Walnut Creek cop log July 3
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:43:50 GMT

Toolboxes, subwoofers, an amplifier and a TV were reported stolen from a storage unit reported broken into between June 7 and June 10 in the 1600 block of North California Boulevard.

Castle Rock Recreation Area reopens Saturday in Walnut Creek
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:53:47 GMT

Castle Rock Recreation Area in Walnut Creek will reopen Saturday with a free party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and operational changes that make ball fields and a swimming pool more accessible to the public The ...

It's tool time for Walnut Creek
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:46:51 GMT

The city's sleek downtown seems to have it all. Chic restaurants, check. Trendy retailers, check.

Review: Chef dazzles at Walnut Creek Yacht Club
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:37:02 GMT

Photo of a half dozen oysters on the half shell at the Yacht Club Restaurant in Walnut Creek Calif.

Another smoke advisory for Bay Area for Friday
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:07:26 GMT

Air pollution regulators are advising Bay Area residents again today to limit outdoor exercise because of the wildfire smoke that continues to blanket much of Northern California and Nevada.

Bogue: Heck hath no fury like an angry mockingbird
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:48:08 GMT

I have several bird feeders, one of which contains black-oil sunflower seed that is attractive to a bushy-tailed squirrel.

Major-injury crash mars Byron Highway near Contra Costa-San Joaquin county line
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:55:43 GMT

Four people were injured after a big rig and a sedan traveling on Byron Highway crashed head-on this morning, prompting the closure of lanes in both directions, the California Highway Patrol said.

Smoke from fires continues to fill Bay Area skies
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:34:31 GMT

Bay Area residents can expect another day of smoke-filled and hazy skies. Officials with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District say the air quality in some areas will range between unhealthy to what's ...

The Garden as Art: Calla
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:10:37 GMT

THE CALLA LILIES ARE IN BLOOM: Or more precisely, the Zantedeschia elliottiana are in bloom, as these beautiful plants are unrelated to lilies except in appearance.

CNET Employees Notified After Data Breach
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:50:11 GMT

More than 6,500 CNET Networks employees and relatives are being notified of a possible data breach after burglars stole computer systems from the offices of the company that administers the Internet publisher's ...

Father-daughter-run theatre group up and running after long hiatus
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:18:23 GMT

Samantha Fryer said she's grateful to have inherited the theater gene that she hopes to pass on through the family theatre company.

East Bay a hub for bee hobbyists' hives
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:16:23 GMT

Potential new beekeepers look on as bee expert Steve Jentry of Orinda, Calif., talks during the Mt.

Lancelet genome shows how genes quadrupled during vertebrate evolution
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:40:53 GMT

The late geneticist Susumu Ohno argued in 1970 that gene duplication was the most important force in the evolution of higher organisms, and Ohno's theory was the basis for original estimates that the human ...

Second Helpings: Readers respond with cake recipes
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:52 GMT

WHEN I CASUALLY asked if anyone could check their old cookbooks for the recipe for Five Eggs Cake that Marie Harp of Walnut Creek has been searching for, I had no idea so many of you would actually do it! ...

Gay marriage: Leaving the knot untied
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:16:34 GMT

Domestic partners Kelly Hawk, right, and Brian Kusler work at their home office in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

30-acre grass fire contained near Martinez
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:58:24 GMT

Contra Costa fire crews have contained a two-alarm grass fire that had quickly spread to 30 acres this afternoon.

Danville boys run over by newspaper delivery driver
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:52:01 GMT

Two 15-year-old boys have been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries this morning after being run over by a newspaper delivery driver who didn't see them lying in the middle of a residential street, ...

Downtown Walnut Creek project draws merchants
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:33:55 GMT

The downtown's allure has enticed a French restaurant, a gourmet burger eatery and other merchants to open dining establishments and shops for a bustling residential and retail complex in the city's urban ...

Growers see shift to local produce in wake of Salmonella outbreak
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:15:44 GMT

While stores across the country and state are pulling from their shelves varieties of tomatoes, some East Contra Costa growers were optimistic that the multistate salmonella outbreak could increase business at ...

Suspected gang member fatally shot in Concord
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:53:33 GMT

Police responded at 4:17 a.m. to the 1300 block of Del Rio Circle after residents of the area, which is near the busy and sometimes troubled Monument Boulevard corridor, reported hearing yelling and gunfire.