SF News Walnut Creek To Crackdown On Typical Alcohol-Related Violence The Walnut Creek city council will contemplate a plan to crackdown on drunks and bars in the downtown area. Why? A few harrowing examples, as noted in this ABC 7 report: "recently a
SF News Suspected Walnut Creek Assailant Arrested Over the weekend, Contra Costa County deputies arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman in Walnut Creek. The suspect, William Yokeum, 51, lived in the same Park Regency apartment complex
SF News Sketch Released of Walnut Creek Assailant The Costa County Sheriff’s Office released this sketch today of the man suspected of trying to sexually assault a 43-year-old woman on Saturday at the Park Regency apartments in Walnut Creek. (Four
SF News Fifth Woman Assaulted In Walnut Creek Apartment Complex The folks running the Park Regency apartment complex in Walnut Creek need to get their act together after a fifth woman was attacked on Saturday. "The victim, a 43-year-old resident of the complex,
SF News Man Attempts To Lure Walnut Creek Boy Into Car Walnut Creek police are asking residents to be wary of a man who allegedly tried to lure a 13-year-old boy into his car yesterday. "The boy was at the Encina Grande Shopping Center
SF News No Arrests at Pro-Mehserle Rally During yesterday's quaint pro-Johannes Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek, no arrests were made. Also, no damages were reported. The most severe thing to happen at the pro-BART cop rally were a few four-letter
SF News Photos from 'Peaceful' Pro-Mehserle Rally Here are some shots from today's reportedly peaceful Pro-Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek.
SF News Calm Scene at Pro-Mehserle Rally in Walnut Creek While we can't be in Walnut Creek to report live from today's pro-Johannes Mehserle rally (because, well, let's face it, it's in Walnut Creek), Mercury News has a continuing "live chat" from the
SF News Walnut Creek Police Preparing for Pro-Mehserle Rally In what may be the first controversial/incendiary political protest to hit the streets of Walnut Creek, like, ever, organizers are gearing up for a rally in support of Johannes Mehserle and other
SF News Walnut Creek to Hold Pro-Mehserle Rally Oh dear. This doesn't sound like a good idea. Eye On Blogs has word that the city of Walnut Creek will hold a pro-Johannes Mehserle rally next week. The Mehserle trial, which devolved
SF News Dead Body Found Near Walnut Creek High School The body of a dead man was found this morning a little after 8 a.m. near Walnut Creek's Las Lomas High School, reports CBS 5. The unidentified man is believed to have
misc Exact Revenge on Your Neighbor Via Google Maps We randomly came across this little tidbit yesterday while searching for kid band The She's, who are performing at the Rock Make Street Festival on Sunday. The disgruntled revenge-seeker/Walnut Creek resident must
SF News Walnut Creek Freaking Out Over First Pot Club Permit The fine folks in the Walnut Creek City Council scheduled an emergency meeting (!) this morning to deal with their very first permit request to open a medical marijuana dispensary. It seems their city
SF News Man Robs Walnut Creek Gas Station Walnut Creek police are investigating an armed robbery at a Chevron gas station Sunday night, (Oh hey, speaking of Walnut Creek, did any of you catch Prayers for Bobby this weekend? It aired
misc Spay/Neuter Your Pit Bull for Free This Week Thousands of pit bulls are euthanized in the Bay Area each year. With more and more people taking advantage of Bay Area Pit Fix Week, we may (hopefully) see this number diminish in
misc Day Around the Bay Wee: Yellow Cab slip 'n' slide. [WhatImSeeing] The Glas Kat returns this week! (Death Guild fans of Walnut Creek the Bay Area, rejoice!) [Eater] Kill 'em with kindness. [BeyondChron] Novelists are smarter than
misc SFgo Still Going, Probably The idea behind SFgo is that all of the lights in the city should be monitored and controlled by a central hub, so they can deal more effectively with traffic woes. It's a
misc SF Chron's <i>Two Cents</i> Comment of the Year We just heart reading Two Cents to find out what people on the streets of the Bay Area think about a wide range of local, national, and international topics. The best comment of
SF News Update: East Contra Costa County Residents Evacuated According to CBS 5 (interrupting us right in the middle of The People's Court, no less!) "East Contra Costa County residents are being evacuated from an area near the unincorporated town of Knightsen
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV It was Meet the Parents week on "The Bachelor" which is always good for a laugh. Or a cringe. And Brad's visit to Walnut Creek to meet Sheena's parents was mainly in the
SF News Your Earthquake Review Either under the table for protection or hiding from someone sporting a fiendish fannypack-khakis combo, Catherine Kilkenny of San Jose's Willow Glen looks scared as all hell, doesn't she? Many people were. Last
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Monday's Fall TV Premieres Following "Stars" at 9:30 p.m. is yet another season of "The Bachelor" and horror or horrors joy of joys, there is actually another Bay Area gal vying for her 15 minutes
SF News Day Around the Bay [NSFW] -- Crank (prank?) calls to 911. [Chron] -- Wildfire still wild -- 7,000+ acres wild. [CBS5, San Jose Merc] -- Death, death, death, death... [Chron, Examiner] -- Fines to go up
