Walnut Creek

Two CVS stores in Walnut Creek were robbed Monday night.

Two CVS stores in Walnut Creek were robbed Monday night.

Nearly 4,000 Kaiser patients may have received slightly less than the recommended dose of their COVID-19 vaccination last fall at Kaiser Permanente’s Walnut Creek Medical Center, the health care provider said Monday.

Walnut Creek city leaders are standing by their decision to hire extra police officers, even if they have to wait a year or more to do it.

The omicron variant is causing lots of problems.

The omicron variant is causing lots of problems. Outdoor dining is becoming preferred and when some restaurants get packed, service can become a problem as businesses can’t find enough people to hire. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Plenty of shoppers headed to Bay Area stores on Christmas Eve to finish – or start – getting their gifts. Alyssa Goard reports.

Stores in downtown Walnut Creek were bustling Friday with people finishing up their last-minute holiday shopping.

Police arrested a fourth suspect involved in an 80-person retail theft stint at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza Nordstrom, the Walnut Creek Police Department announced on Wednesday.

Police arrested a fourth suspect involved in an 80-person retail theft stint at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza Nordstrom, the Walnut Creek Police Department announced on Wednesday.

Kristina Lawson, former Walnut Creek mayor and current California’s medical director says a group of anti-vaccine activists stalked her at home and followed to her office.

The president of the California Medical Board said Wednesday she was followed and harassed by four men in an unmarked SUV. Not just at her office in Walnut Creek, but also her home.

The president of the California Medical Board said Wednesday she was followed and harassed by four men in an unmarked SUV. Not just at her office in Walnut Creek, but also her home. Sergio Quintana reports.

Walnut Creek has a new mayor. The city council elected Matt Francois, who took over for Kevin Wilk who termed out. Francois has lived in Walnut Creek for two decades and has been a member of the city council since 2018.

An Oakland woman suspected of organized retail theft was arrested Sunday in Walnut Creek and police recovered about $2,000 in stolen merchandise, authorities said.

Help is now on the way for one Bay Area community facing organized retail smash-and-grab crime groups targeting their downtown during the holiday shopping season.

Help is now on the way for one Bay Area community facing organized retail smash-and-grab crime groups targeting their downtown during the holiday shopping season. Thom Jensen reports. .

The Walnut Creek City Council on Wednesday voted to use American Rescue Plan dollars from the federal government to hire extra police and upgrade the city’s surveillance technology in the wake of the Nordstrom robbery. Melissa Colorado reports.

Walnut Creek will beef up its police presence by spending $2 million over 18 months to add five officers to a new downtown beat, adding security cameras to the area, and flying a tether drone over Broadway Plaza.

Bay Area cities are scrambling to stop organized retail theft rings, and in Walnut Creek, city leaders are set to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss adding police officers and deploying drones to help stop the crimes. Bob Redell reports.