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Nov 10, 2007 | Pleasant Hill Record

Superintendent began career within district

“I believe that systems are in place and Edna Hill will Brentwood Superintendent Merrill Grant said that Prater has the qualities to relate to students, parents and the community. "He will make the transition very successfully”

Edna Hill Middle School Principal Eric Prater is announced as the new superintendent of the Byron school district at the school board meeting held at Excelsior Middle School in Byron, Calif., on Thursday, ... via Pleasant Hill Record

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Related Topix: Discovery Bay, CA, Kids, Family, Education Etc., Brentwood, CA

Fri Nov 02, 2007

Inside Bay Area

Lack of substitute teachers taking its toll on local school districts

“That wiped out a large pool of prospective substitutes”

Youngsters at Antioch's Carmen Dragon Elementary School didn't get a full week's worth of classes recently because there weren't enough substitute teachers to go around. via Inside Bay Area

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Related Topix: Antioch, CA, Knightsen, CA, Oakley, CA, Discovery Bay, CA, Brentwood, CA

Sun Oct 28, 2007

Pleasant Hill Record

East Bay park district draws up expansion plans

“It's a preliminary step, but it's a very big deal for us.”

CalTrans' Bart Ney talks about the views that will be afforded someday by the Gateway Shoreline Park near the eastern touchdown of the Bay Bridge in Oakland on Wednesday. via Pleasant Hill Record

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Related Topix: Livermore, CA, Dublin, CA, Antioch, CA, Pinole, CA, San Francisco Metro

Thu Oct 25, 2007

Inside Bay Area

New bill aims to add teeth to anti-discrimination law

“Imagine how hard it would be for students and parents to access these policies”

The state Department of Education will check to make sure school districts have policies and procedures in place to address reports of bias-related discrimination and harassment - something many California ... via Inside Bay Area

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Contra Costa County, CA, Diablo, CA, Alameda County, CA

Sun Oct 21, 2007

Contra Costa Times

Residents find out what's in a number

“We're not the first community to change our ZIP code, and we won't be the last”

Like many Discovery Bay residents, Danette Jolly was pretty indifferent to the town's ZIP code change that went into effect in July. via Contra Costa Times

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Internet, Discovery Bay, CA

Wed Oct 17, 2007

Contra Costa Times

Man arrested in Byron gunfire incident

Contra Costa sheriff's deputies arrested a man after he allegedly fired several shots in his residence Wednesday morning and then another shot at a man and a woman in a pickup truck. via Contra Costa Times

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Sat Oct 13, 2007

NBC11.com

Couple Blames Each Other For Scam, Both Found Guilty

A not-so-devoted married couple who torched their car for an insurance payout blamed the crime on each other in court but were both found guilty, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Saturday. via NBC11.com

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Related Topix: Brentwood, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

Sun Oct 07, 2007

Contra Costa Times

Fire damages Byron mansion

A fire badly damaged several rooms in a $1.7 million house in Byron on Saturday night. via Contra Costa Times

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Related Topix: Contra Costa County, CA

Wed Oct 03, 2007

Pleasant Hill Record

From ghost town to toast of the town

“It was just a really nice little town that cleaned up its act, and I just thought when we moved to Byron, 'Oh my gosh, that needs to be done here,'”

Downtown Byron at high noon has a good deal in common with those iconic abandoned ghost towns of Wild West lore. via Pleasant Hill Record

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Related Topix: Sunol, CA

Fri Sep 28, 2007

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Safeguarding a species

“If you're going to have a captive population, then you try to have a redundant backup so if something happens at one facility, you don't lose all your fish”

Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, September 28, 2007 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B3 Georgiana Slough, part of the vast and intricate network of waterways in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, is known for ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

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Related Topix: San Joaquin, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Shasta Lake, CA, Livingston, CA, Sacramento, CA

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Byron, California is located in Contra Costa County. Zip codes in Byron, CA include 94514.

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