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  Walnut Creek’s Downtown Dining Scene Heats Up: 5 New Summer Openings and a 32-Year Farewell

  By • July 2, 2026

  WALNUT CREEK, CA — Downtown Walnut Creek’s dining scene is transforming this summer. Five new restaurants are opening — from a Basque pintxos bar to Korean fried…

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  Contra Costa Opens Cooling Centers as July Heat Wave Bears Down on Walnut Creek

  By • July 2, 2026

  WALNUT CREEK, CA — Contra Costa County has activated its network of cooling centers and extended public pool hours as the first major heat wave of summer…

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  PUBLIC SAFETY

  First West Nile Virus Mosquito of 2026 Detected in Contra Costa County

  By • June 27, 2026

  The First Detection of the Season WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District has confirmed the first West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample…

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  NEWS & POLITICS

  BART Receives Top Financial Award Even as Agency Warns of Mass Layoffs and Station Closures

  By • June 27, 2026

  The Award and the Irony WALNUT CREEK, CA — On Wednesday, BART received the Triple Crown Award from the Government Finance Officers Association, one of the highest…

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  PUBLIC SAFETY

  Hazmat Spill in Bancroft Neighborhood Triggers Shelter-in-Place Order in Concord and Pleasant Hill

  By • June 27, 2026

  The Emergency Unfolds CONCORD, CA — Residents in parts of Concord and Pleasant Hill were ordered to shelter in place Friday evening after the Contra Costa Fire…

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• 25 Kittens Flew North to Walnut Creek During a Chemical Crisis. 13 Are Still Waiting.

  By admin • June 26, 2026

  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…

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• The East Bay Parks You Grew Up With Are About to Be Rewritten — and You Get a Vote

  By admin • June 26, 2026

  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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• Broadway Plaza Got a Vegetarian Mediterranean Spot. It Just Won Best in the Bay.

  By admin • June 26, 2026

  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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  PUBLIC SAFETY

  Are Walnut Creek’s Flock Cameras Working? What the Data Says One Year Into the Surveillance Experiment

  By • June 22, 2026

  A Network That Never Blinks Roughly 40 Flock Safety automated license plate readers now watch the roads of Walnut Creek — part of a network of about…

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  COMMUNITY

  Club 1220 at 50: How Walnut Creek’s Only LGBTQ Bar Has Survived Five Decades of Change

  By • June 22, 2026

  Down an Unsuspecting Street, a Half-Century of History Tucked behind a 7-Eleven on Pine Street, past a door that doesn’t announce itself to the world, sits the…

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