50 Years Later, the Search for Lisa Dickinson Still Runs Through Heather Farm Park
WALNUT CREEK, CA: Fifty years ago this September, a nine-year-old girl left her Walnut Creek home on a bicycle. She rode into a mystery nobody has closed.…
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Walnut Creek Measure U: 282 Senior Homes Proposed at the BART Station
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A mostly empty office building and a five-story parking garage sit on 6.8 acres right beside the Walnut Creek BART station. The man…
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The Schroder Bridge Over Treat Boulevard Closes Oct. 5 for a Three-Month Repair
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Robert Schroder Pedestrian Bridge closes Monday, Oct. 5 for a repair job that will not wrap until New Year’s Eve. The white…
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Walnut Creek Just Started Planning the Next 25 Years. Here’s How to Weigh In.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The city just opened the books on its next 25 years, and it is asking you to help write them. The first community…
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Hit-and-Runs Pile Up in Walnut Creek: 15 in Seven Days, With a Cluster on North Main Street
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Fifteen drivers hit something in Walnut Creek last week and kept going. That’s not a typo. Fifteen hit-and-run calls landed in the Walnut…
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Dan’s Irish Sports Bar Fights to Stay on Civic Drive After 55 Years
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Dan’s Irish Sports Bar has been pouring pints at 1524 Civic Drive for more than 55 years, and the man who owns it…
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Petco on Ygnacio Valley Road Closing Sept. 21 After Nearly a Decade
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Petco at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oak Grove has about five days left, and after nearly a decade on that corner it’ll…
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BART Crime Against Riders Drops 67% as New Fare Gates Turn One in Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, CA — BART says crime against riders is down 67 percent, and the new fare gates — the ones that now stand taller than a…
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Walnut Creek City Council Votes to Raise Its Own Pay, First Time Since 2002
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Walnut Creek City Council just voted to give itself a raise. Unanimously, naturally. More than double, if you’re keeping score. On Tuesday…
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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…