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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
County Connection contingency plan could cut Walnut Creek service
County Connection’s contingency plan could reduce Walnut Creek bus service, including less frequent Route 5 trips, if additional funding is unavailable.
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Shock-glove ban means Walnut Creek police must update policies
Local Government
County Connection contingency plan could cut Walnut Creek service
County Connection’s contingency plan could reduce Walnut Creek bus service, including less frequent Route 5 trips, if additional funding is unavailable.
Local Government
Walnut Creek’s Boulevard Way crosswalk gets beacon funding
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Local Government
Shock-glove ban means Walnut Creek police must update policies
Local Government
County Connection contingency plan could cut Walnut Creek service
County Connection’s contingency plan could reduce Walnut Creek bus service, including less frequent Route 5 trips, if additional funding is unavailable.
Local Government
Walnut Creek’s Boulevard Way crosswalk gets beacon funding
Local Government
Shock-glove ban means Walnut Creek police must update policies
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Springbrook Road closure begins Oct. 1 in Walnut Creek
Contra Costa County Public Works will close Springbrook Road near Sherwood Way to through traffic on weekdays from Thursday, Oct. 1 through Nov. 30 for a $527,675 culvert and sinkhole repair project.
Local Government
Caldecott Tunnel delays could triple if transit tax fails
A SPUR analysis projects afternoon delays at the Caldecott Tunnel would triple to 40 minutes if voters reject the Regional Transit Measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, with East Bay commuters facing compounded bottleneck impacts.
Local Government
Walnut Creek group to host election security webinar Sept. 24
The Walnut Creek-based League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley co-hosts a free Zoom webinar on election security Thursday, Sept. 24, featuring the county's top elections official and a statewide League leader.
Local Government
Walnut Creek commuters lose a Caldecott Tunnel bore this week
Caltrans will shut down Bore #3 of the Caldecott Tunnel on westbound SR-24 overnight Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. for electrical equipment replacement, while all other bores remain open.
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Walnut Creek Chevron seeks permit for alcohol sales
The Walnut Creek Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Sept. 24 on Chevron's request for a conditional use permit to sell alcoholic beverages at its 2895 N. Main St. gas station convenience market.
Local Government
Walnut Creek voters invited to election security webinar Sept. 24
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Kristin Braun Connelly will join a free Sept. 24 webinar on election security and misinformation, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, weeks before Walnut Creek's Nov. 3 election.
Local Government
Walnut Creek's BART touts 67% crime drop, seeks federal funds
BART General Manager Bob Powers and Police Deputy Chief Gina Galetti attended a national transit safety summit in Washington, D.C., and met with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to present the agency's crime-reduction progress and advocate for federal funding.
Local Government
Key deadlines ahead of Walnut Creek's Nov. 3 election
Contra Costa County will begin mailing ballots the week of Oct. 5 to registered voters in Walnut Creek, with Oct. 19 as the last day to register or update registration online ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Local Government
BART lengthens Blue Line trains as ridership climbs
BART began adding 10-car and 8-car trains to the Blue Line during peak hours on Sept. 15, continuing a summer capacity expansion driven by rising ridership, on the same day the agency celebrated All Aboard Bay Area Transit Day.
Local Government
Walnut Creek drivers face overnight Caldecott Tunnel bore closures
Caltrans will close the Caldecott Tunnel's right eastbound bore on SR-24 from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Sept. 16, for lighting upgrades, with all other bores remaining open.
Local Government
Contra Costa health premiums could jump 73% in 2027
Contra Costa County supervisors vote Tuesday on revised health plan premiums that would raise some employee and retiree rates by as much as 73%, with the county's total premium spending projected to nearly double to $68.6 million in 2027.
Local Government
East Bay park district gets $400K for wildfire-prevention ponds
The East Bay Regional Park District will use $400,000 in new state funding to restore up to five livestock ponds across its grazed grasslands, filling a gap left by eliminated federal programs and supporting wildfire-prevention grazing that protects communities near Walnut Creek.
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