One Contra Costa County city has found itself at the center of the debate over bike safety and traffic congestion — and attitudes are changing

WALNUT CREEK — Cara De Jong woke up, splayed out and covered in blood, on the corner of Treat Boulevard at the end of September. She had landed there after a four-door sedan collided into the side of her Urban …

One Contra Costa County city has found itself at the center of the debate over bike safety and traffic congestion — and attitudes are changing Read More

One Contra Costa County city has found itself at the center of the debate over bike safety and traffic congestion — and attitudes are changing

WALNUT CREEK — Cara De Jong woke up, splayed out and covered in blood, on the corner of Treat Boulevard at the end of September. She had landed there after a four-door sedan collided into the side of her Urban …

One Contra Costa County city has found itself at the center of the debate over bike safety and traffic congestion — and attitudes are changing Read More

My father died 70 years ago when a bomb exploded minutes after his plane took off from Stapleton, but what I recall most was Coloradans’ response (Letters)

Honoring compassionate Coloradans 70 years after plane bombing On Nov. 1, 1955, minutes after leaving Stapleton Airport, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Colorado farmland, killing all 44 aboard — including my father. It was the first confirmed plane bombing …

My father died 70 years ago when a bomb exploded minutes after his plane took off from Stapleton, but what I recall most was Coloradans’ response (Letters) Read More