First West Nile Virus Mosquito of 2026 Detected in Contra Costa County
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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BART Receives Top Financial Award Even as Agency Warns of Mass Layoffs and Station Closures
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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Hazmat Spill in Bancroft Neighborhood Triggers Shelter-in-Place Order in Concord and Pleasant Hill
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.
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
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.
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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Are Walnut Creek’s Flock Cameras Working? What the Data Says One Year Into the Surveillance Experiment
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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Club 1220 at 50: How Walnut Creek’s Only LGBTQ Bar Has Survived Five Decades of Change
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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Walnut Creek Library Hours Expand as City Boosts Funding Ahead of Ygnacio Valley Closure
More Library, More Days: What the New Hours Mean Starting July 1, the Walnut Creek Library will stay open later and serve more residents — a quiet…
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Zucchini Car Racers Roll Into Walnut Creek This Saturday at Diablo Valley Farmers Market
Forget Formula 1. The most anticipated race in Walnut Creek this weekend is powered entirely by vegetables—and the entry fee is whatever a zucchini costs at the…