway Plaza Got a Vegetarian Mediterranean Spot. It Just Won Best in the Bay.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — This city does not lack for Mediterranean food. You can find falafel on North Main, kebabs on Locust, and mezze platters scattered across…
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The East Bay Parks You Grew Up With Are About to Be Rewritten — and You Get a Vote
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — There is a version of the East Bay where the trails are wider, the parking lots are bigger, and the open spaces…
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25 Kittens Flew North to Walnut Creek During a Chemical Crisis. 13 Are Still Waiting.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — When a chemical leak and explosion threat triggered mass evacuations in Orange County earlier this month, the emergency response looked exactly how you…