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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
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Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
Public Safety
Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
Public Safety
CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
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Walnut Creek urged to sign up for county emergency alerts
Contra Costa County is urging residents to register for free Community Warning System emergency alerts as National Preparedness Month begins, with sign-ups available online or by phone.
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BART faces $60M bill after Daly City substation fire
A fire at a 40-year-old BART substation near Daly City caused three days of systemwide delays, including on lines serving Walnut Creek, with the agency saying it costs $60 million to replace a single substation and has funding for only one.
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Study finds measles vaccination gaps near Contra Costa
A Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Network Open identified seven low-vaccination clusters in Northern California, adding urgency months after a confirmed measles case exposed shoppers at Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza in December 2025.
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Walnut Creek BART crime down 67%, agency says
BART says crime against riders fell 67% per million trips since the end of 2024, crediting Next Generation Fare Gates installed at all 50 stations including Walnut Creek, with safety-related train delays down 47% and an estimated $10 million in recovered annual fare revenue.
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Heat advisory covers Walnut Creek through Thursday
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Walnut Creek and the East Bay Interior Valleys, in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday night, with temperatures expected 10 to 20 degrees above normal.
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Updated COVID vaccines headed to Walnut Creek pharmacies
Wastewater data confirm a summer COVID surge across Contra Costa County, and the FDA has approved updated 2026-27 vaccines targeting the XFG variant for high-risk groups, with shots expected at local pharmacies later in September. A county masking order for hospitals and nursing homes takes effect in November.
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Big Sur smoke triggers Walnut Creek air quality advisory
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a wildfire smoke advisory through Tuesday, Sept. 1, warning that hazy skies and unhealthy air from Big Sur's Plaskett and Timber fires could affect Walnut Creek and the wider region.
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Big Sur wildfire smoke reaches Contra Costa County
Wildfire smoke from the Timber Fire in Big Sur reached Contra Costa County as the blaze grew beyond 23,000 acres and a second fire expanded along the Monterey County coast; no Spare the Air Alert was in effect for Friday, Aug. 28.
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BB guns banned across East Bay's 73 regional parks
The East Bay Regional Park District Police Department reminded visitors on Friday, Aug. 21, that BB guns are prohibited across the district's 73-park system under Ordinance 38, citing the difficulty of distinguishing them from real firearms in fast-moving situations.
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Marin prescribed-burn smoke blankets Walnut Creek, no fire found
Prescribed burns near Mount Tamalpais in Marin County sent drift smoke over Walnut Creek and the 24/680 corridor on Tuesday, Aug. 25, triggering calls from residents who feared a local fire. Fire crews found nothing burning locally.
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Contra Costa warns COVID activity is rising
Contra Costa Health warned Aug. 25 that COVID-19 is rising in the county and urged Walnut Creek-area residents to vaccinate, mask in crowded indoor spaces and stay home when sick as flu and RSV season approaches.
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Contra Costa sheriff opens fall Citizen’s Academy applications
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications through Sept. 13 for its free, six-week fall Citizen's Academy starting Oct. 7 in Martinez, open to anyone who lives or works in the county.
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