While your local Mo-and-Blo crew has been blowing sticky wet leaves down the road, past your window and under your front door at runway sound levels for the past decade or so it appears Walnut Creek is ready to look at alternatives – after we get through the current Winter Leaf Drop, at least.
Local council members Tuesday advanced a move to ban the use of gas-powered blowers in the city – with some exceptions – while providing a sufficient educational window to get the word out about the advantages of transitioning to quieter, battery-powered gear.
If approved as expected after some minor language tweaks at a later hearing, the city could require homeowners and landscapers to make the shift by April 1, 2026 or face potential “enforcement” actions – which may mean a ticket but which has remained rather loosely defined…