Spotted in downtown Walnut Creek on Locust Street. My kid said this must be a really old sign, like from the olden days, the 1980s. 🙂
Spotted in downtown Walnut Creek on Locust Street. My kid said this must be a really old sign, like from the olden days, the 1980s. 🙂
Via Google Maps
Last week we learned about concerns over a proposed winter homeless shelter at the Armory near Civic Park and the Iron Horse Trail in downtown Walnut Creek and it turns out that the Walnut Creek police opposes the location of this shelter. Read the complete police memorandum here (click the link and then attachment 6a at right) to find out why they are “concerned that the project will negatively impact our ability to protect the community.”
This evening, Sept. 8th, at 7pm, the city council will hold a, “special meeting to consider the Trinity Center’s request that the City enter into a license agreement with the State Military Department so Trinity Center may operate a winter nights homeless shelter at the Armory adjacent to Civic Park”.
From a reader:
Are you aware of the proposed homeless shelter at the Armory located at 1800 Carmel Drive in Walnut Creek? I hope you can help raise aware of this proposal as I am shocked City leaders have not taken extra efforts to ensure the residents most impacted by the proposal were properly notified and given opportunities to voice concerns. I feel that more effort should have been made to make this proposal transparent.
I have been a resident of Walnut Creek on Carmel Drive for over 5 years…I paid a premium for my property because I felt the neighborhood was safe, and because I value the walkability of downtown.
Having reviewed the proposal on the Trinity Center website (trinitycenterwc.org), I have several concerns:
The other day I went on a tarantula trek in Mt. Diablo State Park and in addition to seeing tarantulas and scorpions, we also learned about poison oak. I’ve heard a lot about poison oak but never definitively encountered any until our guide helpfully pointed it out. Take a good look at the above photo. That is definitely poison oak.
According to Wikipedia:
The leaves are divided into three (rarely 5, 7, or 9) leaflets, 3.5 to 10 centimeters (1.4 to 3.9 in) long, with scalloped, toothed, or lobed edges. They generally resemble the lobed leaves of a true oak, though tend to be more glossy. Leaves are typically bronze when first unfolding in February to March, bright green in the spring, yellow-green to reddish in the summer, and bright red or pink from late July to October.
Unlike tarantulas, which are harmless to humans, poison oak, “causes itching; then evolves into dermatitis with inflammation, colorless bumps, severe itching, and blistering”. So stay away from poison oak, and remember these photos to remind you what to look out for.
I thought Orinda pranksters were at work again with a new sign but it turns out a speed hump is an actual traffic sign. Check out the difference between a speed bump here.
Skipolini’s Pizza in downtown Concord near Todos Santos Plaza used to be the old bank building, built in 1911. Check out their menu here.
Thanks to a reader for sending. Spotted at Dan’s Irish Sports Bar in downtown Walnut Creek.
If you spot an interesting/funny sign around town and would like to see it featured please send an email to tips@beyondthecreek.com with the photo and location.
Dear BtCreek-
Would you have any recommendations for college admissions counselors in the Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill/Lamorinda area? Just tried to sign up with Lafayette Academy and they are all booked up thru 2019!
Anyone have recommendations?
Last year we learned about a new garden in downtown Walnut Creek across from the Lesher Center and as you can see in the photo below there are plenty of tomatoes growing there this summer.
What’s growing in your garden? Send a photo with some of your edibles to garden@beyondthecreek.com along with the area it was grown and I’ll feature it in a future post.
Spotted at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in downtown Walnut Creek. At least it’s not a blue screen of death.
