City Council approves the salary package while negotiations continue with the largest employee group
Caltrans will be doing fire drills and testing on the Veterans Day holiday at the tunnel
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
Some of the action this past week in Washington and Sacramento involving East Bay legislators
The Planning Commission will take up the proposal at its meeting next week
City Council officially approves the ordinance and denies request by Councilman Wedel to delay implentation
Some of the activities that happened this week involving East Bay legislators in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Councilman Justin Wedel says the latest smoking rules and a proposed bag ban are both intrusions into the private sector
The contract is a potential 20-year deal to dispose of garbage in Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga and Danville
Some of the activity this past week from Washington, D.C., and Sacramento involving East Bay legislators
BART official says fatal accident helped bring the negotiations to a close
The BART board of directors agreed today, Thursday, to permanently allow bikes on trains all day long, except on trains that are crowded. Bicycling advocates hailed the board's unanimous vote as a momentous step.
BART management on Friday night said "no" to union proposals, including submitting the work rule issues to arbitration.
BART workers walked off the job and onto the picket line this morning.
Some of the activity this past week involving East Bay legislators in Sacramento and Washington D.C.
No new talks scheduled in the labor dispute as details emerge about the "work issues" that in part stalled the negotiations
Union workers walked off the job at midnight, setting up a long and painful Friday morning commute
Walnut Creek Design Review Commission hears a presentation of Safeway's plans to build a retail center at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oak Grove Road
The funds will be used by a non-profit housing developer to build 26 homes near the Walnut Creek BART station
City engineers will oversee the project themselves after the architects' cost estimates came in $2 million over budget
Walden area neighborhood speaks out at public hearing on proposal to allow left turns from Treat Boulevard onto Cherry Lane
BART board president tells unions to let workers vote on the latest contract offer while union leader tells public to brace for a strike
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff is thinking about allowing left turns from Treat Boulevard onto Cherry Lane to ease traffic congestion around the Pleasant Hill BART station
BART made a new offer Sunday afternoon that they called their "last, best and final offer"
Unions and management are trying to reach an agreement to avoid a Sunday midnight strike.
Gun control, veterans license plates and school lunches are among the issues in the new laws
The four employees are asking for reimbursement of legal fees with one of them seeking compensation for character defamation and lost retirement wages
Some of the activity this past week from Washington and Sacramento involving East Bay legislators
City Council hears results of surveys as they prepare to tackle the 2014-2016 budget
Approval comes with minor revisions and more public comment
Some federal offices and parks are closed, but other services continue, at least for now
The Walnut Creek City Council will also hear results of a public opinion survey
City has put property near Interstate 680 on the market for sale or lease
City unveils application that allows drivers to find parking spaces on their mobile devices
The move is intended to encourage downtown visitors to park in the garages, which are not as heavily used as street parking.