Downtown Walnut Creek’s 8-Story Housing Plan Replaces a Parking Lot With 104 Homes
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The surface parking lot at 1532 Mt. Diablo Boulevard may not be long for this world. A developer wants to stack 104 homes…
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Fire Damages Downtown Walnut Creek’s Lettuce Restaurant, Owner Vows to Rebuild
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A fire tore through the roof of Lettuce, the downtown Walnut Creek lunch spot, early Wednesday. Nobody was hurt. The restaurant is closed…
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BART’s New Schedule Is Here — What Walnut Creek Commuters Need to Know
WALNUT CREEK, CA — If your train felt a few minutes off yesterday morning, you weren’t imagining things. BART rolled out a systemwide schedule change on Monday,…
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Super El Niño Could Bring Major Winter Storms to Walnut Creek, Experts Warn
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A winter that could test every sump pump, storm drain, and creek bank in Contra Costa County is taking shape in the Pacific…
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Contra Costa Deputy Arrested on Felony Theft Charges: What Walnut Creek Residents Should Know
A 34-year veteran of the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office faces four felony charges in a case that has triggered an independent audit of the agency's property-handling operations.
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RH Gallery Plans for Former Neiman Marcus Building Hit Major Roadblock
WALNUT CREEK, CA – The most ambitious redevelopment plan in downtown Walnut Creek just evaporated. Or paused. Nobody is saying which. The RH Gallery project – the…
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Walnut Creek Claims 56 Wins in Diablo Magazine’s 2026 Best of the East Bay Awards
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Walnut Creek did not just show up in Diablo magazine's annual Best of the East Bay reader poll this year. It cleaned house.…
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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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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 Restoration Hardware has withdrawn its application to redevelop the old Neiman Marcus building at the corner of South Main…
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Sunvalley Mall Smash-And-Grab Ends Badly For Five Alleged Thieves
CONCORD, CA — Five people are in custody after a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry kiosk inside Sunvalley Mall on Wednesday, according to the Concord Police Department…