It’s nice to see outdoor tables in downtown Walnut Creek. These two are right next to sweetgreen.
It’s nice to see outdoor tables in downtown Walnut Creek. These two are right next to sweetgreen.
City Center Bishop Ranch, San Ramon
While checking out City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon over the weekend, I noticed many people walking by drenched in colors. It was only later that I realized this was part of the Holi festival. According to this Wikipedia article, “Holi is a major Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, Equality and Spring”.
From the event page:
Experience the energy of music, dancing, and the playful tradition of throwing colors on Bishop Drive.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who also heads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency aka DOGE, a body linked to policies resulting in the layoff of thousands of federal employees, is now confronting a surge of public dissent. Protests have even emerged near the Tesla showroom at Broadway Plaza in suburban Walnut Creek, a symbol of growing unrest over his leadership.
Once celebrated as a beacon of environmental innovation when the showroom opened over a decade ago, Tesla has since become emblematic of Musk’s increasingly erratic behavior, including his not so subtle Nazi salute. While Tesla continues to register strong vehicle sales, many industry analysts are now questioning the long-term impact of these controversies on Tesla’s future growth. Note another EV showroom, Rivian, is opening soon directly across from this showroom.
Olympia Place, Walnut Creek
Nearly nine years ago, I cautioned about questionable parking ticket practices in downtown Walnut Creek. Now, tickets are being handed out left and right on the first floor of the Olympia Place garage, right by the Cinemark Walnut Creek movie theater. In the photo above, some parking spots clearly display signs for mobile payment options. But as shown in the photo below, other spots lack any such signage. It’s completely unclear—and feels like a deliberate, misleading setup by ParkSmart.
For all those who vote in person (I’ve been voting by mail for many years), don’t forget to vote today!
As I was doing my usual stroll in downtown Walnut Creek on Locust Street, I noticed people looking down Bonanza Street taking pictures and I was confused; what could be so special going on down there? Well, there just so happened to be an amazing rainbow! A few blocks away, I grabbed this shot from the Broadway Plaza parking garage. Did anyone else have a chance to see this rainbow on Friday?
Spotted outside the Japanese restaurant Toyosu in downtown Walnut Creek. Does anyone else see this as “sulhi”?
1403 Locust St, Walnut Creek
One time, not too long ago, was a nice looking brick building with a nice looking tree out front. Then ever so slowly, the tree turned into a stump, and the building got demolished. Anyone know what’s going in here?
1360 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Veterinary clinic Modern Animal opened this year in downtown Walnut Creek, diagonally across from Nordstrom. Check out their Walnut Creek page here.
From a sign outside:
We’re now open to animals and their humans.
“Ah, so it’s a ‘bring your human to the vet day’ – hope they behave better than we do at the doctor’s office!”
