I live in Walnut Creek and have been here since 1963, you must live in an "inferno" microclimate as I only ran my a/c four times during the hottest part of the summer? Our city council in my opinion ruined what made Walnut Creek so charming, my heart has left this place after they ruined the Broadway Shopping Center; all the stuff that was done was not for the citizens, it was to make this area like Rodeo Dr, in terms that are used by the younger people, "it sucks" big time!
Dee | Walnut Creek, CA | Report Abuse

Walnut Creek isn't a "creek" anymore where back in '63 there was orchards behind our home and a farm on that land had a fenced in donkey we used to hear hee-hawing in the morning. Yeah. Those days in Walnut Creek were simple then. As kids we could play outside and ride our bikes into town or at heather's farm. That much I remember. The rest I can't is gone anyhow.
ken | Walnut Creek, CA | Report Abuse

This is the original poster. It is now 2022. I have discovered I do live in a little microclimate area that is 5 degrees warmer or colder than neighboring areas. Thanks to whoever mentioned that! This still doesn’t account for the other 5 degrees that the prediction is forecasted to be. I chalk this up to climate change, and using historical data sets. We run our AC from April until Sept, even at night. Even with ceiling fans and windows opened, our house is built on concrete that heats up and releases heat at night. I can’t sleep unless it’s below 70 degrees. Also - the year that I published that rant was the first year of big fires in CA. We’ve since gone on to have several consecutive years of the same dry, hotter-than-normal weather, where I stay inside for 2-3 months due to air quality. We base our outings as a family on where the air will be the least harmful. We use airnow.com. They rate from green (safe) to purple (very unsafe for any amount of time). We were in the yellow/orange zone for those entire 2-3 summer months. Graffiti is lurching towards my house. Now only blocks away. Thankfully the city tends to clear it quickly. I pick up gallon sized bags of trash near the main road I live by on a weekly basis. There is so much errant trash that it depresses me. The city is trying to do its best to keep this place well maintained. It can’t outrun the density, cost of living, and climate change consequences being thrust upon it. I don’t send my kids to the public school here. We found it wasn’t a good fit for our family. No shade to families who do! We registered late because we were living in another state at the time. WC would not let us register until we were “in person” even tho we owned our home. Because of our late registration, we had to travel 20 minutes to a school that offered my daughter a mixed grade class. No thanks! Which is all the more hilarious because we came here for the good schools/no lottery.
Rachel | Walnut Creek, CA | Report Abuse