Diablo News

Save Mount Diablo is now working to "Save Tassajara Valley." To this end, the organization is offering hikes to show off the new Hidden Valley Open Space in San Ramon and to talk about development threats.

Some kindergartners at Westwood Elementary School in Concord were unable to go to a pumpkin patch this year because chaperones could not get fingerprinted in time.

"I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries." Carl Sagan Learning tree station.

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi comfortably defeated his four opponents in a special general election Tuesday for an open U.S. Congress seat in the East Bay, according to complete unofficial election results.

TWISTS AND TURNS abound in Center Rep's intriguing production of "Witness for the Prosecution," which opened last week at the Lesher Center for the Arts.

There isn't much of a pattern to the naming of locations in California. A few counties tried and left us the likes of "Avenue 20 1 2." Many of our place names are descriptions of natural features in the area, some are named for places that the original settlers left behind, others are transliterations of Native American place names, some indicate ...

The environmental impact review of the city's draft downtown plan will proceed without an additional low-density alternative sought by homeowners' groups.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decreed last month that no parks would be shuttered, but the $14.2 million he cut out of the state parks budget means many of the 278 parks in California will be open only on weekends and almost all will have to endure partial closures.

Visitors to Mt. Diablo State Park, Calif. take in the view to the southeast, from the Summit Building, Sunday, March 29, 2009.

This program for adult literacy has been serving Contra Costa County for over 25 years.

Suburban Lafayette, an indie-rock destination? For one night, absolutely. Fans of music group Vampire Weekend might have been surprised to see Lafayette's tiny Town Hall Theatre on the band's tour schedule.

With the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference happening in Copenhagen in December, people around the world are gathering on October 24th in a demonstration for solidarity on a global halt of Carbon emissions to be at 350 PPM .

Author S.G. Browne with his book, "Breathers: A Zombie's Lament" and some favorite movie posters is photographed at his San Francisco, Calif., home on Wednesday, Oct.

Ridgetop vistas, rolling oak woodlands, wildflower meadows and waterfalls ... Mount Diablo and its surrounding parklands offer hikers a remarkable wilderness experience, within an easy drive from home.

Nearly one-fifth of children in California attend after-school programs where they can get homework help and hang out with their friends playing games or participating in enrichment activities.

HOW FAR WILL grandparents go to keep their adored grandson from leaving the nest? Find out in Diablo Actors' Ensemble's production of "Over the River and Through the Woods" opening this weekend.

The city of Walnut Creek recently took a company accused of illegally taking down several trees in the city to court and won.

Image provided by Diablo magazine . As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, it means its time to eat, drink, and dance the night away at Gourmet East Bay on Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 7-10 p.m. at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek.

Contra Costa County is really taking sustainability seriously. I recently attended the first Sustainable Contra Costa Awards event, held at the Gardens at Heather Farm.

County Supervisor Mary Piepho has announced her seven nominees for the new Alamo Municipal Advisory Council.