The Challenge of 2006: No Mega-Garage in the Park

The biggest story of 2005 in Walnut Creek, according to CC Times regulars, was our underdog campaign to stop the commercialization of downtown's Civic Park. ... New rumblings out of City Hall appear to be on the right track - a new library plan must scale back or eliminate the garage structure. We'll be ready to resume the fight in 2006 if that changes. ... Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year! ...

Grassroots Efforts Pay Off

A big hand to Hardy Miller and the No on R folks, who pointed out the key flaws in Measure R and helped voters see past its flowery ballot language. ... We hope to work with them in the future to advocate for a sensible new library (Lafayette's planned library is bigger, yet cheaper) without a multi-level garage. ...

We won! Thank you!

Despite heavy downtown spending, the ill-conceived plan to put a 300-plus space garage in Civic Park went down to a resounding defeat Tuesday night. ... Thanks to everyone who talked to their neighbors about this and who sent a clear message to City Hall that we're not going to sit by for their consultant-driven redevelopment schemes.