Endorsements are announced by the Walnut Creek Employee Association and the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce.
Update: The Space Shuttle Endeavour took a once-in-a-lifetime flight over the Bay Area Friday morning, heading across the East Bay around 10 a.m. Did you spot it? Share your photos here!
'Fountain Head,' the controversial tourist attraction, returns to its pool on North Main Street, Walnut Creek.
Synchronized swimmer Mariya Koroleva and water polo player Melissa Seidemann visit council meeting; the latter passes around her gold medal.
Parties fail to achieve development agreement, but commercial-residential project will proceed through city's land use process.
There's an opening on the county Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees and a potential opening on the city Transportation Commission.
Update: Candidates forum was sponsored by Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce; four are running for three seats on the council.
Kish Rajan's suspension of City Council campaign leaves Lawson next in mayoral rotation as stipulated by council's Rules and Procedures.
In the wake of fatal truck-pedestrian accident, police association criticizes staff cuts that hurt traffic enforcement. Chief Bryden says WCPD is shorthanded temporarily, and will soon restore motorcycle officers.
Second Saturday walk with Mayor Bob Simmons takes in Sugarloaf and Shell Ridge open space.
Community Service Day is Saturday, Oct. 6, at 50 organizations around Walnut Creek.
League of California Cities also cites Pleasant Hill for its annual Community Service Day. Community Service Day this year in Walnut Creek is Oct. 6.
Newspaper database details pension range for Walnut Creek retirees in CalPERS system; it's a context for the pension reform bill that awaits the governor's signature.
Almost 40 Contra Costa County elections did not have a surplus of candidates, so there will be no vote
A city task force has been trying to solve the parking problem for more than a year and is releasing its recommendations this week.
Walnut Creek City Council members will discuss both issues at their regular meeting Tuesday.
Challenging times lie ahead, but Mayor Cindy Silva, in her State of the City speech Wednesday, chose a glass-half-full approach.
The City Council made its decision after interviewing 30 finalists Saturday.
The city decides to eliminate this staple of more extravagant kids' birthday parties.
More news, useful tidbits and random tales of what's happening in and around Walnut Creek.
City planners worry the plan calls for parking stalls that are too short.
Borchardt and other candidates answer additional questions from audience members who attended a candidates' forum October 14.
It was possibly the first time that a City Council meeting was turned into a campaign rally as two sparring camps in the upcoming election tried to make points for their candidates and positions.
Campaign statements show that some of the usual suspects are donating to candidates -- but there are surprises, too. Attached are the PDFs of their campaign-finance statements.
Environmentalists wanted the company to help preserve the newly discovered Lime Ridge Navarettia and Lime Ridge Woollystar plant species that are unique to that open space.
Kristina Lawson wants to maintain a 'positive focus' in the face of 'posturing' and 'bickering' that she sees taking place in the rhetorical swirl of Walnut Creek's City Council race.
The purpose of police posting these Wedel/Lawson signs at the library is obvious.
A PG&E list of its top 100 high-risk pipelines shows that none lie in Walnut Creek; hazardous materials experts say that pipeline explosions, such as those that struck San Bruno, and Walnut Creek in 2004, are not that common.
Ken Nordhoff, who will earn an annual salary of $220,000, comes to Walnut Creek after working for San Rafael for 14 years.
Stankus is one of five candidates vying for three seats on the governing board.
Lester is one of five candidates vying for three seats on the Walnut Creek School District Board.
Borchardt is one of five candidates vying for three seats on the board of trustees for the Walnut Creek School District Board.
Pennington is one of five candidates vying for three seats on the Walnut Creek School District governing board.
Yes for Walnut Creek, one of Walnut Creek's three political action committees, asked the three City Council candidates to sign a pledge of civil campaign conduct. Two candidates declined on legal, free speech grounds; police are crying foul.
McDonald's Corporation plans to hold a community meeting in early October to explain its plans to build a drive-thru establishment in an old bank and insurance building at Oak Grove Road and Citrus Circle.
The lights are temporary for the next few weeks but the trend is one that many in the Northgate High community want to keep going forever: Friday night football games. Still, a lawsuit from neighbors is pending.
The bill would have make it illegal to openly carry an unloaded handgun in public; effectively ending open carry demonstrations, such as one that took place in Walnut Creek earlier this year.
'Tis the season for political candidates to start posting their campaign signs ...
These are the committees now operating in Walnut Creek that can receive contributions and raise money to support or oppose various candidates and causes.
Police managers will accept a salary freeze and begin paying into retirement system as a way to help city bridge its $20 million deficit