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Week In Review: The Walnut Creek File

Did you miss some of the stories from Walnut Creek Patch earlier in the week?

Super Bowl dreams captured the attention of many folks in the last weeks — not the least of whom was Walnut Creeker Terry White. He heads to his sixth Niners Super Bowl because the football team's CEO, Jed York, was touched by the story of White's fervent fandom.

It was among the most-read stories of the week on Walnut Creek Patch, which also included the tale of an Oakland woman who posed as a doctor to gain entry to employee areas of Bay Area hospitals and allegedly steal credit cards.

The family of Anthony Banta, Jr. has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the four Walnut Creek police officers who shot the 22-year-old man to death on Dec. 27. Banta was threatening officers with a 10-inch knife, police said.

, made off with several expensive watches.

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WCJess May 19, 2013 at 02:44 pm
I hate sand in parks. Nice breeding area for lice, and a great place for ferrel cats to poop. IRead More can't wait for them to do the park at Arbolado.
Jojo Potato May 18, 2013 at 01:58 pm
How about you research the current ADA guidelines regarding surface materials for play areas?Read More Walnut Creek is simply acting to be in compliance. Not sure where you get the idea that wood chips are "much more dangerous". A reasonable overview of the current regulations can be found here: http://risk.utah.gov/newsletter/documents/playground_surfacing.pdf If you disagree with the regulations, please contact your representatives.