Walnut Creek NewsLocal news for Walnut Creek, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Another smoke advisory for Bay Area for Friday- June 27, 2008 Air pollution regulators are advising Bay Area residents again today to limit outdoor exercise because of the wildfire smoke that continues to blanket much of Northern California and Nevada.http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/another-smoke-advisory-for-bay-area-for-... Bogue: Heck hath no fury like an angry mockingbird- June 27, 2008 I have several bird feeders, one of which contains black-oil sunflower seed that is attractive to a bushy-tailed squirrel.http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/bogue-heck-hath-no-fury-like-an-angry-mo... Major-injury crash mars Byron Highway near Contra Costa-San Joaquin county line- June 26, 2008 Four people were injured after a big rig and a sedan traveling on Byron Highway crashed head-on this morning, prompting the closure of lanes in both directions, the California Highway Patrol said.http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/major-injury-crash-mars-byron-highway-ne... Smoke from fires continues to fill Bay Area skies- June 26, 2008 Bay Area residents can expect another day of smoke-filled and hazy skies. Officials with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District say the air quality in some areas will range between unhealthy to what's ...http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/smoke-from-fires-continues-to-fill-bay-a... The Garden as Art: Calla- June 26, 2008 THE CALLA LILIES ARE IN BLOOM: Or more precisely, the Zantedeschia elliottiana are in bloom, as these beautiful plants are unrelated to lilies except in appearance.http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/the-garden-as-art-calla?fromrss=1 CNET Employees Notified After Data Breach- June 24, 2008 More than 6,500 CNET Networks employees and relatives are being notified of a possible data breach after burglars stole computer systems from the offices of the company that administers the Internet publisher's ...http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/cnet-employees-notified-after-data-breac... Father-daughter-run theatre group up and running after long hiatus- June 22, 2008 Samantha Fryer said she's grateful to have inherited the theater gene that she hopes to pass on through the family theatre company.http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/father-daughter-run-theatre-group-up-and... East Bay a hub for bee hobbyists' hives- June 20, 2008 Potential new beekeepers look on as bee expert Steve Jentry of Orinda, Calif., talks during the Mt.http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/east-bay-a-hub-for-bee-hobbyists-hives?f... Lancelet genome shows how genes quadrupled during vertebrate evolution- June 19, 2008 The late geneticist Susumu Ohno argued in 1970 that gene duplication was the most important force in the evolution of higher organisms, and Ohno's theory was the basis for original estimates that the human ...http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/lancelet-genome-shows-how-genes-quadrupl... Second Helpings: Readers respond with cake recipes- June 18, 2008 WHEN I CASUALLY asked if anyone could check their old cookbooks for the recipe for Five Eggs Cake that Marie Harp of Walnut Creek has been searching for, I had no idea so many of you would actually do it! ...http://www.topix.net/city/walnut-creek-ca/2008/06/second-helpings-readers-respond-with-cak... |