A closer look at the people, places and ideas shaping Walnut Creek.
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Downtown pedestrian safety enhancements follow comprehensive traffic study and merchant feedback to improve visibility during autumn…
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Automated license plate readers and freeway surveillance cameras assist Tri-Valley investigators following brazen midday vehicle theft.
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Property owners urged to maintain 100-foot defensible perimeter zones and clear roof gutters as gusty Diablo winds elevate regional…
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County public safety committee authorizes digital surveillance overhaul and trauma-informed behavioral facility upgrades ahead of 2027…
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Board of Supervisors and Con Fire approve interim airfield facility to reinforce runway emergency coverage and northern Highway 4…
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Petaluma trustee Joanna Paun and Cotati Mayor Sylvia Lemus debate transit-oriented housing and Proposition 1 before 50 residents while…
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Former City Council member Sally Lieber joins hundreds of Bay Area residents along El Camino Real as California county election…
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Oakland Fire Department Chief of Staff Michael Hunt joins residents to honor the 35th anniversary of the 1991 Tunnel Fire while East…
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Mayor Daniel Lurie will appear before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors at 2:00 PM Tuesday as city lawmakers weigh municipal…
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Walnut Creek police and county fire investigators declare 3100 Oak Road safe with no injuries while central county planners monitor…
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Brentwood prepares to welcome Joby Aviation's interactive eVTOL simulator in November while neighboring Antioch schedules a special…
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Concord Parks and Recreation leads a Saturday morning trail restoration at 1174 Sanuford Street while Alameda considers a $1.8 million…
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Municipal planners open a two-week public design review today while downtown hosts 30 life-sized elephant sculptures and prepares for…
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Engineering crews schedule structural concrete and steel erection at 3601 Deer Hill Road to enhance active transportation access for…
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Civic watchdogs debate executive authority and ballot clarity ahead of the November 3 election while AC Transit reroutes Lines 30 and…
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San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District and Alamo leaders review evacuation zones and defensible space rules ahead of Assemblywoman…
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Thousands of demonstrators gathered in San Francisco and dozens of Bay Area cities on Saturday as part of the fourth national No Kings…
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Multi-use commuter corridor receives new anti-skid decking, ADA-compliant approach ramps, and solar-powered milepost wayfinding…
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High school athletic directors credit sideline wet-bulb globe thermometers and automated air-quality alerts for protecting student…
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Bruins quarterback Ty Dieffenbach throws for 264 yards in his first start to move UCLA to 6-0 under coach Bob Chesney while UC Davis…
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Rookie center Macklin Celebrini tallies a goal and two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic makes 25 saves against the Red Wings as the 4-3-1…
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Sixty years after Bobby Seale and Huey P.
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Continuing a neighborhood tradition dating back to 1988, collectors gather at Hellman Hollow on John F.
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Golden State guard Steph Curry is in good spirits after a minor right ankle sprain at Chase Center, where the Golden State Valkyries…
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Alameda homeowners along Sherman Street unveil elaborate Halloween yard displays and host a free Friends of Ken neighborhood concert…
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San Ramon Valley and Livermore high school squads battle for North Coast Section seeding as Bankhead Theater and Las Positas College…
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More than 20 safety and health agencies convene in Dublin while public libraries in Livermore and Dublin host free lectures by…
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Quarterback Gio Lopez throws four touchdown passes to hand the Golden Bears a conference setback before Sunday's busy slate at Haas…
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Seven friends running a 2,000-square-foot Market Street arts and gathering loft secure winter bridge funding while recruiting partner…
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With five pass attempts Monday at Levi's Stadium, the undefeated San Francisco quarterback will qualify for the career leaderboard…
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French forward converts six clutch free throws in the final two minutes at Chase Center to seal Golden State's 50th consecutive…
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In just their second WNBA season, the Golden State Valkyries take the court at San Francisco's Chase Center on Saturday against the…
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Cal Athletics has partnered with StreamU, UnlimitedIRL, and Twitch to launch a professional on-campus broadcast studio helping Golden…
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Extended pedestrian walkways, artisan weekend pop-ups, and seasonal acoustic music showcases aim to boost foot traffic across the…
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The San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit rules DMCA metadata provisions do not bar AI models from generating new code in the GitHub suit…
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary You Can See Everything earns $15 million across 855 screens with 2,000 sellouts while…
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Ahead of a potential initial public offering, San Francisco-based Anthropic establishes the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund LLC…
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AlphaEvolve boosts power-grid optimization feasibility from 14% to 88%, earns praise from mathematician Terence Tao, and drives…
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Jeff Holden's micro-manufacturing venture unveils its Matter Compiler and 800-volt PrimeSwitch relay while Outshine Properties…
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Following Character.AI's bankruptcy filing this week, The Walt Disney Company will onboard at least 60 engineers and product staff…
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New Google DeepMind case studies show Co-Scientist proposing over 20 cellular rejuvenation factors in days and helping Professor Clare…
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Researchers Joel Becker, Tom Cunningham, and Parker Whitfill analyze productivity data from 349 technical workers and prove how task…
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The FDA grants 510(k) clearance for Masimo's AI-enabled atrial fibrillation detection on the wearable Radius VSM monitor, pairing 97%…
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NVIDIA debuts RTX Spark laptops featuring Blackwell GPUs, Grace CPUs, and 1 petaflop of AI compute starting at $2,399, celebrated with…
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Stanford geneticist Gary Peltz and South San Francisco researchers at Calico Life Sciences use Google DeepMind's Co-Scientist AI to…
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New proprietors Jay and Tammi Adair restore the landmark postmodern Napa Valley estate off Dunaweal Lane to Jan and Mitsuko Shrem…
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The Mangat family launches Corner Market at Canyon Corners Plaza in American Canyon ahead of an October 22 ribbon-cutting while…
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Wineries across Napa, Yountville, St.
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Napa High School honors 2003 alumna Dr.
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After undergoing IVF to welcome six-month-old Zorawar, Karan and Harjot Sodhi of San Ramon are celebrating the boy they call their…
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