[ifinnegan]

Never heard “Little Geneva”

Who ever said that and what’s it supposed to mean?

[El Cid]

Walnut Creek used to be a 'tony', clean, upscale suburb (of Oakland, and San Francisco). Its still nice, in many places, but its been in the news a lot the last year (BLM protests, gang thefts in Target - and other stores, etc).
I presume the 'little Geneva' reference is because Geneva Switzerland is supposed to be a clean, upscale city (I presume, but I've never been to Geneva).

[rmccullo]

Me and my high school buddies used to call Walnut Creek “Little Geneva” back in the late 70’s/early-mid 80’s. Northgate HS. Walnut Creek was a bucolic little burb in the midst of transitioning from a ‘50’s-era small town to the high end shopping nexus it is now. A GREAT place to grow up during the Regan era. Seemed like an endless Summer looking back on it. Life was easy. And FUN! So much fun!

Things change...mostly from external pressures in this case. Gang bangers from the east and west with easy freeway access, weak City leadership, wokeness....Concord and Pleasant Hill are victims, too. They just aren’t flashy towns so no one notices.