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  1. Amgen race: CHP officer collides with car, downtown Livermore evacuated hours laterRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

    A California Highway Patrol officer providing traffic control for the Amgen Tour of California was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in Brentwood.

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  2. Walnut Creek police chief retires after 33 years in law enforcementRead the original story

    Friday | Contra Costa Times

    As a member of the San Diego SWAT team in 1984, he helped take down a man who killed 21 people -- some of them children -- in a McDonald's restaurant in the middle of the day.

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  3. Walnut Creek: Credit card skimming devices found at two gas stationsRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Contra Costa Times

    Credit card skimming devices have been found at two gas stations within a quarter-mile of each other, police said Thursday.

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  4. Walnut Creek council to decide Tuesday on central downtown...Read the original story

    Friday | Contra Costa Times

    The Walnut Creek City Council is set to decide Tuesday on the fate of 1500 California, a project that calls for 141 apartments and nearly 18,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space in two six-story buildings.

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  5. Walnut Creek council to decide Tuesday on central downtown housing/retail projectRead the original story

    Friday | Contra Costa Times

    The Walnut Creek City Council is set to decide Tuesday on the fate of 1500 California, a project that calls for 141 apartments and nearly 18,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space in two six-story buildings.

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  6. School Notes: Walnut Acres now accepting summer campersRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    In its 31st year, the Walnut Acres Summer Fun Camp is ready to reserve spaces for campers.

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  7. Walnut Creek weighs in on Plan Bay AreaRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    At least one city council member is concerned that the city's ability to dictate its own future growth is at risk because of a long-term regional housing, transportation and jobs plan -- one that is stirring controversy in many Bay Area cities.

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  8. Walnut Creek: This 'Quick Draw' event was for the birdsRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    The Bedford Gallery experienced such a synergy of enthusiasm for it's first Cheetah Quick Draw event, featuring the luscious, lounging "Tango," it propelled them into round two: a "raptor capture." Featuring five birds of prey--Eurasian eagle owl, leukistic red-tailed hawk, rough legged hawk, common barn owl and American kestrel--the May 11 ... (more)

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  9. Calendar, Best of the Walnut Creek Journal -- Writer, playwright,...Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    The Bedford Gallery is offering guided walking tours of Walnut Creek's prime public artworks located in the downtown district.

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  10. Walnut Creek Journal News Briefs: Mt. Diablo trustees to talk; Aquanuts' celebration;Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    Brian Lawrence and Barbara Oaks, trustees of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, will present a program entitled "Changes and Challenges in the Mt.

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  11. Childhood experiences help fulfill adult dreams -- Local authors...Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    Donna Kaulkin and Cinda MacKinnon have a lot to celebrate this month -- they've turned their childhood storytelling skills and dreams of writing a novel into reality.

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  12. Walnut Creek public meetings, May 16 -- Transportation Commission and ...Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Contra Costa Times

    The City Council's next regular meeting will be Tuesday, May 21 in the City Council chamber, 1666 N. Main St.

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  13. Valley StarsRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Contra Costa Times

    The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., announced that Peter Heath has earned a place on the dean's list for the winter quarter.

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  14. Grilling goes sustainable -- and deliciousRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Contra Costa Times

    We may fire up the barbecue year-round, but even we weather-blessed Californians view Memorial Day weekend as the true start of grilling season.

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  15. Pets of the WeekRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Contra Costa Times

    Stella is a sweet and playful 2-year-old Maine coon mix who was surrendered to a public shelter when her previous owner allowed her to get too overweight.

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  16. Stepping up to do right by the environment: More than 1,000 sign up for 'Sustainability Challenge'Read the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Contra Costa Times

    If one Contra Costa County home gardener fights "peach curl" with enviro-safe fungicide once a year, a tree is saved.

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  17. Record on the RoadRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Contra Costa Times

    Thirteen John Muir Medical Center-Concord volunteers took a moment during a fundraising trip to the Canadian Rockies last summer to catch up with the community news in the Pleasant Hill/Martinez Record at the Municipal Gardens in Banff Springs.

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  18. Concord's Buchanan Field home to Young Eagles program offering free flights for youthsRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Contra Costa Times

    Scott Achelis taxis his home built RV6-A, two-seater airplane up to the clubhouse at Buchanan Field Airport, where parents eagerly await the return of their children who have just gotten a taste of flight.

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  19. Barnidge: Every month is Bicycle Month in CaliforniaRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Contra Costa Times

    If there was any doubt about the ubiquity of bicycles in California, it was put to rest this month.

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  20. Morris: What to do with unwanted petsRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Inside Bay Area

    DEAR JOAN: I volunteer for an East Bay rescue group and answer the phone line. There are daily calls from people desperate to rehome their cats, sometimes for reasons not especially heart-wrenching but often for the same reason given by Gina, in her letter addressing surrender fees.

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